cohesion
cohesion
Definition
co·he·sion (kō hē′z̸hən)
noun
- the act or condition of cohering; tendency to stick together
- Bot. the union of like flower parts
- Physics the force by which the molecules of a substance are held together
Etymology: Fr < L cohaesus, pp. of cohaerere: see cohere
cohesion
Synonyms
cohesion
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- undermine: By undermining social cohesion, inequality provides a breeding ground for crime and disorder.
- promote: Third, how does church volunteering promote social cohesion, societal social capital?
- strengthen: Support arts in the community to strengthen community cohesion.
- foster: They want to see a greater focus on community to foster social cohesion.
- threaten: The immigration component will, we think, increasingly threaten social cohesion.
- build: We need to look ahead at building social cohesion.
Adjective modifier
- territorial: These perspectives are used to critique the policy idea of territorial cohesion, which is central to current debates about EU spatial futures.
- social: Religion is not purely a means of social cohesion or division.
- societal: It seems likely that sexuality will over time be a less important source of societal cohesion.
- textual: The effects of this on textual cohesion have been studied.
- internal: Yet this muddle is the result of the EU's need to balance competing interests in order to maintain internal cohesion.
- improved: Ethnically mixed primary classes are the key to improved social cohesion.
Modifies a noun
- agenda: Do we need a community cohesion agenda in practice?
- policy: Third, EU cohesion policy is a vehicle for the exchange of best practice in regional development policy.
- fund: Of the poorest states, which have been receiving the additional cohesion funds, only Ireland has made significant progress.
Noun used with modifier
- chromatid: We are also interested in the role of PP1 in other fundamental processes such as sister chromatid cohesion.
- community: Do we need a community cohesion agenda in practice?
- group: Humans are social animals and the making of bonds helps group cohesion.
- lack: Although the Tall Tales where chronological, they still seemed to lack cohesion.
- team: This display of loyalty will be vital to the retention of team cohesion.
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