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commitment definition

com·mit·ment (-mənt)

noun

  1. a committing or being committed
  2. official consignment by court order of a person as to prison or a mental hospital
  3. a pledge or promise to do something
  4. dedication to a long-term course of action; engagement; involvement
  5. a financial liability undertaken, as an agreement to buy or sell securities
  6. the act of sending proposed legislation to a committee

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commitment Synonyms

commitment

n.

  1. An obligation

    pledge, responsibility, engagement, assurance; see duty 1, 2, promise 1.

  2. Committedness

    dedication, devotion, involvement, engagement; see devotion, loyalty.

  3. An act of committing

    committal, consignment, institutionalization; see confinement 1, delegation 1.


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commitment Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • demonstrate: We ask our leaders to demonstrate commitment, not engage in hollow promises.

Converse of subject

  • underpin: Strongly held identities, often underpinned by faith commitments in communities, have assisted the demonisation of ' the other ' .

Adjective modifier

  • ongoing: These are drop-in classes - no enrollment or ongoing commitment is needed.

Modifies a noun

  • ceremony: Commitment ceremonies Full details about this new non-statutory ceremony offered by the Register Office.

Noun used with modifier

  • manifesto: BACKGROUND 2. The Labor Party made a manifesto commitment in 1997 to introduce a ban on hunting.

Possessives

  • government: The settlement also makes good the Government's commitment on Objective 1 for Wales.
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commitment quotes

We are†a one-and-a-half ocean navy with a three- ocean commitment.

-Hayward,Thomas Bibb

Commitment tothe poor is based on the Gospel: it does not have to rely on some political manifesto.

-PopeJohn Paul II originally Karol Jozef Wojtyla

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