adoption of a proposal

  • 1adoption — I (acceptance) noun acknowledgment, admission, approbation, approval, assimilation, assumption, attachment to, choice, co optation, election, embracement, espousal, favorable reception, ratification, reception, recognition, sanction, selection… …

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  • 2proposal — /preuh poh zeuhl/, n. 1. the act of offering or suggesting something for acceptance, adoption, or performance. 2. a plan or scheme proposed. 3. an offer or suggestion of marriage. [1645 55; PROPOSE + AL2] Syn. 1. recommendation. 2. suggestion,… …

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  • 3adoption — noun 1. the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception (Freq. 2) its adoption by society the proposal found wide acceptance • Syn: ↑acceptance, ↑acceptation, ↑espousal • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 4proposal — pro•pos•al [[t]prəˈpoʊ zəl[/t]] n. 1) the act of offering or suggesting something for acceptance, adoption, or performance 2) a plan or scheme proposed 3) an offer of marriage • Etymology: 1645–55 …

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  • 5proposal — /prəˈpoʊzəl / (say pruh pohzuhl) noun 1. the act of proposing for acceptance, adoption, or performance. 2. a plan or scheme proposed. 3. an offer, especially of marriage. 4. Insurance a. an offer made by a person who wants to be insured. b. the… …

  • 6Canonical Adoption —     Canonical Adoption     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Canonical Adoption     In a legal sense, adoption is an act by which a person, with the cooperation of the public authority, selects for his child one who does not belong to him. In Roman law… …

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  • 7LGBT adoption — refers to the adoption of children by lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered people.Legal status around the worldlegend|#cccccc|Unknown/AmbiguousAdoption by same sex couples is legal in Guam, Andorra, Belgium, Iceland, [… …

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  • 8Delegation for the Adoption of an International Auxiliary Language — The Delegation for the Adoption of an International Auxiliary Language (French: Délégation pour l Adoption d une Langue Auxiliaire Internationale) was a body of academics convened in the early part of the twentieth century to decide on the issue… …

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  • 9Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947 — The Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947 was a constitutional Act of the New Zealand Parliament that formally accepted the full external autonomy offered by the British Parliament. By passing the Act on November 25 1947, New Zealand ratified… …

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  • 10Electoral College (United States) — Electoral votes by state/federal district, for the elections of 2012, 2016 and 2020, with apportionment changes between the 2000 and 2010 Censuses …

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