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  • 1dispute — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, major, serious ▪ There is considerable dispute over the precise definition of ‘social class’ as a term. ▪ The incident sparked off a major dispute between the two countries. ▪ …

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  • 2dispute — dis|pute1 [ dı spjut ] noun count or uncount *** a serious disagreement, especially one between groups of people that lasts for a long time: dispute between: a territorial dispute between rival gangs dispute over: a dispute over pay dispute with …

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  • 3dispute — 01. The labor [dispute] has lasted for over 6 months now, and there is no end in sight. 02. You can t [dispute] the fact that you kissed my wife; I saw you myself. 03. He won his pay [dispute] with his employer after the union intervened. 04. The …

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  • 4dispute — I UK [dɪˈspjuːt] / UK [ˈdɪspjuːt] / US [dɪˈspjut] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms dispute : singular dispute plural disputes *** a serious disagreement, especially one between groups of people that lasts for a long time dispute between: a …

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  • 5dispute — [[t]dɪspju͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦ disputes, disputing, disputed 1) N VAR: usu with supp, oft N with/over n, N between pl n A dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups. They have won previous pay disputes with the government...… …

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  • 6dispute — dis·pute 1 /di spyüt/ vb dis·put·ed, dis·put·ing vi: to engage in a dispute disputing with management over contract terms vt: to engage in a dispute over disputing the correct application of the contract provision; esp: to oppose by argume …

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  • 7fact-find|er — «FAKT FYN duhr», noun. 1. an investigator; researcher. 2. a person selected to find, arrange, and evaluate issues and their background in a dispute, and sometimes to recommend a plan to settle it: »Steel strike fact finders failed in an attempt… …

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  • 8dispute — ► VERB 1) argue about. 2) question the truth or validity of (a statement or fact). 3) compete for; battle to win. ► NOUN 1) an argument. 2) a disagreement between management and employees that leads to industrial action. DERIVA …

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  • 9fact put in controversy by the pleadings — index issue (matter in dispute) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 10dispute — dis|pute1 W2 [dıˈspju:t, ˈdıspju:t] n [U and C] 1.) a serious argument or disagreement dispute with ▪ The firm is involved in a legal dispute with a rival company. dispute over ▪ He got into a dispute over a taxi fare. ▪ Every effort was made to… …

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