commitment

[Com*mit·ment]

Making a commitment involves dedicating yourself to something, like a person or a cause. Before you make a commitment, think carefully. A commitment obligates you to do something.

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The act of commiting, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consigment; esp., the act of commiting to prison.

Noun
the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)

Noun
the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"

Noun
an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London"

Noun
the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; "a man of energy and commitment"

Noun
a message that makes a pledge

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n.
The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison.

n.
A warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person; -- more frequently termed a mittimus.

n.
The act of referring or intrusting to a committee for consideration and report; as, the commitment of a petition or a bill.

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A doing, or perpetration, in a bad sense, as of a crime or blunder; commission.

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The act of pledging or engaging; the act of exposing, endangering, or compromising; also, the state of being pledged or engaged.


Commitment

Com*mit"ment , n. 1. The act of commiting, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consigment; esp., the act of commiting to prison.
They were glad to compound for his bare commitment to the Tower, whence he was within few days enlarged.
2. A warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person; -- more frequently termed a mittimus. 3. The act of referring or intrusting to a committee for consideration and report; as, the commitment of a petition or a bill. 4. A doing, or preperation, in a bad sense, as of a crime or blunder; commission. 5. The act of pledging or engaging; the act of exposing, endangering, or compromising; also, the state of being pledged or engaged. Hamilton.

The act of commiting, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consigment; esp., the act of commiting to prison.

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Usage Examples

A relationship requires a lot of work and commitment.

Brands must have a point of view on that purposeful engagement, whether it's directed towards the environment, poverty, water as a resource or causes such as breast cancer or education. Merely declaring your commitment to a category or cause will not be enough the distinguish your brand sufficiently to see a return on these well-intended efforts.

A commitment to sexual equality with males is a commitment to becoming the rich instead of the poor, the rapist instead of the raped, the murderer instead of the murdered.

As many political writers have pointed out, commitment to political equality is not an empirical claim that people are clones.

Ages of experience have taught humanity that the commitment of a husband and wife to love and to serve one another promotes the welfare of children and the stability of society.

A commitment to human rights cannot be fostered simply through the transmission of knowledge. Action and experience play a crucial role in the learning process.

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Other Usage Examples

As crucial as religion has been and is to the life of the nation, America's unifying force has never been a specific faith, but a commitment to freedom - not least freedom of conscience.

America's greatness has been the greatness of a free people who shared certain moral commitments. Freedom without moral commitment is aimless and promptly self-destructive.

And we ask the American people to play an important part of our layered defense. We ask for cooperation, patience and a commitment to vigilance in the face of a determined enemy.

Acceptance of the power of God in one's life lays the groundwork for personal commitment to both science and Christianity, which so often have been in conflict.

A major league pitching coach is a really difficult job. It takes a big commitment in terms of time, travel and workload.

A lot of journalism wants to have what they call objectivity without them having a commitment to pursuing the truth, but that doesn't work. Objectivity requires belief in and a commitment toward pursuing the truth - having an object outside of our personal point of view.

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