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accordance

6 5.4
Giving someone rights or special privileges, often by law
  • noun
  • /əˈkɔrdəns/
  • Formal
translation icon : otorgamiento
  • Before the subjects were tested, written informed consent was obtained in accordance with the procedures approved by the Institutional Review Board.
  • in accordance with the law

Examples

  • We shall say that, in accordance with her birthright, she is entitled to live beneath this roof.

  • So you, you really need to make these amendments, you need to make these changes in order for the law to be in accordance with the Constitution.

  • The discipline notice was removed from her file after a year, in accordance with company policy.

    Blog text (10)
  • I would like to say that special military operation is being conducted strictly in accordance to the plan and schedule.

  • GOD guides those who believe to the truth that is disputed by all others, in accordance with His will.

    Blog text (18)
  • We could not possibly show you any kind of authorization, except in accordance with God's will.

    Blog text (18)
  • All sampling and analyses were conducted in accordance with the methods shown in Table 1.

    Academic text (1997)
  • And now, in accordance with the powers invested in me... by the state of Louisiana... I now pronounce you man and wife.

  • We conducted the systematic reviews in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) Guidelines.

    Academic text (2017)
  • In accordance with the regulations, all employees must complete their training before starting work.

Synonyms

allowance
vsaccordance
  • Formal
4 3.4

Official permission to do something

grants legal rights or lasting privileges rather than temporary permission
conferral
vsaccordance
  • Formal
1 7.9

Giving an honor, title, or award in a formal ceremony

gives legal rights or privileges rather than honors or gifts

Antonyms

61 2.8

Refusing a request or saying something is not true

5 7.0

Keeping something and not giving it when others expect it

Surface Forms

accordance singular
accordances plural

Morphology

accordance = accord (transparent) = accord + ance

A straightforward nominalization of the verb 'accord' meaning 'to grant'; 'accordance' denotes the act or process of according (granting).

Etymology

Accordance used for giving rights comes from accord, which is built from ad- 'to' and cor 'heart', so it once meant 'bringing hearts together'. From that older idea, to accord someone something came to mean 'to give' or 'grant', so accordance can mean the act of granting rights or privileges.