adhesion
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7.4
- noun
- /ædˈhiːʒən/
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adhesión
- However, the experience of businesspeople, more comfortable with risk-taking than diplomats, shows that economic interaction often leads to political adhesion.
- contract of adhesion
Examples
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But despite adjustment pains and sometimes conflicting values and institutions, adhesion could be made to work.
Academic text (1996) -
The president emphasized the importance of adhesion to the party's principles and values as a sign of loyalty.
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Since the recent adhesion of Japan, only a handful of countries with important sites are still not parties to the convention.
Academic text (1992) -
Others believe that large new strategic benefits would flow to the United States, for example, from the adhesion of a coastal province.
Academic text (1996) -
Alaskan Native villages are culturally unique, given their isolation, homogeneity, and strong social adhesion and unification.
Academic text (2012) -
Many activists showed their adhesion to the environmental cause by participating in protests and campaigns.
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Her adhesion to social justice initiatives has made her a respected leader in the community.
Synonyms
155
5.6
Strong support for a group, person, or country
89
3.3
A strong feeling of liking and caring for someone or something
29
6.3
Following rules or beliefs closely
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A standard contract that gives one party little power to change the terms and favors the stronger party
How Loyal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Adhesion comes from the Latin parts ad- 'to' and haerere 'to stick', and that gives a clear picture for the abstract sense. Like the verb adhere, to 'stick to' an idea, adhesion means faithful support or attachment to a cause.