admission
- noun
- /ədˈmɪʃən/
- Most charter laws do not permit the school to refuse admission based on race.
- hospital admission
- college admissions
- admissions policy
And he got into Stanford through early admission, so good for him.
- And he got into Stanford through early admission, so good for him.
- Were her rights violated by the admissions policy of the law school?
- We've got colleges out there that won't even have an admissions office anymore.
- You know the we're, as I said, we were in the midst of our admissions process here at UCLA.
- And then the top students that are ranked and they are given admission.
- Murphy just found out that he'd been accepted via early admission to UMass Amherst.
- Meanwhile, Harvard is facing a new battle over legacy admissions.
- The assistant director of admission called me and she was so rude.
- Groups from the government have been suggesting that the likelihood of admissions doubling in the next month is quite high.
- And, and you know, yeah, I, I just pictured of myself, the, the committee, the admissions committee looking at this.
Examples
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The patient's insurance coverage determines the patient's options for hospital admission, with some policies being more restrictive.
Academic text (2011) -
Well, then you are denied admission.
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So what you do is you go in and you pay admission for time.
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Okay, yes, line up here for admission to the street.
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Otherwise, it is difficult to obtain admission.
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A government report last year found that admissions to these services were actually on the increase.
Academic text (2011) -
Hundreds of thousands of hard working, talented students strive for admission to elite schools.
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Existing research has shown that hospice admission rates vary significantly among different racial and ethnic groups.
Academic text (2008) -
The colleges will give them advanced placement and admission to Purdue and Rose-Hulman.
Academic text (2008) -
You need a ticket for admission to the concert.
Synonyms
The right to enter and use something like a building or online service
Official permission to enter a place or take an action
Being approved or welcomed by other people
Permission to enter a place or join a group
An act of entering a place, a way to enter, or the right to enter
The right to become a member of an organization
A ticket that gives you permission to enter an event
Permission by law to go into or take control of property
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
A statement by a party or their lawyer in court that judges accept as true and use as proof
How Allowed
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Admission comes from Latin ad- ('to') + mittere ('send' or 'let in'), the same root as the common verb admit. So admission can mean the right, permission, or process of being let into a place, school, or event.