conferral
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7.9
- noun
- /kənˈfɜrəl/
- Formal
:
conferimiento
- In effect, this transition mirrors that which immigrants make to naturalized citizens: a test to examine basic knowledge of the new country's norms and laws, an oath of loyalty, and a conferral of new status by a recognized legal agent of the adopted country.
- conferral of status
Examples
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The conferral of legitimacy on an administration's redistributive programs is one of the most important functions of its economic advisers and their research networks in academia.
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One of the tasks of the academic committee is to establish criteria of excellence for the creation and conferral of prizes to scholars who have distinguished themselves in academic publications and/or research.
Blog text (25) -
The conferral of citizenship is a political decision.
Academic text (1999) -
That identity runs the gamut from recognition and protection under the concept of citizenship to the conferral of liminal status on whole groups of people.
Academic text (2008) -
Did Lambert discuss the conferral of a bull by Pope Gregory on his abbey and the resistance the document had encountered a decade earlier?
Academic text (2018) -
Growth in the conferral of certificates is especially prevalent at community colleges, where the number of certificates awarded by community colleges increased 242% over the 20-year period ending in 2010 (Mullin, 2011).
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Moreover, Methodist and Catholic ordination rites are constructed to signify the conferral of the particular ministerial charism by the invocation of the Holy Spirit.
Academic text (2013) -
The amount of time needed by students to complete a doctorate can be expressed in various ways: for example, the elapsed time between receipt of the baccalaureate and conferral of the doctorate, the number of years actually registered in a doctoral program, and the age at which the doctorate is awarded.
Academic text (2005) -
According to this explanatory note, the conferral of the "sacred power" in the ordination of a bishop needs a canonical, that is, juridical "determination," an assignment to a determined task by the hierarchical superior.
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The conferral of the award was a significant moment in her career.
Synonyms
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3.2
Giving a prize or certificate to someone in public
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5.4
Giving someone rights or special privileges, often by law
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9.1
A formal ceremony that gives someone an official position, rank or honor with symbols like a badge
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7.5
An act of giving a gift or honor in a formal way
Officially giving someone an honor, degree, or award
An act of giving something important like an award or gift to someone
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Conferral comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and ferre 'to carry', and it shares the same 'fer' idea found in everyday words like transfer and offer. So a conferral is like 'carrying' an honor to someone, which is why it means formally giving an award or title.