front
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- noun
- /frʌnt/
- The NEUM presented itself as a united front and adopted a "Ten Point Programme."
- a united front
- Popular Front
- Liberation Front
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Watch on YouTubeToday the National Front doesn't exist.
- Today the National Front doesn't exist.
- Keep your husband on your side and make sure you're a united front on responses.
- But Baghdadi puts in was it called Al Nusra Front in Syria?
- But what he did really well was he put up a united front of I know what is ailing you.
- And typical me, the extreme, you know, I landed up being the National Front organiser for Camden, where I lived.
- Our other main ally, Turkey, is supporting A comparable group, the al Qaeda affiliated Nusra Front.
- You got flat front, pleated front and Patriot Front, and those only come in extra small.
Examples
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Democrats and Republicans presented a united front against us for 30 years.
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A common purpose, common front.
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See, a united front will let us be clear.
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Now you two want to play some sort of united front?
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The First United Front is just about intact.
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Today the National Front doesn't exist.
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They're called the United Front of the Council of the North.
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Finally, the United States and its allies must maintain a united front in their dealings with Tehran.
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Shortly after the Hama massacre, the SMB began working to forge a united opposition front with secular dissidents.
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The environmental group presented a united front to advocate for climate change legislation.
Synonyms
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A group of people who work together for a common goal
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A large group of people who work together to bring social or political change
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People or groups who act together to show unity and reach a shared goal
Idioms
- Literature
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Nothing important or unusual is happening now after recent activity
Compounds
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The first row of seats nearest the stage or screen that lets you see the action clearly
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A surface that joins points a wave reaches at the same time, like light or sound
A Palestinian left-wing group that carries out armed attacks against Israel
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A rebel group in Sierra Leone that fought the government, took control of diamond mines and used child soldiers
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The lower front of the body above the private area that looks rounded like a small hill
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A swimming stroke done face down where arms move alternately over the water and legs kick
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A weather front when a cold front catches a warm front and lifts the warm air above the cold air
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Pages at the start of a book, like the title page and table of contents
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A vowel sound made with the tongue near the front of the mouth, like in man
A Palestinian political group that seeks major national change and sometimes uses armed attacks
- Literature
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A campaign where a candidate meets voters at the candidate's home instead of traveling
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An armed group in southern Philippines seeking an independent Islamic state for the Moro people
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A line where very cold air from the poles meets warmer air and causes storms
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A Palestinian armed group that split from al-Fatah in 1967 and attacked Israel
- Texting
A block of information at the start of a digital file that gives title and date for website tools
- Literature
Giving speeches and meeting supporters at your home instead of traveling to many places
A secret left-wing group in Honduras in the late 1980s that opposed United States involvement
A group in Honduras in the late 1980s that used violence to oppose United States involvement
A Turkish armed Islamist group that uses violence for political goals
A terrorist group started by Osama bin Laden in 1998 to unite armed Islamist groups in different countries
A far-left group in Turkey that attacks police and the army and opposes NATO and the United States
A Palestinian political group formed in 1967 that carried out armed attacks against Israel
A Palestinian group that supports left-wing revolution and uses political and armed action
A Palestinian political group that uses armed attacks for its goals
How Genuine
Surface Forms
Etymology
Front comes from the Latin word frons 'forehead' and the later sense of a public face, so a political or social 'front' is a group that acts as the visible side or organised face of a movement.