internal
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3.4
- adjective
- /ɪnˈtɜrnəl/
- These are internal documents.
- internal affairs
- internal security
- internal conflict
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Watch on YouTubeThere's a Tim Cook internal memo that he sent.
- There's a Tim Cook internal memo that he sent.
- We are trying to maintain the internal momentum of Corrections.
- Did you have any internal conflict or push back?
- The second force that is dealing with is the internal conflict force.
- Bernard Brown, Internal affairs called him down there.
- So that's as a kind of internal race to the bottom problem.
- Male and female, left and right, external and internal, hot and cold, dry and damp.
- I've mentioned this internal feuding and the creation of exiles.
Examples
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This is an internal matter.
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Our principal feels that this is an internal matter and best handled by internal security.
Fiction book (1990) -
You must keep in mind our internal condition as well.
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So it's all internal and for young people watching.
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I have never concerned myself with internal Palestinian politics.
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Some of the biggest challenges of child protection come from our own internal reluctance to act.
Academic text (2011) -
For many countries in the world, simmering internal war is a permanent condition.
Academic text (1999) -
Since 1997, the Border Patrol has made internal calculations of "known illegal entries."
Academic text (2011) -
The organization held an internal meeting to discuss its future direction.
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Our team is focused on improving internal processes to enhance efficiency.
Synonyms
52
4.1
About matters inside a country, not foreign ones
1
6.6
Happens within one state and not across state lines
1
7.5
Happening inside one political party, often as arguments between members
1
7.3
Happening within a government between its departments or agencies
1
7.3
Happening among people of the same race
1
4.4
Something that happens inside one office or company
1
7.4
Happening inside one country, not between countries
1
6.4
Happening inside the same group, like students or teams
1
5.7
Happening inside one company, for example between departments
Happening inside a group of people
Relates to things that happen inside one department of a company or organization
Antonyms
Compounds
29
3.0
A main part inside the body that does an important job, like the heart or liver
- Formal
24
3.8
A part of the U.S. government that collects federal taxes and makes sure people follow tax laws
- Specialized
13
3.2
A branch of medicine that finds and treats diseases of adults' internal organs without surgery
- Specialized
10
4.5
A machine that burns fuel inside to make power to move a car or plane
- Specialized
4
4.6
A system in a company that makes sure people follow rules, protects money, and stops stealing and mistakes
- Specialized
2
4.2
A device inside a computer that stores files, like a hard drive or solid-state drive
- Specialized
1
6.6
A chemical made by a gland that enters the blood and affects certain parts of the body
1
5.7
Money the government gets from taxes inside the country, like income and sales taxes
1
8.8
Living apart from others inside your own country because people reject you or to avoid harm
- Literature
1
7.3
A pair of words in the same line of a poem that end with the same sound
- Specialized
1
3.8
A company employee who checks financial records and reports problems to managers
- Specialized
1
5.2
A large tube inside the neck that carries blood from the head to the heart
- Specialized
1
4.5
A large blood vessel that carries blood to the brain and eyes
- Formal
1
6.5
A government worker who collects taxes from people and businesses
- Specialized
1
4.3
The part of the ear inside the head that helps you hear and keep balance
- Specialized
1
8.0
A computer model's learned pattern that shows important parts of its input used for tasks
- Specialized
1
6.5
A vein in the middle of the brain that drains blood from deep parts
- Specialized
1
5.3
An organ inside the female body that makes eggs or supports a pregnancy
- Specialized
1
9.3
A gland inside a man's body that helps make the fluid that carries sperm
- Specialized
1
5.5
A vein inside the pelvis that joins the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein
A government official who gathers national taxes on income from people and businesses
- Specialized
A machine that burns fuel inside and makes power in four piston strokes
- Specialized
Costs a company pays when it finds and fixes or throws away defective products before they reach customers
- Specialized
A blood vessel inside the pelvis that supplies blood to pelvic organs and buttocks
- Archaic
A blood vessel that carries blood to deep parts of the face and to the covering of the brain
- Specialized
One of the two openings at the back of the nose that lead to the throat
- Specialized
Gases move between blood and the body's cells, giving oxygen and removing carbon dioxide
How Domestic
Surface Forms
Morphology
internal = intern + al
Meaning 'within a group or country' follows directly from the sense 'inside/within' of the base plus '-al', so the relation is predictable for learners.
Etymology
Internal comes from the Latin internus, with inter- giving the sense of 'inside' or 'within', similar to the word interior. That's why internal affairs are the things that happen 'inside' a country or organization, not from outside.