latitude
30
5.8
- noun
- /ˈlætɪˌtud/
:
margen de maniobra
- The manager gave her team plenty of latitude to develop their own ideas for the project.
- great latitude
- wide latitude
- considerable latitude
And we kind of had the the latitude to do that.
- And we kind of had the the latitude to do that.
- But more importantly, they are reinterpreting their constitution to give them much more latitude militarily.
- It does its job very precisely, but not with a wide degree of latitude and how to react to changing conditions.
- Like we programmed all this stuff into you, but you still have tremendous latitude.
- So as you know, firstly, having published your own book, we often don't have a lot of latitude in the very final say of what goes on the cover.
- So if you're like a door sigh, you're from a world that allows you a lot of latitude about who you will contract with once you've contracted, you're stuck, right.
- I, I have to give them the latitude to get to the bottom of the truth and take more aggressive measures to, to hopefully get some answers.
- But ultimately, whether it's Dallas, TX or San Francisco or whatever, the police departments do have some latitude in what they in what they report.
Examples
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He had a lot of latitude to move behind and near the enemy lines, to understand the culture, to understand the people, to understand what war did to the local people.
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Since the Constitution specifically protects religious exercise, religious leaders receive wide latitude in practicing their religions.
Academic text (1991) -
And we kind of had the the latitude to do that.
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Chances are we in this audience have a significant amount of decision latitude in how we spend our days.
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How much latitude does he get to pick targets?
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During this period, a high degree of freedom and considerable latitude were allowed for religious communities to operate.
Academic text (2015) -
We're going to kick this case upstairs to someone with the latitude to clean up this mess without breaking into a sweat.
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Give students wide latitude to artistically express themselves on behalf of their customers.
Academic text (2008) -
Clearly, this footnote gives member governments broad latitude to safeguard their tax base.
Fiction book (2000) -
I am inclined to allow the defense attorney great latitude on cross-examination.
Synonyms
96
5.1
Freedom to decide what to do in a situation
37
4.3
Extra room to act and allow small mistakes
21
4.1
Some freedom to change plans when needed
15
4.1
Freedom to act and make choices without someone controlling you
1
3.6
Freedom to make decisions and act without strict limits
Antonyms
Compounds
1
3.4
An imaginary circle around the Earth parallel to the equator that shows how far north or south a place is
- Specialized
1
9.9
An area with calm winds about 30 degrees north or south of the equator with little rain
- Specialized
The angle that shows how far north or south a star is from the sky's equator, measured in degrees
An imaginary horizontal line around the Earth that shows how far north or south a place is
How Free
Surface Forms
Morphology
latitude = lat + itude
Formed from a Latin root plus the suffix '-itude' that are not productive standalone English morphemes, so learners cannot reliably infer the abstract sense of 'freedom' from the parts.
Etymology
Latitude comes from the Latin latus meaning 'wide'. A helpful way to remember the sense 'freedom or flexibility to act' is to think of having 'wide' space to move or choose, so giving someone latitude is giving them room or freedom.