orientation
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3.2
- noun
- /ˌɔːrɪənˈteɪʃən/
- Okay, everyone, I'm Fay, and I'll be giving you your orientation tour on this perfect day!
- an orientation session
- student orientation
- new student orientation
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Watch on YouTubeSo I withdrew from law school my the day of my orientation.
- So I withdrew from law school my the day of my orientation.
- So I know the whole building, so I'm not nervous, but I do have orientation on Thursday.
- So I would do that in the first meeting when it's just an introduction orientation.
- So there was this kid, this is, this was day three, so still no classes, but day three of orientation week.
- Let me give you a little bit of orientation towards the confessions, which we, I hope you will read as much as possible.
- And I show up and they do some orientation stuff.
- No matter what orientation you get, it's the same idea.
- So I have to go through the rope RIP and rope which Ranger orientation program, Ranger doctrination program.
- I've I've made some kind of in passing, but our new member orientation was distance to masked and and.
Examples
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At the orientation, the facilitators helped new students understand how to navigate campus life.
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If I'd spoken at your orientation, fewer of you might be here today.
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Welcome to orientation for the word Sound Academy.
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You can miss orientation week, no problem.
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The results of this study show that general orientation is necessary at the beginning of college life.
Academic text (2008) -
Please report to New Agent Orientation.
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Please save any questions you may have until the end of this orientation.
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They're having an orientation next week.
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Yet graduate students also need a thorough orientation to their postgraduate environment and what the library has to offer.
Academic text (2015) -
You'll have a brief orientation later on this morning.
Synonyms
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3.7
A process that helps new employees or users learn how to work in a company
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3.7
A short class that introduces new people to a place or group
Compounds
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5.3
A person or group's beliefs about government and public issues and the side they support
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6.4
A person's or group's beliefs about right and wrong that guide their choices
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Etymology
Orientation comes from the root orient, meaning 'to face' or 'find direction' from the idea of facing the sunrise. So an orientation meeting helps you find your place and direction in a new school, camp, or job.