proceedings
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6.1
- noun
- /prəˈsiːdɪŋz/
- Formal
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actas
- We subsequently published the proceedings of the first student convention of what would become the Federalist Society.
- Conference Proceedings
- publish the proceedings
- Proceedings of the National
Examples
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In other fields, like engineering or computer science, conference proceedings are the final product.
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I'm Daniel Banks, City Council President, and I'll be presiding over these proceedings.
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And certainly, you know, I was up really late last night too, watching all of the proceedings on the Senate and the House floor.
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This will also allow courts, through the limited use of closed proceedings, to hear a greater range of evidence in national security cases.
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Our proceedings will remain confidential.
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Live subtitles are also now available on Parliament Live TV for all proceedings in the chamber.
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The state appointed two new lawyers to handle the appeal and post-conviction proceedings.
Academic text (2011) -
Let the proceedings begin!
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The published proceedings indicate the crawfish issues that concerned ecologists, agronomists, and aquaculturists at that time.
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The conference proceedings detailed the discussions and decisions made during the event.
Synonyms
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2.5
A paper or file that gives information about past events
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2.0
A paper or electronic file that gives official information
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6.0
A written record of what is decided at a meeting
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3.1
A written record of events or actions kept over time
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A document that keeps proof of facts or events
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3.5
A written record of what people said and decided at a meeting
Written records of an organization's meetings and activities often published for members
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
proceedings = proceeding (semi-transparent) = proceed + ing + s
The plural '-s' forming 'proceedings' from the noun 'proceeding' is a straightforward pluralization.
Etymology
Proceedings comes from the parts pro- 'forward' and -ceed, from the old Latin word cedere 'to go', so it originally meant the things that 'went forward' at a meeting and now refers to the official written record of what happened.