pursuance
2
8.1
- noun
- /pərˈsjuːəns/
- Formal
:
persecución
- In pursuance of her goal to become a doctor, she volunteered at the local hospital.
Hard work, hard work, hard work and perseverance and pursuance.
- Hard work, hard work, hard work and perseverance and pursuance.
Examples
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The Constitution and the laws of the United States, which shall be made in pursuance thereof, and all treaties made shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby. (p. 88)
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The Supremacy Clause establishes the Constitution and laws made in pursuance of the Constitution as the supreme law of the land.
Blog text (26) -
Note the point about laws made in pursuance of the Constitution.
Blog text (11) -
The pursuance of morality must remain its supreme motive.
Academic text (1995) -
In pursuance of the goal of self-sufficiency in food production, colleges of education and education departments were to produce teachers of agriculture.
Academic text (2010) -
America chose the latter, and hence, in pursuance of its vital national interests, it did not take a hard stance on Pakistan's nuclear program.
Academic text (2018) -
The Supremacy Clause declares that all laws made in pursuance of the Constitution shall be the supreme law of the land.
Academic text (1991) -
However, SARPCCO has recently developed standard operating procedures for national implementation of the protocol, which will expand the pursuance of practical arms control measures beyond arms collection and destruction operations.
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The Constitution of the United States asserts that "this Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof ... shall be the supreme Law of the Land."
Academic text (1994) -
Now, therefore, be it known that I, ULYSSES S. GRANT, President of the United States of America, do, in pursuance of the advice and consent of the Senate, as expressed in its resolution of the second of July, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, accept, ratify, and confirm the said treaty, with the amendments as aforesaid.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
328
4.7
A long, determined search for something important, often with adventure
171
4.1
A determined attempt to do something difficult
167
3.7
The act of trying to reach a goal
7
3.5
A strong effort to reach a goal
An effort to get or achieve something you want
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Etymology
The word pursuance comes from the same root as pursue, from the Latin sequi meaning 'to follow', as in the English word sequel. So, pursuance is the act of 'following through' on something, meaning doing or carrying out a plan or goal.