review
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3.0
- noun
- /rɪˈvjuː/
- The committee conducted a thorough review of the new safety protocols to ensure compliance with regulations.
- peer review
- literature review
- systematic review
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- That's what they assume the peer review process is, but it's not.
- And he commissioned the review that was completely toothless.
- Yeah, so before that could go through the executive review process, he was killed.
- So I'm due to go back to the Criminal Cases Review Commission shortly.
Examples
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The department review's in three weeks.
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The recommendations we have provided in this review also have important implications for clinicians.
Academic text (2015) -
Policy requires us to give you a board of review within two days.
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The majority of the interventions identified in this review focused on students from public schools.
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A secondary search was performed via review of the references identified in the initial search.
Academic text (2017) -
Despite the wealth of studies discussed in this review, several important problems remain to be addressed.
Academic text (2017) -
Schools demonstrate their compliance through performance reviews every six years and through annual data projects.
Academic text (2012) -
To the authors' knowledge, this is the first scoping review to focus on this area.
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There are some limitations to this review that should be considered when interpreting results.
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After the review, the board decided to implement several changes to improve the company's efficiency.
Synonyms
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1.0
An act of looking at something to make sure it is correct
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2.8
A decision about how good someone's work or skills are
306
2.5
A careful official check to see if something meets rules and is safe
285
3.7
A careful decision about how good or valuable something is
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2.3
Careful study of something to find problems or details
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5.5
A close, careful look at something to find mistakes or problems
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4.4
A careful check of how a place, process, or system works to find problems
25
4.1
A written estimate of how much something is worth
16
3.7
A meeting where a manager talks with an employee about how well they do their job
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8.7
A short check of a person's work or progress
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2.6
An article that describes a recently published book and says if it is good
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3.9
An article that gives a short summary and opinion of other people's work like books or research
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6.9
A court's power to decide if laws or government actions follow the constitution
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4.9
A careful check of something to find problems
1
6.3
A careful step-by-step check of information to decide how useful or true it is
1
4.2
A long article that summarises research on a topic and judges its quality
1
4.9
A check of emails and documents that stops secret information reaching people who must not see it
1
6.5
A check of company accounts that is less complete than an audit, giving some confidence they are correct
1
7.2
A careful, close look at something to find small details
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6.1
Looking at something again to check it
A careful, detailed check of a document or record to find small errors
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.2
To have other experts in the same field check a colleague's work for quality
- Literature
19
3.3
A very positive written or spoken opinion about something such as a play
- Formal
16
3.7
A meeting where a manager talks with an employee about how well they do their job
- Literature
12
2.6
An article that describes a recently published book and says if it is good
- Formal
8
3.9
An article that gives a short summary and opinion of other people's work like books or research
- Formal
8
6.9
A court's power to decide if laws or government actions follow the constitution
- Specialized
2
4.0
A careful check of a computer system, code, or design that finds security problems and suggests fixes
- Formal
1
4.2
A long article that summarises research on a topic and judges its quality
- Specialized
1
6.7
A check of financial numbers to find unusual changes or mistakes
- Jargon
1
4.9
A check of emails and documents that stops secret information reaching people who must not see it
- Specialized
1
6.5
A check of company accounts that is less complete than an audit, giving some confidence they are correct
- Formal
1
9.9
A court action asking the same court to change or reverse its previous decision
A Canadian independent group that checks the security service to make sure it follows the law and protects people's rights
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Review comes from the French parts re- ('again') and voir ('to see'), and is like the English word view. So a medical or official review is literally 'seeing again' to check progress or quality.