review
- noun
- /rɪˈvjuː/
- Literature
- Jonah Goldberg is an editor at the National Review.
- Harvard Business Review
- Law Review
- National Review
Examples
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The quality of systematic reviews was evaluated by using the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews.
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We compiled the list of topics from reviews of previous PATH for Women training workshops.
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And that is really what the online review industry is built on.
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Expect a comprehensive review in the morning.
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The article was posted directly in the review section of the site.
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We do really read all your reviews and try and learn from them.
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I read them because I find their articles and reviews helpful in my professional work.
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All authors contributed to the interpretation of the results and the review and editing of the article.
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Brooksley Born graduated first in her class at Stanford Law School and was the first woman to edit a major law review.
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The latest issue of the literary review features articles on contemporary authors and emerging trends.
Synonyms
A magazine that publishes articles about a subject
Compounds
- Specialized
To have other experts in the same field check a colleague's work for quality
- Literature
A very positive written or spoken opinion about something such as a play
- Literature
An article that describes a recently published book and says if it is good
- Formal
A meeting where a manager talks with an employee about how well they do their job
- Formal
A court's power to decide if laws or government actions follow the constitution
- Formal
An article that gives a short summary and opinion of other people's work like books or research
- Formal
A long article that summarises research on a topic and judges its quality
- Jargon
A check of emails and documents that stops secret information reaching people who must not see it
- Formal
A court action asking the same court to change or reverse its previous decision
- Specialized
A check of company accounts that is less complete than an audit, giving some confidence they are correct
- Specialized
A careful check of a computer system, code, or design that finds security problems and suggests fixes
A Canadian independent group that checks the security service to make sure it follows the law and protects people's rights
How Scholarly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Review comes from the French parts re- ('again') and voir ('to see'), and the word was used for journals that 'look over' ideas. So a literary or political review is a magazine that 'looks again' at current affairs and thought.