circumvention
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8.2
- noun
- /sɜrˌkʌmˈvɛnʃən/
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elusión
- The company's circumvention of safety regulations led to several accidents at the plant.
Examples
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The bridging of the digital divide is critical to the circumvention of the multifarious problems afflicting children around the world.
Academic text (2001) -
This tradition implies a circumvention of the Napoleonic code, which required equal division at death.
Academic text (2003) -
There was no circumvention of security; security was in place, and he was granted access.
Blog text (4) -
We do not aid circumvention of the German-Swiss tax agreement.
Blog text (15) -
In the new environment, narrowcasting and circumvention of the White House press corps had their place.
Academic text (2000) -
A clear example of the circumvention of the military hierarchy is the utilization of traditional beliefs to gain exemption from combat duties.
Academic text (1997) -
Otherwise, the exception would swallow up the rule and permit circumvention of the traditional probable cause and warrant requirements where their protections are most needed.
Academic text (1993) -
Such an open-ended circumvention of immigration laws was an unconstitutional exercise of authority by the Executive Branch. (83)
Academic text (2018) -
Politicians often find ways of circumvention to avoid the effects of unpopular laws.
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His clever circumvention of the rules allowed him to complete the project ahead of schedule.
Synonyms
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Avoiding responsibility or difficult questions by using tricks
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An indirect way to avoid a rule or problem
A way of doing something that avoids a direct answer or clear action
Antonyms
How Indirect
- Formal
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- Specialized
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5.8
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3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
circumvention = circumvent (transparent) = circumvent + ion
Standard nominalization of the verb 'circumvent' with the suffix '-ion'; the noun denotes the act or process of circumventing.
Etymology
Circumvention comes from two parts: circum- meaning 'around' and venire meaning 'to come', so it originally meant 'coming around' something. That's why a circumvention is a clever way to go around a rule or problem instead of dealing with it directly.