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clear alignment

clear alignment

3.9
A clear agreement with an idea, policy, or group
  • noun
translation icon : alineación clara
  • We will recognize culture change when there is a clear alignment between behavioral levels of organizational culture and the overt policy level.

Examples

  • All ten units include clear alignment to national standards, design activities that are focused around a common engineering design process, authentic and traditional assessments, and teacher background material.

    Academic text (2007)
  • These two givers, along with the U.S. willingness to take up the burden, established a clear alignment between the United States and most non-Communist states.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Many of these models also use a leveled approach to services, providing a clear alignment within an RTI framework.

    Academic text (2015)
  • " There's a clear alignment between what BI does and what NCLB wants districts to build their reports on," she says.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The committee reached a clear alignment on the new safety regulations, ensuring everyone was on the same page.

  • There is a clear alignment between the company's goals and its marketing strategy, helping to drive sales effectively.

  • During the meeting, we established a clear alignment with the objectives set forth in the new policy document.

Synonyms

agreement
vsclear alignment
361 1.0

A situation in which people have the same opinion or give their approval

is stronger, showing visible conformity with a particular idea or group
consensus
vsclear alignment
309 4.1

Agreement among a group of people about an idea or decision

is clear public alignment with one particular idea or policy
accordance
vsclear alignment
84 3.9

Following a rule, instruction, or request

is obvious conformity with a particular idea, policy, or group
consistency
vsclear alignment
77 3.2

The state of things or actions being the same and in agreement

is about clear agreement with a specific idea rather than consistent behavior
accord
vsclear alignment
35 4.0

A situation in which people or groups agree with each other

is focused on clear conformity with a specific idea or policy
conformity
vsclear alignment
24 4.8

A state of behaving and thinking like most people or like rules say

is visible agreement specifically with one idea, policy, or group
concurrence
vsclear alignment
5 7.2

Agreement in opinion or plan among people

is a clear conformity with one idea or group rather than simple agreement
concordance
vsclear alignment
1 7.7

Agreement and harmony between people or things

is about obvious alignment with a particular idea or group rather than general harmony
univocality
vsclear alignment
  • Formal
9.5

A situation where everyone agrees

is public agreement tied to a specific idea rather than only clarity
concurrency
vsclear alignment
7.9

A situation in which several people or groups share the same opinion

is obvious alignment with a single idea or policy rather than mere match
consistence
vsclear alignment
6.9

The way parts or ideas fit together in an argument

is visible agreement with one idea or policy rather than mere internal uniformity

Antonyms

268 1.6

A situation when people do not have the same opinion

How Aligned

agreement
361 1.0
clear alignment
3.9
disagreement
268 1.6
opposition
250 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

clear + alignment

The meaning is directly compositional: the adjective 'clear' simply qualifies 'alignment' to mean an obvious or apparent agreement. This adjective+noun combination follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern and does not involve idiomatic shift, so a B1 learner who knows both words should be able to understand it.

Etymology

The phrase clear alignment may come from the simple image of arrows, people, or lines all pointing the same way. Because clear means easy to see and alignment means lined up, that picture helps explain why the phrase means 'obvious agreement' or a shared goal.