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Dictionary
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Def: 1. a formal request (often written) for permission to do or have something
Example: 1. The law requires an application to contain space for the signature, printed name, and address of the applicant.
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Def: 2. the practical use of something, the use of a particular method, process, law, etc
Example: 2. The unprecedented application of pepper spray on passive protesters was part of a "get tough policy".
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| Usage note |
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| Word family |
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applicable
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applicant
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apply
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consider the application
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approve the application
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withdraw the application
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refuse/ reject the application
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| See also |
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| dic_connotations |
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