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African
Noun
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An African person or thing comes from Africa.
African
Adjective
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Something or someone that is African comes from Africa.
Many African countries were colonised by the British.
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Something that is African is in a style typical of Africa.
charter
Noun
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A charter is a document issued an authority, creating a public or private institution, and its purposes and privileges.
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A charter is a contract to temporarily lease a vehicle.
charter
Verb
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If you charter someone or something, you lease or hire them for a short period of time.
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
social
Noun
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A social is a festive gathering to let people introduce oneself to others.
social
Adjective
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When a person or animal is social, it lives with others.
s are social animals.
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Social change, structure, class, etc. is about society.
Our country is going through a period of social change.
action
Noun
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An action is something that you do, or something that happens, especially with motion.
At 3am, just west of the building, the plan was put into action.
There was a huge difference between my thoughts and my actions.
What they did was clearly wrong, but their actions were understandable.
The Health Authority is preparing to take legal action against the restaurants that fail to follow the regulations.