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archive
Noun
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An archive is a collection of historical information, usually kept for people in the future to see.
The police keeps an archive of the files of the criminals.
archive
Verb
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When you archive something, you store and preserve it for people in the future to see. A person who archives things as a job is known as an archivist.
I just archived my family's photo collection so that we can see it in the future.
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.
Christian
Noun
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A Christian is a person who believes in salvation from sin through Jesus of Nazareth, called Jesus Christ or Jesus the Christ.
He is a conservative Christian.
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To some religions, a Christian is someone who has a certain spiritual way of being. This is said to be from being spiritually born with the help of Jesus Christ. This is someone who has been saved from sin.
The Baptist preacher said that most Baptists are not really Christians.
Christian
Proper noun
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Christian is a male given name.
Hans Christian Andersen is famous for writing books of fairy tales.
Christian
Adjective
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If you are Christian then you are a Christian. (See noun above.)
Yes, she is Christian.
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If something is Christian, it has to do with Christianity.
Being saved from sin by Christ is a Christian idea.
Christmas is a Christian holiday.
They went to a Christian church.
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If something you do is Christian it something Christians are supposed to do.
It is not Christian to steal from people.
democratic
Adjective
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Something that is democratic is based on or relates to democracy, where the people choose the government.
The United States is a democratic country, since the citizens choose the leaders in government.
policy
Noun
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A policy is an official rule or idea that explain how to act in certain situations.
The college policy is that teachers may not have any sexual relationship with students.
The government is suggesting a significant change in economic policy.
In at least one case there was a deliberate policy decision not to involve the police.
The policy at the movie theater said we should turn on phones off and be quiet, during the movie.