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associate
Verb
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If you associate two things, you think of them as being connected in some way.
People often associate Einstein with science, but he was also a man of peace.
I associate Thailand with spicy food and beautiful beaches.
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If you associate with someone else, you spend time with them.
Parents are often afraid of their children associating with the wrong group of friends.
associate
Noun
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An associate is somebody that you do business or work with.
I have an associate who might be interested in your product.
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An associate member, professor, producer, etc. is one who is connected but at a lower level.
She spent years as an associate professor before becoming a full professor in 1997.
director
Noun
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A director is a person who is in charge of something.
The film director was doing a very good job.
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.
organization
Noun
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An organization is a group of people with a particular purpose (e.g., teams, clubs, churches, etc.)
The daycare is operated by a voluntary organization of parents and teachers.
It is often difficult for women to join these organizations that have always been for men.
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Organization is the way that something is put together.
The organization of the book is very difficult to understand.
The organization of the event took three months.
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
management
Noun
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Management is the act of watching and controlling a business or situation.
This building uses a computerized energy management systems to save electricity.
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The management is/are the people who control a business.
Management have received a 5% pay raise, but workers are only getting 3.5%.