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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.
production
Noun
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Production is when something is produced.
The machine is being used for production now.
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The total amount of something that is produced.
They hope to increase spaghetti production next year.
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A play or other presentation in a theatre.
We went to a production of Hamlet.
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An event or activity that is made more complicated or dramatic than necessary.
He made a simple meal into a huge production.
control
Noun
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If you have control over someone or something, you can make it do what you want.
He should try to take control and tell the other handlers what to do.
in the rain, he had lost control on the wet surface and spun off the road.
The country fell under the direct control of the army.
They are trying to keep tighter control over spending.
The government will demand improved pollution control systems for all factories.
Most companies devote some resources to quality control and product testing.
Unless birth control methods are used, sooner or later the woman is likely to get pregnant.
The continuing Soviet desire for arms control led to a SALT II treaty.
The brain's control systems tend to decline with age so that, for instance, our balance gets less good.
The experimental group took the medicine while the control group took a sugar pill.
Suddenly the airplane went out of control and started diving.
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A control is a button, switch, dial, etc. that lets you make a machine do what you want.
If you turn off your TV with the remote control, it continues to use a quarter of normal power.
She touched the volume control and the sound dropped.
control
Verb
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If you control something, you make it do what you want.
Too many people are overweight because they can't control their eating behaviour.
The company is controlled by a New York businessman.
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If you control something, you do not let its numbers or size grow too much.
The new plan should control inflation.
officer
Noun
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An officer is a person in an army who has much authority. A general and a captain are two types of officers.
A soldier must obey his commanding officer.
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An officer is a policeman, often called a "police officer." (Note, "officer" is often better than "policeman" because the officer could be a woman or a man.)
Officer, can you help me, I've been robbed.
The thief was taken to jail by the officers.
He was arrested for hitting an officer.
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An officer is someone who holds office (meaning, has authority).
The judge is an important officer of the court.
She is the chief executive officer, or CEO, for our company.