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coordinator
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noun
someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously
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.
national
Adjective
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If something is national it affects a whole nation or country.
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If something is national it has to do with a certain nation or country, or with people from that country.
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If a business is national it is found in all or most parts of a nation or country.
national
Noun
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A national is someone who is a citizen of their nation.
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The nationals is a tournament where people from all over the country come to compete in.
institution
Noun
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A custom or practice of a society or community.
The institution of marriage is present in many cultures but its details vary widely across them.
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An institution is a large group of people who work together for a specific purpose. Examples include hospitals, universities, and banks.
Banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions are already offering internet services.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
promotion
Noun
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If you get a promotion you move up in rank or position.
He received a promotion to sergeant.
I got a promotion last week from branch manager to regional manager.
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A promotion gives out information about a product, product line, brand, or company.
The store has a special promotion this week on two-for-one pizzas.
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.
protection
Noun
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Protection is keeping something or someone safe.
She ran away from her abusive husband to her brother for protection.
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A device used for safe sex e.g. condom.
I used protection so I wouldn't get her pregnant.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
human
Adjective
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Human rights, life, nature, etc. belong or relate to people, not machines or animals.
Every person has human rights.
My dog doesn't like dog food, he likes to eat human food, such as meat, like us.
human
Noun
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A human is a person; a member of the Homo sapiens species.
What effect are we humans having on the natural world?
right
Adjective
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When something is right, it is correct.
You did the right thing.
right
Noun
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When something is to the right of a location, it means the direction 90º clockwise.
He takes a right at the library.
She made a right turn on Oak Street.
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When you have the right for something, it means that it is an activity allowed by status.
You have the right to remain silent.
Administrators on Wiktionary have the right to block users from editing.
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An action that is moral.
Two wrongs don’t make a right.
right
Verb
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When you turn something right, you turn it the right-side-up.
He righted the boat.
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When you make something right, you correct it.
He tried to right a wrong.
right
Adverb
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In the direction 90º clockwise.
She turned right.