pivotal English

Meaning pivotal meaning

What does pivotal mean?

pivotal

— adjective (= polar) being of crucial importance a pivotal event Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions — Henry Kissinger the polar events of this study a polar principal

Synonyms pivotal synonyms

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central

polar

crucial

fundamental

essential

centric

cardinal

axial

vital

turning point

salient

prime

primary

preponderating

metropolitan

mainline

key

intrinsic

inherent

focal

final

determining

determinative

decisive

critical

conclusive

chief

capital

bottom

basic

axis

Examples pivotal examples

How do I use pivotal in a sentence?

Simple sentences

He plays an important, almost pivotal, role.

Tom played a pivotal role in the company's success.

Movie subtitles

This is the pivotal moment in the film.

It is a pivotal moment of her career.

There's a pivotal point that escapes me.

It's only a small part, but it's pivotal.

President Benson is returning to Washington today.. to speak to the nation in what experts are calling.. the pivotal address of his political career.

If we warn these people about what's coming, if we try to help them, we risk altering a pivotal moment in history.

It's a pivotal moment in human history.

As usual, Captain Kirk provided his own means of escape. But we did play a pivotal role at the subsequent battle at Khitomer.

I think what Alex Krycek has given us is a pivotal piece to a larger plot.

Pivotal.

On my flank and pivotal.

It was a pivotal moment in our history.

Of course, I like to think the school environment also plays a pivotal role.

What we offered to England. was. a pivotal point.

The Blessed occupy pivotal positions in our society.

This is the pivotal moment in the film. You gotta realise that.

It is not a pivotal project in your career.

Spare me your egotistical musings on your pivotal role in history.

It is one of the pivotal moments in human history, Doctor.

But we did play a pivotal role at the subsequent battle at Khitomer.

I know you do. lt's just that this is a really pivotal time in their lives, and they need to know that you share the responsibilities with me because you want to be an equal partner.

But that was the pivotal scene that made everybody sit up and take notice.

If you allow your misplaced guilt to affect you at the pivotal moment, you will doom us all, child.

It's pivotal to what it prophesies for the vampire with a soul.

If an apparently pivotal person had never lived Paul the Apostle or Peter the Great or Pythagoras how different would the world really be?

The prophecy about Angel being pivotal in the battle of good and evil.

Maybe your child is pivotal.

It's a small but pivotal role.

We have spent so much time and money on you you're so pivotal to the coming cataclysms, I forget how dense you are.

One day you're pivotal in the battle. Next thing you know, you're on your own.

There is some pivotal information-- -l cut it out.

Dave, I think it's pivotal for you to confront your childhood nemesis.

News and current affairs

It has been said that assisted dying is pivotal to the discussion about what constitutes a good death; it is also a focal point in the relationship between the medical profession and society as a whole.

In Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, and Denmark, the government is either a coalition or a minority government propped up by the pivotal support of populist right-wing parties.

Centrist parties that represented the middle classes and moderated the ideological extremes of left and right were pivotal.

There is also a pivotal role here for religious leaders, educators, and parents.

I won't humor myself that it was the chess analysis that drew attention, although I was a commentator for public television on the pivotal 13th game.

CAMBRIDGE: A pivotal question to be debated in this year's US presidential election is whether American prosperity resulted from Clinton Administration policies or from deeper changes arising from new technology and globalization.

It has been pivotal in almost eliminating poverty among America's elderly.

Tertiary education's pivotal importance in emerging markets was emphasized at a recent symposium that I chaired at Green Templeton College, Oxford.

This common understanding will be the pivotal challenge for the future of the transatlantic relationship.

To this end, an open-minded, culturally literate, and ideas-oriented head of state could play a pivotal role.

Such individuals should not be pivotal to preserving the natural heritage.

If we can make meaningful economic progress in the coming generations, one of the pivotal reasons will be that people are allowed to move more freely.

In the United States, both John McCain and Barack Obama use the cost of inaction as a pivotal reason to support carbon cuts.

Many pivotal stakeholders also are advocating for a more rational immigration system.

It is pivotal in both steel and cement production.

One might have expected this transition, which reached its pivotal year in the United States in 2000, to cause unemployment (at least until the economy adjusted), accompanied by a rise in productivity.

International trade has played a pivotal role in China's economic development over the past 30 years.

Pivotal to sparking this investment is the mitigation of associated political risks, especially through an enhanced role for the Bank's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency.

Tribal allegiances will play a pivotal role if Qaddafi is defeated in the coming days.

He had no time for the second US role, that of pivotal peace mediator between Israelis and Palestinians, during his entire eight-year presidency.

The November 21 referendum marks another pivotal step towards consolidating Kenya's transition to a real democracy.