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encompass

en·com·pass /ɪnˈkʌmpəs/ verb [transitive] formal

  1. to include a wide range of ideas, subjects, etc:

    • The study encompasses the social, political, and economic aspects of the situation.

  2. to completely cover or surround something:

    • The houses encompassed about 100 square metres.

dispute

dis·pute1 W2 /dɪˈspjuːt, ˈdɪspjuːt/ noun [uncountable and countable]

  1. a serious argument or disagreement

    • dispute with
      • The firm is involved in a legal dispute with a rival company.
    • dispute over
      • He got into a dispute over a taxi fare.
    • dispute between
      • the bitter border dispute between the countries

  2. be beyond dispute if something is beyond dispute, everyone agrees that it is true or that it really happened:

    • It is beyond dispute that advances in medicine have enabled people to live longer.

  3. be open to dispute if something is open to dispute, it is not completely certain and not everyone agrees about it:

    • His interpretation of the poem is open to dispute.

  4. be in dispute if something is in dispute, people are arguing about it:

    • The facts of the case are still in dispute.

directive

di·rec·tive1 /dəˈrektɪv, dɪˈrektɪv, daɪ-/ noun [countable]

an official order or instruction

  • directive on
    • proposals for implementing the EU directive on paternity leave

justification

jus·ti·fi·ca·tion AC /ˌdʒʌstəfəˈkeɪʃən, ˌdʒʌstɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]

  1. a good and acceptable reason for doing something

    • justification for (doing) something
      • There is no justification for holding her in jail.
      • Hoggart felt, with some justification, that his colleagues had let him down.

  2. in justification (of somebody/something) in order to explain why an idea or action is right:

    • He made a speech in justification of his actions.

proposition

prop·o·si·tion1 /ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃən $ ˌprɑː-/ noun [countable]

  1. STATEMENT a statement that consists of a carefully considered opinion or judgment

    • proposition that
      • Most people accept the proposition that we have a duty to protect endangered animals.
      • The theory is founded on two basic propositions.

  2. SUGGESTION a suggestion, or something that is suggested or considered as a possible thing to do:

    • He telephoned Stuart with a proposition.
    • attractive/interesting/practical etc proposition
      • The offer of two tickets for the price of one makes it a very attractive proposition.
      • It doesn’t sound like a very viable proposition to me.
      • I’ve got a proposition to put to you.

  3. be a different/tricky/simple etc proposition used to say how easy someone or something will be to deal with:

    • My new boss is a very different proposition.

  4. LAW (also Proposition) a suggested change or addition to the law of a state of the US, which citizens vote on:

    • Proposition 147

  5. MATHEMATICS technical something that must be proved, or a question to which the answer must be found – used in GEOMETRY

—propositional adjective