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The most cogent reason for restricting the interference of government is the great evil of adding unnecessarily to its power.
John Stuart Mill

Meaning of "cogent" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COGENT

From Latin cōgent-, cōgēns, driving together, from cōgere, from co- together + agere to drive.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COGENT

cogent  [ˈkəʊdʒənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COGENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cogent is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COGENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cogent in the English dictionary

The definition of cogent in the dictionary is compelling belief or assent; forcefully convincing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COGENT


agent
ˈeɪdʒənt
argent
ˈɑːdʒənt
contingent
kənˈtɪndʒənt
convergent
kənˈvɜːdʒənt
detergent
dɪˈtɜːdʒənt
diligent
ˈdɪlɪdʒənt
dirigent
ˈdɪrɪdʒənt
divergent
daɪˈvɜːdʒənt
emergent
ɪˈmɜːdʒənt
indulgent
ɪnˈdʌldʒənt
intelligent
ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt
negligent
ˈnɛɡlɪdʒənt
pageant
ˈpædʒənt
reagent
riːˈeɪdʒənt
regent
ˈriːdʒənt
Sargent
ˈsɑːdʒənt
sergeant
ˈsɑːdʒənt
stringent
ˈstrɪndʒənt
tangent
ˈtændʒənt
urgent
ˈɜːdʒənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COGENT

cog
cog railway
cogence
cogency
cogener
cogeneration
cogenerator
cogently
cogged
cogger
coggie
cogging
coggle
coggly
cogitable
cogitate
cogitation
cogitative
cogitatively
cogito, ergo sum

WORDS THAT END LIKE COGENT

alkylating agent
chelating agent
chemical agent
county agent
estate agent
exigent
export agent
free agent
gent
insurance agent
on a tangent
oxidizing agent
patent agent
pungent
real-estate agent
release agent
secret agent
special agent
travel agent
wetting agent

Synonyms and antonyms of cogent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COGENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cogent» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of cogent

Translation of «cogent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COGENT

Find out the translation of cogent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cogent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cogent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

切实
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

convincente
570 millions of speakers

English

cogent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निश्चयात्मक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مفحمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

убедительным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cogente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অকাট্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

convaincant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cogent
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zwingend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

説得力のある
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

납득
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cogent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chắc chắn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாலிபிய்சின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मखमली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ikna edici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

convincente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przekonujące
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переконливим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

convingător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πειστική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oortuigende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

övertygande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overbevisende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cogent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COGENT»

The term «cogent» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.340 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COGENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cogent

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QUOTES WITH «COGENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cogent.
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John Stuart Mill
The most cogent reason for restricting the interference of government is the great evil of adding unnecessarily to its power.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COGENT»

Discover the use of cogent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cogent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Fabric of Autism: Weaving the Threads Into a Cogent Theory
The author received the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award for creating the world-renowned work called HANDLE, the Holistic Approach to NeuroDevelopment and Learning Efficiency.
Judith Bluestone, 2005
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Cogent Newsletter
The Steering Committee (SC) of the International Coconut Genetic Resources Network (COGENT) determines programme priorities and oversees the various COGENT activities. The SC is composed often representatives from COGENT's 35 ...
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COGENT Newsletter - No. 1, March 1999
COGENT priorities and immediate concerns have been revised by the Steering Committee (SC) during the 8th Steering Committee meeting on 20-22 September 1999 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to include the following: 1. Collecting ...
Bioversity
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Cogent Wanderings
Cogent. Wanderings. Copyright © 2013 by Neville Wilson. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information ...
Neville Wilson, 2013
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Sanity and Solitude: Cogent Ramblings of a Lone Aesthetic
Sanity and Solitude is one man's ramble through these frightful absurdities and contradictions that appear to confront us at every turn.
Bob Spencer, 2012
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Newsletter
To advance its goal of promoting sustainable coconut production and utilization and its objectives in coconut conservation and use, the International Coconut Genetic Resources Network (COGENT) which involves 31 member countries in ...
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Newsletter for Asia, The Pacific and Oceania
To advance its goal of promoting sustainable coconut production and utilization and its objectives in coconut conservation and use, the International Coconut Genetic Resources Network (COGENT) which involves 31 member countries in ...
8
International Private Equity
COGENT PARTNERS (2005) Secondary Pricing Analysis, FY2005: A Look at Pricing Data and Implications for Achieving Optimal Pricing, by C. McGrady, Cogent Partners, Dallas, TX, No. 15. COGENT PARTNERS (2006) Secondary Pricing ...
Eli Talmor, Florin Vasvari, 2011
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Coconut Genetic Resources
Goal, objectives and organizational structure COGENT's goal is to improve coconut production on a sustainable basis and increase incomes in developing countries, through improved cultivation of the coconut and efficient utilization of its ...
V. Ramanatha Rao, Pons Batugal, Jeffrey Oliver, 2005
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A Practical Study of Argument, Enhanced Edition
Cogent Sound Arguments Arguments Arguments that are both sound and cogent FIGURE 4.11 left) that are cogent but not sound and some (on the right) that are sound but not cogent. EVALUATING ARGUMENTS AND CONSTRUCTING ...
Trudy Govier, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COGENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cogent is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cogent Communications Holdings VP Sells $32700.00 in Stock …
Cogent Communications Holdings logo Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI) VP Henry W. Kilmer sold 1,000 shares of the stock ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
2
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) Files Form 4 Insider …
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI): Henry W Kilmer , VP of IP Engineering of Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. sold 1,000 ... «Insider Trading Report, Jul 15»
3
Earnings of $0.06 Expected in Q2 for Cogent Communications …
Sell-side Wall Street analysts are anticipating Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCOI) will post a current quarter earnings per ... «Markets Daily, Jul 15»
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Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) Discloses Form 4 …
Shares of Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCOI) ended Thursday session in red amid volatile trading. The shares closed ... «OTC Outlook, Jul 15»
5
The Insider Timothy Oneill Sold 1000 shares of Cogent
A form filed with the Security and Exchange Commission on 02-07-2015 disclosed that Timothy Oneill, the VP Field Engineering of Cogent ... «OctaFinance.com, Jul 15»
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Cogent Reports: Utilities Are Building Brand Trust Among …
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Residential customers trust their utility more than before, according to a study published by Cogent ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
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Wed Pre-Market Ratings: Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc …
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) of the Technology sector finished higher on Tues with a 7 day performance of -0.88% closing at ... «WallStreet Scope, Jul 15»
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Cogent: SW Gas, SRP ranked in US top 10 for utility trust
Cogent Reports, a division of Market Strategies International, pulled data from 25,000 customers on their attitudes about 125 utilities across the ... «Phoenix Business Journal, Jun 15»
9
Schaeffer's 'Cogent' Argument
Cogent CEO Dave Schaeffer's message to Internet-service providers is clear: Deal with them on interconnections, and get a backbone ... «Multichannel News, Jun 15»
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Analysts Views: Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ …
Wall Street Equity Research analysts evaluating future earnings growth for Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCOI), are ... «Markets Daily, Jun 15»

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