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As someone with a deep faith in competition and the market, I also know that markets only work with tough enforcement of the rules that guarantee competition and fair play - and that the pressure to break those rules only gets stronger as the amount of money involved gets larger.
Eliot Spitzer

Meaning of "fair play" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FAIR PLAY

fair play play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAIR PLAY

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Fair play is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FAIR PLAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fair Play

Fair Play or Fairplay usually refers to Sportsmanship. It may also refer to: ▪ Fair and unfair play, in cricket ▪ The Fair Play for Cuba Committee, an activist group in the United States early in 1960 ▪ Fairplay Index, a ranking system used by the Super League and Rugby League Championship rugby league competitions to determine the fairest team ▪ Fair Play Men, squatters who established their own system of self-rule from 1773 to 1785 in what became Pennsylvania ▪ FIFA Fair Play Trophy, the award given to the team with the cleanest disciplinary record during the finals of the FIFA World Cup ▪ FIFA Fair Play Award - not to be confused with the above, a formal recognition of good sportsmanship in football in general ▪ FIFA Fair Play campaign, a campaign which aims to increase sportsmanship as well as prevent discrimination in the game of football. ▪ UEFA Fair Play ranking, a ranking system used by Union of European Football Associations Place names In...

Definition of fair play in the English dictionary

The definition of fair play in the dictionary is an established standard of decency, honesty, etc. Other definition of fair play is abidance by this standard.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAIR PLAY

fair
fair and square
fair copy
fair dinkum
fair do´s
fair enough!
fair game
fair go!
Fair Isle
fair rent
fair sex
fair to middling
fair trade
fair-haired
fair-haired boy
fair-minded
fair-mindedness
fair-sized
fair-skinned
fair-spoken

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAIR PLAY

call into play
child´s play
display
double play
foul play
long play
match play
nativity play
net play
one-act play
Passion play
plug and play
power play
radio play
shadow play
squeeze play
stage play
state of play
stroke play
three-act play
triple play

Synonyms and antonyms of fair play in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fair play» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAIR PLAY

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

Translator English - Chinese

公平处理
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

juego limpio
570 millions of speakers

English

fair play
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फेयर प्ले
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللعب النظيف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

честная игра
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jogo limpo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ন্যায্য খেলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fair play
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bermain adil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fair Play
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

公正な態度
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

페어 플레이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Muter sing adil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trò tiêu khiển
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நியாயமான நாடகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोरा खेळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

adil oyun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

correttezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fair play
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чесна гра
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fair-play
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fair play
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

regverdige spel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rent spel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fair play
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fair play

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAIR PLAY»

The term «fair play» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.092 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAIR PLAY» OVER TIME

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

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9 QUOTES WITH «FAIR PLAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fair play.
1
Anil Ambani
Sadness... reflecting on the proud legacy of trust and fair play on which Reliance Industries was founded by my visionary father Dhirubhai Ambani, and how far RIL appeared to have moved away from those original values.
2
E. L. Doctorow
Congress is so beholden to the money that any solution in the general interest will be frustrated and subverted by the corporate interests who feel they will be damaged by progress, fair play and justice.
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Marcus Garvey
I like honesty and fair play.
4
Matthew Rees
It was a great thing for the Blues boys to do in terms of shaving their hair off for me. The whole squad did it. At first I thought it was only going to be a handful of boys, but fair play, they all did it, and a few of the coaches as well.
5
Ann Richards
Now we Democrats believe that America is still the country of fair play, that we can come out of a small town or a poor neighborhood and have the same chance as anyone else, and it doesn't matter whether we are black or Hispanic, or disabled or women.
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Alan Rosenberg
Fair play doesn't pertain in bargaining. What matters there is leverage.
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Eliot Spitzer
As someone with a deep faith in competition and the market, I also know that markets only work with tough enforcement of the rules that guarantee competition and fair play - and that the pressure to break those rules only gets stronger as the amount of money involved gets larger.
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Major Taylor
I would advise all youths aspiring to athletic fame or a professional career to practice clean living, fair play and good sportsmanship.
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Edmund White
Why did mainstream America come to accept marriage equality? Gay leaders had made a convincing case that gay families were like straight families and should have the same rights. The American spirit of fair play had been invoked.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAIR PLAY»

Discover the use of fair play in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fair play and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spying
In the high-stakes world of spying, do the ends justify the means?
James M. Olson, 2006
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Fair Play
Fair Play is the type of love story that is rarely told, a revelatory depiction of contentment, hard-won and exhilarating.
Tove Jansson, 2012
3
Fair Play: The Ethics of Sport
Addressing both collegiate and professional sports, the updated edition of Fair Play explores the ethical presuppositions of competitive athletics and their connection both to ethical theory and to concrete moral dilemmas that arise in ...
Robert L. Simon, 2010
4
Fair Play
With his witty and instructive book The Armchair Economist, Steven Landsburg won popularity and acclaim by using economics to illuminate the mysteries of daily life, and using daily life to illuminate the mysteries of economics.
Steven E. Landsburg, 2011
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Fair play:
This collection consists of 22 essays on New Testament, early Christianity, and biblical interpretation.
Heikki Räisänen, Ismo Dunderberg, C. Christopher Mark Tuckett, 2002
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Fair Play in Sport: A Moral Norm System
This in-depth, critical re-working of the classic ideal of 'fair play' explores the ethos of fairness in a sporting context and examines the practical consequences of 'fair play' for competitive sport.
Sigmund Loland, 2013
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Fair Play: A Novel
From the bestselling author of It Happened at the Fair comes a historical love story about a lady doctor and a Texas Ranger who meet at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.
Deeanne Gist, 2014
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Fair Pay, Fair Play: Aligning Executive Performance and Pay
Inc. "This book is the best authoritative source on executive compensation today. It takes an extremely complex topic and boils it down to its simplest terms: alignment between pay and performance.
Robin A. Ferracone, 2010
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Fair Play
Introduces the concept of fair play through examples of everyday situations that demonstrate the importance of sportsmanship.
Sue Barraclough, 2009
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Fair Play
An introduction to some of the basic concepts and responsibilities of citizenship--laws are made for the good of the majority and must be followed, people vote for specific laws or to elect leaders, taxes are paid to support people who work ...
Munro Leaf, 1939

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAIR PLAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fair play is used in the context of the following news items.
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Review rules to ensure fair play, safety
I call upon the authorities to review their rules and stand on Uber, to ensure fair play and safety for all passengers ("Are ride-matching apps an ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
2
Linton Granta's Dale Archer honoured for act of fair play
Dale Archer's sporting behaviour has won him a trip to this year's Community Shield after he was honoured in the 2015 Respect & Fair Play ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»
3
Restore fair play, please
PERMIT ME to ask the Freundel Stuart administration this question: When will I receive my income tax? It was promised in June. Where is it? «Nation News, Jul 15»
4
Deputies: Fair Play man faces multiple charges, includes forgery …
The Oconee County Sheriff's Office said they arrested a Fair Play man on multiple charges on Wednesday. Deputies said Ronnie Kipp Stancil, ... «WHNS Greenville, Jul 15»
5
MARK ORDERS COLUMN: Fair play still matters – even in the Ashes
MARK ORDERS COLUMN: Fair play still matters – even in the Ashes. By South Wales Evening Post | Posted: July 08, 2015. By Mark Orders. England batsman ... «South Wales Evening Post, Jul 15»
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Lectures On Ethics, Excellence and Fair Play Mark 18 Years of …
Luanda — Approaches on ethics, doping, fair play and excellence will top the lectures as part of the activities to celebrate the 18 years of the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Relaxed FFP rules leaving Man City fans smarting
The Financial Fair Play regulations imposed by UEFA on Manchester City during 2014-15 made for a more difficult Champions League ... «ESPN FC, Jul 15»
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Offaly boss Pat Flanagan slams lack of fair play for 'so-called lower …
Pat Flanagan has slammed a lack of fair play for “so-called lower teams” from referees. Following Offaly's narrow defeat by Kildare at O'Connor ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
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Nico Rosberg: 'Fair play to Lewis Hamilton'
Fair play to him," he told reporters. The Formula 1 season resumes later this month with the Hungarian Grand Prix. View our homepages for ... «Sports Mole, Jul 15»
10
Manchester City: Financial Fair Play restrictions lifted
Manchester City have had restrictions on transfer spending and Champions League squad size lifted after meeting their Financial Fair Play ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Fair play [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/fair-play>. May 2024 ».
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