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When I did that interview with Hepburn, the only ground rule was, you did not discuss Spencer Tracy. Spencer Tracy's widow is still alive, and she respected that.
Morley Safer

Meaning of "ground rule" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GROUND RULE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GROUND RULE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ground rule 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 GROUND RULE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ground rule in the English dictionary

The definition of ground rule in the dictionary is a procedural rule or principle.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GROUND RULE

ground level
ground loop
ground pine
ground pink
ground plan
ground plate
ground plum
ground provisions
ground ray
ground rent
ground run
ground squirrel
ground staff
ground state
ground stroke
ground troops
ground war
ground water
ground wave
ground wire

WORDS THAT END LIKE GROUND RULE

as a rule
board rule
chain rule
direct rule
foot rule
gag rule
global rule
golden rule
home rule
house rule
majority rule
martial rule
mob rule
phase rule
phrase-structure rule
rewrite rule
rule
slide rule
the rule
trapezoid rule
unit rule

Synonyms and antonyms of ground rule in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «GROUND RULE»

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

Translation of «ground rule» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GROUND RULE

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

Translator English - Chinese

基本原则
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pauta
570 millions of speakers

English

ground rule
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जमीन नियम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حكم الأرض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

основное правило
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

regra básica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্থল নিয়ম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

règle de base
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peraturan tanah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grundregel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

基本原則
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기본 원칙
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aturan dhasar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quy tắc mặt đất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நில ஆட்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्राउंड नियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Temel kural
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

regole fondamentali
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zasada ziemia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

основне правило
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

regulă de bază
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κανόνας έδαφος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grondreël
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grundregeln
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bakken regelen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ground rule

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GROUND RULE»

The term «ground rule» is regularly used and occupies the 69.861 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GROUND RULE» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «GROUND RULE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ground rule.
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M. John Harrison
A good ground rule for writing in any genre is, start with a form, then undermine its confidence in itself. Ask what it's afraid of, what it's trying to hide - then write that.
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Morley Safer
When I did that interview with Hepburn, the only ground rule was, you did not discuss Spencer Tracy. Spencer Tracy's widow is still alive, and she respected that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GROUND RULE»

Discover the use of ground rule in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ground rule and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Baseball Brain Teasers: Major League Puzzlers
There are many ways in which a batter can hit a ground- rule double: 1) he can hit a ball in fair territory that bounces into the stands, 2) he can hit a ball that a fan touches in leaning over the rail, 3) he can hit a ball that deflects off any base into  ...
Dom Forker, 1986
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The Skilled Facilitator: A Comprehensive Resource for ...
Ground rule four: Explain your reasoning and intent. As you explain your reasoning and intent, you share relevant information about the logic and motives behind your statements, questions, and actions. Emily shares her reasoning and intent ...
Roger Schwarz, 2002
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Mediation: A Practical Guide
There are some mediators who believe that setting a ground rule that requires one person to speak at a time is not helpful, and may even harm the process. These mediators believe that frustration escalates when people have to control their ...
Alan Stitt, 2004
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The Skilled Facilitator Fieldbook: Tips, Tools, and Tested ...
Has one or more specific examples to share (Ground Rule Three) Has made an inference about the other person's statement or motive (Ground Rule One) Is using rhetorical inquiry; has a statement to make but is asking a leading question  ...
Roger Schwarz, Anne Davidson, Peg Carlson, 2011
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Connecting Top Managers: Developing Executive Teams for ...
Common Meeting Ground Rule: Prepare for meetings. X-Factor Meeting Ground Rule: Every meeting will have mandatory prework and preparation. The time a leadership team spends together will be of greater value when all team members  ...
Jim Taylor, Lisa Haneberg, 2010
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Powerful Techniques for Teaching Adults
The ground rule will protect students of color from further racism. 5. Students of all races will observe the ground rule. 6. Students of color will appreciate the ground rule. 7. White students are unaware of their racist actions. 8. David is nonracist ...
Stephen D. Brookfield, 2013
7
Team Leadership and Partnering in Nursing and Health Care
as a basic ground rule. Other teams agree that all team meetings will have a published agenda, allowing all team members to under— stand the goals of the meeting as they relate to the work of the team. Some teams like to have ground rules ...
Cynthia Armstrong Persily, PhD, RN, FAAN, 2013
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Women and Men: New Perspectives on Gender Differences
Whether we accept the Thwings' evaluation or Messer's, whether, that is, we see the modification in the ground rule of permanence as evidenced by divorce as bad or good, as constituting a step toward societal disintegration or a giant step ...
Malkah T. Notman, Carol C. Nadelson, 1991
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Teaching for Critical Thinking: Tools and Techniques to Help ...
Students of color will appreciate the ground rule. 7. White students are unaware of their racist actions. 8. David is nonracist. 9. David has the authority to insist the ground rule is observed. 10. The ground rule will decrease racist thoughts and ...
Stephen D. Brookfield, 2011
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Ground Rules in Psychotherapy and Counselling
The first involves the conscious recognition that a ground-rule intervention has been made. The second involves an understanding of the meanings of the patient's encoded responses to these frame-related events — defining the responsive ...
Robert Langs, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GROUND RULE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ground rule is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Masters Exemption': Rick Santorum Wants To Be Grandfathered Into …
... Santorum said: “I would prefer one percent of the polls in either Iowa and New Hampshire as a ground rule, because that's more relevant.”. «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
2
BlueJackets staying positive despite 11-game slump
In the eighth, with two outs, Brandon Trube hit a ground rule double to right field that got stuck in the fence. The next batter, Jace Van De Brake, ... «Kitsap Sun, Jul 15»
3
Shelter Island Bucks on top of the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball …
The player kicked the ball past the fence, then raised his hands to signal a ground rule double. The first base ump was not fooled, however, and ... «Shelter Island Reporter, Jul 15»
4
Florida State bans players from bars, should other schools follow suit?
Fisher met with his team this past Saturday to lay down the ground rule. Should more teams be implementing a similar policy? After all, this is ... «Sports Out West, Jul 15»
5
Pride completes sweep of slumping Rebellion
But the ball hopped over the fence for a ground rule double, putting runners at second and third. The Pride brought in star reliever Jordan ... «Observer-Reporter, Jul 15»
6
Think talks solution, Rajnath told
Guwahati, July 12: Assam has highlighted the increasing "ground rule violations" by cadres of at least nine militant groups in ceasefire to press ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jul 15»
7
Home runs and bunts abound as Jays defeat Royals 6-2
Alcides Escobar hit a ground rule double to center field to open the home half of the inning. Mike Moustakas then sacrificed Escobar to third on ... «Royals Review, Jul 15»
8
Ortiz at 1st in Fenway for 1st time since 2005
Ortiz snapped an 0-for-9 skid with his homer in the second and followed that with a ground rule double to the triangle in the sixth inning. «Dispatch Times, Jul 15»
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FSL: Rosario's return sparks St. Lucie
Dominic Smith stroked an RBI ground rule double to put the Mets up 1-0 in the first. However, the Mets managed just one run on 11 hits through ... «TCPalm, Jul 15»
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Regional softball: Frost leads Don Bosco into regional finals
Then she went to work on getting that run back when she led off the bottom of the first with a ground rule double. Kindra Welter sacrificed Frost ... «Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, Jul 15»

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