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Meaning of "obligation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OBLIGATION

obligation  [ˌɒblɪˈɡeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBLIGATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obligation 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 OBLIGATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Obligation

An obligation is a course of action that someone is required to take, whether legal or moral. There are also obligations in other normative contexts, such as obligations of etiquette, social obligations, and possibly in terms of politics, where obligations are requirements which must be fulfilled. These are generally legal obligations, which can incur a penalty for non-fulfilment, although certain people are obliged to carry out certain actions for other reasons as well, whether as a tradition or for social reasons. Obligations vary from person to person: for example, a person holding a political office will generally have far more obligations than an average adult citizen, who themselves will have more obligations than a child. Obligations are generally granted in return for an increase in an individual's rights or power. For example, obligations for health and safety in a workplace from employer to employee maybe to ensure the fire exit isn't blocked or ensure that the plugs are put in firmly. The word "obligation" can also designate a written obligation, or such things as bank notes, coins, checks, bonds, stamps, or securities.

Definition of obligation in the English dictionary

The first definition of obligation in the dictionary is a moral or legal requirement; duty. Other definition of obligation is the act of obligating or the state of being obligated. Obligation is also a legally enforceable agreement to perform some act, esp to pay money, for the benefit of another party.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBLIGATION


aggregation
ˌæɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən
allegation
ˌælɪˈɡeɪʃən
centrifugation
ˌsɛntrɪfjʊˈɡeɪʃən
congregation
ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən
conjugation
ˌkɒndʒʊˈɡeɪʃən
delegation
ˌdɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən
disaggregation
ˌdɪsæɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən
elongation
ˌiːlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən
homologation
hɒˌmɒləˈɡeɪʃən
interrogation
ɪnˌtɛrəˈɡeɪʃən
investigation
ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeɪʃən
irrigation
ˌɪrɪˈɡeɪʃən
ligation
laɪˈɡeɪʃən
litigation
ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən
mitigation
ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən
navigation
ˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃən
prolongation
ˌprəʊlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən
propagation
ˌprɒpəˈɡeɪʃən
relegation
ˌrɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən
segregation
ˌsɛɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBLIGATION

obligable
obligant
obligate
obligated
obligately
obligati
obligational
obligative
obligato
obligator
obligatorily
obligatoriness
obligatory
oblige
obliged
obligee
obligement
obliger
obliging
obligingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBLIGATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of obligation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OBLIGATION»

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

Translation of «obligation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBLIGATION

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

Translator English - Chinese

义务
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obligación
570 millions of speakers

English

obligation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दायित्व
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التزام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обязательство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obrigação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দায়িত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

obligation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kewajipan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pflicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

義務
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의무
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kewajiban
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghia vụ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंधन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yükümlülük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

obbligo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obowiązek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зобов´язання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

obligație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποχρέωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verpligting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skyldighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forpliktelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obligation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBLIGATION»

The term «obligation» is very widely used and occupies the 9.867 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBLIGATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «obligation» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «obligation» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «OBLIGATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word obligation.
1
Samuel Alito
A judge can't have any preferred outcome in any particular case. The judge's only obligation - and it's a solemn obligation - is to the rule of law.
2
Rosecrans Baldwin
For years, I've felt an obligation to harvest an animal, since all my life I've so mindlessly consumed them. But that was from the safety of my desk.
3
Thomas P.M. Barnett
An Obama administration truly looking to break with the molds of the past would stop treating Africa as an obligation and start treating it as globalization's next great opportunity, understanding that Chinese - along with Indians and Arab sovereign wealth funds - are natural partners in this process.
4
Chuck Berry
A contract is an ask game, and if it asks for an hour, and I submit to an hour, then it's an hour. When I look at a contract, I look at the obligation - where, when, how long, the compensation. If I agree to it, that's the way it is. I have an obligation. They have an obligation.
5
Morgan Brittany
Hollywood has an obligation to watch what they put out there. Kids do imitate what they see - good or bad.
6
Steve Buyer
The nation's obligation to her defenders is as old as that defense itself.
7
Simon Callow
Having caught a glimpse of what I might be able to do with my talent, I feel a tremendous obligation to try to fulfill it.
8
Warren Christopher
We've had it very clear to the Bosnians that our obligation to equip and train their forces is completely conditional on the foreign forces being gone.
9
Hillary Clinton
Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process.
10
George Combe
While some of them acknowledge the obligation of natural morality in their mode of conducting their cases, and preserve their individual character as gentlemen, there are others who acknowledge no law, human or divine, but the law of Scotland.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBLIGATION»

Discover the use of obligation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obligation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Political Obligation in Its Historical Context: Essays in ...
Mr Dunn addresses the central questions of political philosophy from an unusually broad variety of perspectives.
John Dunn, 2002
2
Political And Legal Obligation
In this volume, eighteen leading specialists in the legal, philosophical, and political science aspects of the question, offer their views on this timely topic. Part I examines the nature of moral, legal, and political obligation.
James Roland Pennock, John William Chapman, 1970
3
The Moral Obligation to Be Intelligent: Selected Essays
This collection features 32 of Trilling’s essays on a range of topics, from Jane Austen to George Orwell and from the Kinsey Report to Lolita.
Lionel Trilling, Leon Wieseltier, 2008
4
Understanding Moral Obligation: Kant, Hegel, Kierkegaard
In this book, Robert Stern challenges the cogency of this 'argument from autonomy', and claims that Kant never subscribed to it.
Robert Stern, 2011
5
Lectures on the Principles of Political Obligation and Other ...
The political writings of T. H. Green, with notes and an introductory essay.
Thomas Hill Green, Paul Harris, John Morrow, 1986
6
Lectures on the Principles of Political Obligation
Reprint of the first edition. Roscoe Pound recommended this book in The Study of American Law for its discussion of legal rights, powers, liberties, privileges and liabilities (38).
Thomas Hill Green, 1895
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Days of Obligation: An Argument with My Mexican Father
Essays written by the author of Hunger of Memory explore such subjects as Corte+a7s's conquest of Mexico and the state of AIDS-ravaged San Francisco and gauge the spiritual and moral landscapes of the United States and Mexico. Reprint.
Richard Rodriguez, 1993
8
Justifying the Obligation to Die: War, Ethics, and Political ...
As such, this book examines Zionism as a Jewish political theory, reading it alongside the tradition of Western political thought, and critiques how Zionist thought and practice sought to justify this obligation to risk one's life in ...
Ilan Zvi Baron, 2009
9
The Principle of Fairness and Political Obligation
In this work, the author systematically formulates a principle of fairness that specifies a set of conditions which grounds existing political obligations and bridges the gap between the abstract accounts of political principles and the ...
George Klosko, 2004
10
Political Obligation: A Critical Introduction
Political obligation is concerned with the clash between the individual’s claim to self-governance and the right of the state to claim obedience.
Dudley Knowles, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBLIGATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obligation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lawsuits, Not Moral Obligation, Driving Some 'Sanctuary Cities' To …
A well-wisher drops off flowers at the site where 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle was killed on July 6, 2015 in San Francisco, California. According ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
2
Do Twitter, Facebook have obligation to aid terror fight?
The Senate is pushing for legislation that would require social media companies to report any online activity that could be related to terrorism. «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
3
Opinion: We have a moral obligation on climate change
President Barack Obama has also spoken to our moral obligation to act on climate. We owe it to our children and to future generations to leave behind a planet ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
4
Jokowi to fufill mandatory obligation on health services
The Health Ministry praised President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo's decision to fulfill his legal obligation to allocate 5 percent of the national budget ... «Jakarta Post, Jul 15»
5
Florida condominium association obligation to repair windows
This post provides a brief overview of the Florida condominium association's obligation to repair and maintain windows under Florida law. «Lexology, Jul 15»
6
Our obligation to students
I appreciate and support the notion that parents of gifted children have a personal responsibility to nurture our children's gifts, and also to ... «Bucks County Courier Times, Jul 15»
7
Social Security benefits are part of a child support obligation
Social Security benefits are part of a child support obligation. By: Barbara L. Jones July 23, 2015 0. The Minnesota Supreme Court on July 22 ruled in three parts ... «Minnesota Lawyer, Jul 15»
8
PTI's Obligation
The Judicial Commission report clears the PML-N of all election-rigging charges; an outcome that was not un-expected. No doubt Imran Khan ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
9
'It's a moral obligation'
The most important climate conference of this decade will take place in Paris at the end of the year. In an interview, French COP21 delegate ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
10
Mercy petitions an obligation not a prerogative
Bengaluru, July 22: Yakub Memon whose curative petition was rejected by the Supreme Court of India yesterday has opted for yet another ... «Oneindia, Jul 15»

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