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Happiness lies neither in vice nor in virtue; but in the manner we appreciate the one and the other, and the choice we make pursuant to our individual organization.
Marquis de Sade

Meaning of "pursuant" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PURSUANT

Related to Middle English poursuivant following after, from Old French; see pursue.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PURSUANT

pursuant  [pəˈsjuːənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PURSUANT

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

WHAT DOES PURSUANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pursuant in the English dictionary

The definition of pursuant in the dictionary is often foll by to in agreement or conformity. Other definition of pursuant is pursuing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PURSUANT


attuent
ˈætjuːənt
circumfluent
sɜːˈkʌmfluːənt
creant
ˈkriːənt
criant
ˈkriːənt
defluent
ˈdefluːənt
disfluent
dɪsˈfluːənt
eluant
ˈɛljuːənt
eluent
ˈɛljuːənt
fluent
ˈfluːənt
revehent
rɪˈviːənt
suent
ˈsjuːənt
truant
ˈtruːənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PURSUANT

purse-proud
purseful
purselike
purser
pursership
pursily
pursiness
purslane
pursuable
pursual
pursuance
pursuantly
pursue
pursuer
pursuing
pursuingly
pursuit
pursuit plane
pursuivant
pursy

WORDS THAT END LIKE PURSUANT

aliquant
attenuant
clinquant
colliquant
continuant
equant
evacuant
fluctuant
intriguant
issuant
piquant
quant

Synonyms and antonyms of pursuant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pursuant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PURSUANT

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

Translator English - Chinese

根据
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de conformidad
570 millions of speakers

English

pursuant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनुसारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عملا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в соответствии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nos termos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুসারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

suivant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengikut arahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gemäß
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

に従い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

따라
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Miturut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

theo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இணங்கச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनुसरणकर्ता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uygun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ai sensi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mocy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відповідно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în conformitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σύμφωνα με
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ooreenkomstig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

enlighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

medhold
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pursuant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PURSUANT»

The term «pursuant» is very widely used and occupies the 16.298 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PURSUANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pursuant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pursuant» 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 pursuant

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5 QUOTES WITH «PURSUANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pursuant.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Anything my staff does in my office is pursuant to congressional rules.
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Elliot Perlman
I'm a Taurus, which sounds like the name of a pickup truck. I'd prefer to be born under the sign of the rock wallaby. If you're going to interpret your life pursuant to an utterly irrational dogma, why can't it have a cute mascot? Rock wallabies really are fabulous animals, and in any remotely just world, they would have their own star sign.
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Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr.
Our waterboarding program is based on the U.S. military training program... tens of thousands of U.S. servicemen were waterboarded pursuant to this program to prepare them for the possibility of being captured someday so that they would know what it felt like.
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Marquis de Sade
Happiness lies neither in vice nor in virtue; but in the manner we appreciate the one and the other, and the choice we make pursuant to our individual organization.
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Louis Stokes
But we did conclude that Ray had actually killed Dr. King pursuant to his theory that he was going to be able to get hold of that money. He had learned of this offer through his ties in the Missouri State Penitentiary.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PURSUANT»

Discover the use of pursuant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pursuant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Report and Recommendations Pursuant to Section 133 of the ...
In 2008, the Emerg. Econ. Stabilization Act was signed into law.
Barry Leonard, 2010
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Upcoming Rules Pursuant to the Patient Protection and ...
Appendix. Upcoming. Proposed. and. Final. Rules. Pursuant. to. the. Patient. Protection. and. Affordable. Care. Act. Agency (RIN) Abstract Publication Date Proposed Rules HHS/CMS TREAS/DO HHS/OCIIO Payment Adjustment for Health ...
Curtis W. Copeland, Maeve P. Carey (au), 2011
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Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress, Pursuant to the ...
negative responses from consumers may provide a check on the proliferation of this practice, in other contexts the risk of annoying customers has not reined in aggressive telemarketing practices. Recommendation: Although there is some risk ...
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An Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Section ...
United States. the date the State program funded under this part commences ( unless an exception described in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (7) applies). "(2) Reduction or elimination of assistance for non- cooperation IN ...
United States, 1996
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Abstract of the Answers and Returns Made Pursuant to an Act: ...
Passed in the Eleventh Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George IV, Intituled, "An Act for Taking an Account of the Population of Great Britain, and of the Increase of Diminution Thereof", M.DCCC.XII. Great Britain. Census office, John ...
Great Britain. Census office, John Rickman, 1833
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A Biographical Sketch, Read Pursuant to Appointment Before ...
At a Stated Meeting, on Saturday, 16th February 1810 [i. E. 1816] of Their Late President, Professor [B. S.] Barton ... William Paul Crillon Barton. •/&*□?" Oct,, nvcuuji/s-fc 0 A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH READ PURSUANT TO APPOINTMENT ...
William Paul Crillon Barton, 1816
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Annual Reports to Congress Pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino ...
On April 8, 2004, the Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking12 proposing changes to the premerger notification rules. The proposed rules attempted to reconcile, as far as practical, the disparate treatment of corporations,  ...
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Reports from Commissioners
12, By Cash, transferred from the general cash standing in the name of the Return of Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery, and belonging to the Uigby P. Suitors in said Court, pursuant to order of 2 tth January, 1835, . . 200,000 0 0 ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1866
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Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996: ...
A fine imposed pursuant to the provisions of subchapter C of chapter 227 of this title, or an order of restitution made pursuant to sections 2248, 2259, 2264, 2327, 3663, 3663A, or 3664 of this title, is a lien in favor of the United States on all ...
DIANE Publishing Company, 1998
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Abstract of the Answers and Returns Made Pursuant to an Act: ...
Passed in the Eleventh Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George IV. Intituled "An Act for Taking an Account of the Population of Great Britain, and of the Incriease Or Diminution Thereof.". Enumaeration abstract. SHIRE OF INVERNESS.
‎1831

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PURSUANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pursuant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Marco Pappa to undergo assessment pursuant to MLS SABH policy
Pappa will undergo an assessment by Major League Soccer's Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health (“SABH”) Program doctors pursuant to the SABH Policy. «SoundersFC.com, Jul 15»
2
I-Minerals Inc. Issues Additional Bonus Shares and Bonus Warrants …
The issuance of these shares and warrants was made pursuant to the exemption from ... The shares (including any shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
3
GASFRAC Implements Previously Announced Plan of Compromise …
... plan of compromise and arrangement (the "Plan"), pursuant to which Calfrac ... equity ownership of GASFRAC, as an operating entity pursuant to a Sanction ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
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Wockhardt - Allotment of Equity Shares pursuant to exercise of Stock …
Pursuant to the above, the paid-up equity share capital of the Company will accordingly increase from Rs. 551,027,015/- (110,205,403 equity shares of Rs. 5/- ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
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Major shareholder information pursuant to section 29 of the Danish …
Pursuant to section 29 of the Danish Securities Trading Act, Royal Unibrew A/S hereby announces that it has received information fom BlackRock Investment ... «GlobeNewswire, Jul 15»
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Intervest Offices & Warehouses : Notification pursuant to article 14 of …
(Thomson Reuters ONE via COMTEX) -- Pursuant to the Transparency regulation Intervest Offices & Warehouses announces that it received as at 30 June 2015 ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
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BUZZ-India's Adani group stocks fall; new shares pursuant to merger …
... ** Adani Port and Special Economic Zone falls 1.7 pct, Adani Power falls 2.5 pct. ** Additional shares, issued in lieu of a merger, hit trade - NSE (bit.ly/1IhjvqH). «Reuters, Jun 15»
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NTC Announces Restructuring Proceedings Pursuant to the …
Pursuant to the Initial Order, Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc. has been appointed as monitor in the CCAA proceeding (the "Monitor"). All inquiries regarding the ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
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SoloHealth, now Pursuant Health, raises $2.4M, partners with …
SoloHealth Health kiosk company SoloHealth has changed its name to Pursuant Health and raised $2.4 million in equity and securities, according to an SEC ... «MobiHealthNews, May 15»
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CJ Sapong to undergo assessment pursuant to MLS SABH policy
Sapong will undergo an assessment by MLS' Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health (“SABH”) Program doctors pursuant to the SABH Policy. He will not be ... «MLSsoccer.com, May 15»

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