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Producers and directors think they have the power, but what they think of as the weakest link, the actor, is all-powerful.
Ken Stott

Meaning of "weakest link" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WEAKEST LINK

From the British television quiz of the same name.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WEAKEST LINK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEAKEST LINK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Weakest link 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 WEAKEST LINK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Weakest Link

Weakest Link was a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and ended on 31 March 2012 when its host Anne Robinson ended her contract. The original British version of the show is still aired around the world on BBC Entertainment.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WEAKEST LINK

weak-kneedly
weak-kneedness
weak-minded
weak-mindedly
weak-mindedness
weak-willed
weaken
weakener
weakening
weaker sex
weakfish
weakhearted
weakish
weakishly
weakishness
weaklier
weakliest
weakliness
weakling
weakly

WORDS THAT END LIKE WEAKEST LINK

blink
cuff link
data link
drag link
fixed link
hot link
hyperlink
link
missing link
on the blink
permalink
radio link
rail link
relink
satellite link
the missing link
the weakest link
unlink
uplink
weak link

Synonyms and antonyms of weakest link in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «weakest link» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WEAKEST LINK

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

Translator English - Chinese

最薄弱的环节
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

eslabón más débil
570 millions of speakers

English

weakest link
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सबसे कमजोर कड़ी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الحلقة الأضعف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слабым звеном
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

elo mais fraco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুর্বলতম লিঙ্ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maillon le plus faible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pautan paling lemah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schwächste Glied
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

最も弱いリンク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

약한 링크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paling kacepetan
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

liên kết yếu nhất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பலவீனமான இணைப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमकुवत दुवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

en zayıf halka
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anello più debole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

najsłabszym ogniwem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

слабкою ланкою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cea mai slabă verigă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδύναμος κρίκος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swakste skakel
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

svagaste länken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svakeste ledd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of weakest link

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WEAKEST LINK»

The term «weakest link» is regularly used and occupies the 81.001 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WEAKEST LINK» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «WEAKEST LINK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word weakest link.
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Joe Arpaio
If a nation's security is only as strong as its weakest link, then America may be in serious trouble. Hawaii may be our weakest link and could have a serious impact on our nation's immigration policy.
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Alan Dershowitz
Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are also the most protected.
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William James
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.
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Donald Knuth
A list is only as strong as its weakest link.
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Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
The weakest link in a chain is the strongest because it can break it.
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Kevin Mitnick
Companies spend millions of dollars on firewalls, encryption, and secure access devices and it's money wasted because none of these measures address the weakest link in the security chain: the people who use, administer, operate and account for computer systems that contain protected information.
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Anne Robinson
I adore clothes - they're my weakest link! My mother was the same, and she taught me always to look polished.
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Josiah Stamp
The individual source of the statistics may easily be the weakest link.
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Ken Stott
Producers and directors think they have the power, but what they think of as the weakest link, the actor, is all-powerful.
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John W. Thompson
What the Snowden scenario proved is that the weakest link is not the technology, the weakest link is the individual; we shouldn't kid ourselves.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEAKEST LINK»

Discover the use of weakest link in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to weakest link and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Weakest Link Quiz Book
With over 1800 questions specially compiled from the program, this official book gives fans the chance to find whether they match up in the finals or whether when it comes to the tie-breakers they are just...pathetic.
Gary Lewis, David Ballheimer, Sarah Larter, 2002
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Confronting the weakest link: aiding political parties in ...
But given the depth of the problems, is success possible? Confronting the Weakest Link is a pathbreaking study of international aid for political parties.
Thomas Carothers, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2006
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Reforging the weakest link: global political economy and ...
The spread of liberal market ideology and integration of national economic spaces into a global marketplace faces unique difficulties in the former USSR.This insightful volume explains these challenges, showing how Soviet legacies have ...
Neil Robinson, 2004
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Universal Principles of Design, Revised and Updated: 125 ...
It is said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. This suggests that the weakest link in a chain is also the least valuable and most expendable link—a liability to the system that should be reinforced, replaced, or removed. However, the ...
William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler, 2010
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The Network Challenge (Chapter 22): The Weakest Link: ...
This is especially apparent in areas such as security and enterprise risk management, where the actions of a single player in an interconnected network can wreak havoc on everyone in the network.
Howard Kunreuther, 2009
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Fuzzy-Set Social Science
The fuzzy-set principle of finding the minimum of a case's memberships in the sets that make up a causal expression is basically an argument that embodies a " weakest link" approach to causation. (The full expression of the everyday ...
Charles C. Ragin, 2000
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Social Science Concepts: A User's Guide
consensus around what is known as the "weakest-link" approach to dyadic measure construction.1 Initially proposed as a solution to the question of dyadic democracy in studies of the democratic peace (Dixon 1993, 1994), the weakest- link ...
Gary Goertz, 2006
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The Economics of Forest Disturbances: Wildfires, Storms, and ...
Just as the strength of a chain depends upon its weakest link, or the protection provided by a system of levees depends upon its lowest height, the aggregate provision of forest health protection is compromised by forest landowners within a  ...
Thomas P. Holmes, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Karen Lee Abt, 2008
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Ecotoxicology: A Comprehensive Treatment
Early life stage testing results were applied under the premise that the population will remain viable if the weakest link in an individual's various life stages was protected. But this is not always true. Newman (1998) refers to this false paradigm ...
Michael C. Newman, William H. Clements, 2007
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Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an ...
Chapter 8 Security Is a Weakest-Link Problem Attackers are more likely to attack a system at its weak points, which makes knowledge of the weakest link critical. In part this depends on knowing your likely attackers: What's the weakest link for  ...
Bruce Schneier, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEAKEST LINK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term weakest link is used in the context of the following news items.
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Our View: Patsalis' resignation shows he was far from the 'weakest link'
Unnamed government sources, quoted in the press, described the former minister as the “weakest link in the cabinet” who “showed obvious weaknesses as a ... «Cyprus Mail, Jul 15»
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'Bring it on', Lyon tells English batsmen
... Hugh Trimble as Australia's most successful Test offspinner, has been dubbed the tourists' "weakest link" by talkative ex-England spinner Graeme Swann. «ninemsn, Jun 15»
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'Weakest Link'? Sources Say Inmates Groom Staff at Breakout Prison
Inmates at the Clinton Correctional Facility — where two killers broke out last week — looked for the "weakest links" among the staff in an effort to exploit them for ... «NBCNews.com, Jun 15»
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What happened to Anne Robinson? Weakest Link host looks …
Anne Robinson has sparked rumours she's gone under the knife after stepping out looking completely unrecognisable. The Weakest Link host, 70, was all ... «Mirror.co.uk, May 15»
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The weakest link
To ensure that this neglect does not become its Achilles' heel, the Modi sarkar will have to focus on and initiate reforms in this weakest link in the chain ... «The Indian Express, May 15»
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Infosecurity Magazine Home » Webinars » Strengthening the …
Directory; Search. Infosecurity Magazine Home » Webinars » Strengthening the Weakest Link: Securing the Supply Chain. 17 Jun 2015 Webinar ... «Infosecurity Magazine, May 15»
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Who Is Your Weakest Link? The Risks of Cloud Partners
“Security of any enterprise is only as strong as its weakest link. And recent breaches have shown that partners are often the weakest link,” said Sekhar Sarukkai, ... «CMSWire, Mar 15»
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iPad Seen as 'Weakest Link' in Stagnating Tablet Market
Android is expected to remain the market leader among platforms throughout the course of the forecast, whereas the iPad is predicted to be the "weakest link" ... «Mac Rumors, Mar 15»
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The Weakest Link In Cybersecurity
“Employees are at the root of most cyber breaches” said Judy Selby, Partner of BakerHostetler LLP while moderating “The Weakest Link: Employee Practices ... «Forbes, Feb 15»
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Prosecution weakest link in justice delivery: academic
The Indian Penal Code drafted in 1860 urgently needs reforms since it cannot deal with societal changes and new threats to the life and property of the people, ... «The Hindu, Jan 15»

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