comprehensive school
Americannoun
noun
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a secondary school for children of all abilities from the same district
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another name for composite school
Etymology
Origin of comprehensive school
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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"EMP has a comprehensive educational component that makes it so much more than 'just a museum,' " he wrote in a news release.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2011
The idea that the masses should govern themselves is an appealing one, but before self-government is safe a comprehensive educational system must have made substantial inroads upon illiteracy and ignorance.
From Problems in American Democracy by Williamson, Thames Ross
It is the most comprehensive educational process to which men are subjected, and it has done more, probably, than all other processes to lift the moral and social level of the race.
From Essays on Work and Culture by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
To meet these conditions the workingmen outlined a comprehensive educational program.
From A History of Trade Unionism in the United States by Perlman, Selig
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