coordinating conjunction

or coordinate conjunction

noun

Grammar. a conjunction that connects two grammatical elements of identical construction, as and in Sue and Andrea or or in He can't decide if he should stay or go.

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advocate
to give up possession or occupancy of.
to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly.
to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
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Compare subordinating conjunction.

Origin of coordinating conjunction

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby coordinating conjunction

coordinate clause, coordinate geometry, coordinate system, coordinated universal time, coordinates, coordinating conjunction, coordination, coordination compound, coordination number, coordinator, coorg
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British Dictionary definitions for coordinating conjunction

coordinating conjunction

noun

a conjunction that introduces coordinate clauses, such as and, but, and orCompare subordinating conjunction
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