framework

American  

[freym-wurk] / ˈfreɪmˌwɜrk /

noun

1. a basic structure, plan, or system, as of concepts, values, customs, or rules: The empire foundered, leaving its people in anarchy and lawlessness, as the framework of their society and culture collapsed around them.

   The bill, if passed, will provide a legal framework for privacy and data protection.

   The empire foundered, leaving its people in anarchy and lawlessness, as the framework of their society and culture collapsed around them.

2. a skeletal structure designed to support or enclose something.

3. a frame or structure composed of parts fitted and joined together.

4. the construction of frames.

5. work done in, on, or with a frame.

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framework British  

/ ˈfreɪmˌwɜːk /

noun

1. a structural plan or basis of a project

2. a structure or frame supporting or containing something

3. frames collectively

4. work such as embroidery or weaving done in or on a frame

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Other Word Forms

• underframework noun

Etymology

Origin of framework

First recorded in 1635–45; frame + work

Example Sentences

This research represents the first time multiple isotope-enabled climate models have been integrated into a single unified framework.

From Science Daily

Last year it passed a law recognising digital currencies, bringing them under a regulatory framework for the first time.

From Barron's

While TikTok took over a niche, untapped market, Western AI giants "know local regulatory frameworks and user demands better", said QuestMobile's Chen.

From Barron's

Compass is invoking that framework to defend a practice that does precisely the opposite.

From The Wall Street Journal

Napoleon Bonaparte’s dictatorship was a triumph of techne that put his nation at arms, but it failed to restore stable frameworks of themis.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• groundwork
• plan
• scheme
• structure