harmonization
Britishnoun
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the act of harmonizing
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a system, particularly used in the EU, whereby the blue-collar workers and the white-collar workers in an organization have similar status and any former differences in terms and conditions of employment are levelled up
Example Sentences
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Businesses on both sides of the Atlantic have long advocated such harmonization, but progress has been slow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
"It lays the foundation for future discussions on the ethical deployment of AI, the importance of clinician education, and the harmonization of this new technology with existing practices to optimize patient care."
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2024
Similarly, the independent generation of gene lists by multiple expert groups will increase the rigor of condition selection processes by identifying areas of international consensus and opportunities for harmonization.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 13, 2023
“This is all good news leading into Tokyo,” said Tim Ricketts, WADA’s director of standards and harmonization.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2021
But the History of Philosophy shows a tendency to harmonization of the two; we find that Individualism becomes more and more socialistic, while Universalism becomes more and more conscious of individuality.
From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by Williams, C. M.
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