implementation
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implementations
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of implementation
Explanation
Implementation refers to the carrying out a plan, like your school's implementation of the new dress code that will start in August — for now, you can keep wearing your jeans. Implementation is the noun form of the verb implement, or "to carry out or accomplish," and you’ll often see it used in reference to a government plan or act. Use this word to describe the process of turning formal plans — often very detailed conceptual plans that will affect many — into reality. For example, the implementation of new parking fees means everyone has to put more money in the parking meters.
Vocabulary lists containing implementation
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
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Ronald Reagan, "Tear Down This Wall" (1987)
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Example Sentences
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Edwards has said there is time to improve end-of-life care before any assisted dying service would come into effect under her proposed law, given a four-year implementation period had been agreed in the previous debates.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The plaintiffs ultimately want the court to force the city to restart the tax implementation process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
There’s also the potential for a lawsuit to halt implementation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The states filed suit at the US Court of International Trade in New York, asking that judges halt the implementation of the tariffs, declare them unlawful and order the government to issue refunds.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
He figured that the man responsible for signing the school up for this would want to be there on the first day of implementation, but that didn’t seem to be the case.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
The plan's 10 strategic actions include 31 implementations, spread across four areas:
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
And while China’s tech sector has made strides in domestic semiconductor production, it still relies on U.S. semis for high-tech implementations, like AI.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
Lawmakers in America should base their implementations on principles, not pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
The authors explain practical implementations in several applied examples, e.g., compensation payments to groups of farmers instead of individual farms.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2024
Gopher ——— A world wide information service with many implementations.
From The Online World by Odd De Presno
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