implementation
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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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Trump and Netanyahu had been expected to discuss the implementation of a US-sponsored framework deal signed by Israel and Lebanon last month, whose application on the ground has been challenging.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
“Courts cannot enjoin implementation of Executive Orders that leave open material issues that still need to be resolved by agencies,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
South Korea is accelerating the implementation of a higher minimum cash deposit requirement for investing in leveraged exchange-traded funds, as authorities intensify efforts to curb extreme volatility in the world’s best-performing stock market this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
But, two prison staffers told the BBC that governors were told to stop work on the implementation of the Sentencing Act two weeks ago.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
“We could be sitting here, somebody from New York, London, Boston, San Francisco, all live. And maybe the implementation is in Singapore, so the Singapore person could also be live here... That’s globalization,” said Nilekani.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
The plan's 10 strategic actions include 31 implementations, spread across four areas:
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Lawmakers in America should base their implementations on principles, not pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
Stride has invested in new learning and technology platforms, but the implementations haven’t gone smoothly, leading to negative customer feedback, the company said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025
Although simple in principle and promising in terms of impact, this approach has come up against several limitations, and its few implementations have performed poorly.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2023
The E911 Center participates in all system implementations and on-going maintenance effort and assists in the development of procedures, training and education of information to all groups.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce
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