Accordance Meaning
/əˈkɔː.dəns/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAgreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.
nounThe act of granting something.
Sentence Examples
You must act in accordance with the rules.
I will sell the boat in accordance with your orders.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
All employees must act in ____ with the company's safety regulations.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
All construction must be done in ____ with the local building codes.
Word Origin & History
* (compliance): First attested around 1300. * (agreement): First attested in the early 14th century. * accord + -ance * From Middle English accordaunce, from Old French acordance (“agreeing, reconciliation, harmony”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"However, I do not think it appropriate to divide my history in accordance with this threefold partition, so as to deal with singular instances separately, but I shall mix the three kinds, joining things natural with artificial, ordinary with extraordinary, and paying very close attention to all the most useful ones."
— 1607, Francis Bacon, Phenomena of the Universe Or Natural History for the Building Up of Philosophy, Preface:
"And what had been done that was not in strict accordance with the law of Parliament?"
— 1851, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XV, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume III, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:
"Chinese citizens who exit or enter China shall, in accordance with the law, apply for passports or other travel documents."
— 2012, Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People's Republic of China, Chapter II (Exit and Entry of Chinese Citizens), Article 9:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
All employees must act in ____ with the company's safety regulations.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
All construction must be done in ____ with the local building codes.