Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Possessing or indicative of discipline.
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- adjective
Possessing mental discipline . - adjective
Punished fordisobedience . - adjective
Under control . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
discipline .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective trained mentally or physically by instruction or exercise
- adjective obeying the rules
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Examples
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It has been a strong supporter of the outgoing military government, which ruled Burma since 1988 in what they described as a "disciplined democracy."
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Robert says things like, Ruaridh, try what I call 'disciplined micro-concentration' on presentation.
Salmon are back in Scottish rivers in force, and as elusive as ever 2011
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The word 'disciplined' ... is conceding that there used to be a problem, he said, adding that a publicly funded procurement could benefit Bombardier, owner of Britain's last remaining train factory, because it will not have to provide guarantees on private financing.
Transport for London warns against PFI deal for Crossrail 2011
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Robert says things like, Ruaridh, try what I call 'disciplined micro-concentration' on presentation.
Salmon are back in Scottish rivers in force, and as elusive as ever 2011
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Google has developed what it calls a disciplined approach that gives it the latitude to take on those kinds of projects: Seventy percent of resources go to its core search business, 20%
latimes.com - News 2010
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Google has developed what it calls a disciplined approach that gives it the latitude to take on those kinds of projects: Seventy percent of resources go to its core search business, 20%
latimes.com - News 2010
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The generals 'roadmap to what they call disciplined democracy has been widely criticised for underscoring their grip on power.
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Maybe harsh isn't the word ... not even "disciplined" is right.
This is not the end of these. tragic_elegance 2008
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Kuehner says it's difficult to get the Afghans to remain disciplined and consistent in their work.
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They are coached, from peewees, to skate in disciplined defensive waves.
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