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- adjective Of a
selection , the property of having to choose explicitly toavoid orforbid something; a decision having thedefault option beinginclusion orpermission ; used particularly with regard to mailing lists and advertisement. - noun the act of
opting out of something - noun UK a
school orhospital that haswithdrawn fromlocal control
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Examples
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The only thing that is required is that an alternative assessment must be given for the opt-out students in place of PSSA tests.
Timothy D. Slekar: Opt Out Chronicles: Fighting Sabotage Timothy D. Slekar 2012
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Since Michelle and I publicly announced our "opt-out" intentions for this school year, we have recently found out that parents and teachers are being misinformed -- the opt out movement is being sabotaged.
Timothy D. Slekar: Opt Out Chronicles: Fighting Sabotage Timothy D. Slekar 2012
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Perry responds by saying that parents had an opt-out.
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Most desires to opt-out occur because at the moment we have them, we're not really living.
Karen Talavera: Before You Die Karen Talavera 2011
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Most desires to opt-out occur because at the moment we have them, we're not really living.
Karen Talavera: Before You Die Karen Talavera 2011
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At the Conservative party conference last month, the chancellor, George Osborne, boasted that he had insisted on an opt-out clause for carbon reduction targets.
Now is not the time to renege on green pledges | Observer editorial 2011
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The idea of an opt-out system, in which it is assumed that people have consented to donation unless they explicitly objected before they died, was rejected.
Organ donors' funeral expenses should be met by the NHS, says report 2011
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The dehumanising aspect makes it easier to shoot someone, but much harder to form a real working relationship or sense of common humanity with those you want to opt-out of the fight or help you win one.
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Peter Wardle, chief executive of the Electoral Commission, said: We're glad to see they have recognised the strength of our concerns about the proposed registration opt-out.
Voter registration reforms could see 10m fall off electoral roll, MPs warn 2011
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Most desires to opt-out occur because at the moment we have them, we're not really living.
Karen Talavera: Before You Die Karen Talavera 2011
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