Definitions
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- noun The quality of being resolute.
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- noun The state or characteristic of being
resolute ;determination orresolution .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the trait of being resolute
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Examples
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In these times that kind of resoluteness is respected.
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The lack of flexibility of listening to others or of learning from the mistakes in democratic persuasions gives rise to a kind of theocratic resoluteness which is historically the leitmotif of fascistic trends of authoritarian rule - kind of muzzling and usurping the people's voices with resounding power over the democratic norms and practices.
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"They relate to whether Mr. Holder had the kind of resoluteness displayed by Attorney General Griffin Bell, by Attorney General Elliot Richardson, to say 'no' to their superiors."
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"All of these matters relate to judgment and relate to whether Mr. Holder had the kind of resoluteness" seen in the best Attorneys General in history, Specter said, "to say no to his superior."
Political Punch 2009
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"They relate to whether Mr. Holder had the kind of resoluteness displayed by Attorney General Griffin Bell, by Attorney General Elliot Richardson, to say 'no' to their superiors."
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— Who's Also My Relative ROME — The pope's declaration of the nun Mary MacKillop as Australia's first saint Sunday sparked jubilation among thousands of Australians who packed St. Peter's Square and prompted keen interest from advocacy groups against clerical abuse, who see her resoluteness in the face of persistent opposition from local church fathers as a powerful model.
Australia's New Saint Michael Connolly 2010
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The bottom line here is that the Great Commission will be completed only by intentional action and resoluteness.
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Men of these abilities and resoluteness are what the country needs, wrote reader Pedro Cazares in response to a La Jornada article about the general.
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Are you running a political campaign and are having trouble conveying toughness or resoluteness or moxie or courage without talking about guns?
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2011
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Are you running a political campaign and are having trouble conveying toughness or resoluteness or moxie or courage without talking about guns?
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2011
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