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  • noun Plural form of tantamount.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tantamount.

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Examples

  • Some Aspirationians have expressed their opinion against Political activities naively overlooking the fact that their very act of expressing opinions in the public domain tantamounts to political action.

    Archive 2008-08-01 Tusar N Mohapatra 2008

  • Some Aspirationians have expressed their opinion against Political activities naively overlooking the fact that their very act of expressing opinions in the public domain tantamounts to political action.

    Meeting of the East and the West; and Sri Aurobindo and Karl Marx are still the best books Tusar N Mohapatra 2008

  • The blockade is wholly unjustified and tantamounts to an act of war,

    RESOLUTIONS OF THE 49TH ANC NATIONAL CONFERENCE - BLOEMFONTEIN DECEMBER 1994 1994

  • Such a statement must be condemned immediately and without reservation for it tantamounts to an attempt to divide Malaysians, and opposes the "1Malaysia" ideals.

    Philosophy Politics Economics 2010

  • However if a law has been passed earlier to state "Doing xxx is an offence", then "doing xxx" tantamounts to "Disturbing public order".

    Blogger News Network naavi 2010

  • Senior Congress leader and MLA from Bholath constituency Sukpal Singh Khaira said that the reported illegitimate orders of Sukhbir Singh Badal Deputy CM to all Deputy Commissioners of the state to keep Akali workers happy, tantamounts to unconstitutional working and subverting the laid down principles of governance.

    PunjabNewsline News 2010

  • Senior Congress leader and MLA from Bholath constituency Sukpal Singh Khaira said that the reported illegitimate orders of Sukhbir Singh Badal Deputy CM to all Deputy Commissioners of the state to keep Akali workers happy, tantamounts to unconstitutional working and subverting the laid down principles of governance.

    PunjabNewsline News 2010

  • He fixed Feb 1 for further submissions and for parties to provide authorities on whether Raub's action in lodging the police report outside the courtroom tantamounts to contempt of court.

    nst online 2010

  • Translating an anti Joe Sarney article tantamounts to treason in that part of the world.

    Home 2009

  • Nobody knows what dis-repute or acts of immorality the girls were indulged in the pub, that tantamounts to tarnishing the culture.

    rediff.com 2009

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