Meaning of COMMITMENT
| Pronunciation: | | ku'mitmunt
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- [n] the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
- [n] the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"
- [n] an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London"
- [n] the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; "a man of energy and commitment"
- [n] a message that makes a pledge
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| | Synonyms: | | allegiance, committal, committedness, consignment, dedication, dedication, loyalty |
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| | See Also: | | affirmation, assurance, communalism, confinement, consecration, content, cooperation, devotion, earnestness, engagement, faith, incurrence, involvement, message, oath, participation, pledge, promise, serious-mindedness, seriousness, sincerity, subject matter, substance, swearing | |
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| | Definition: | | Commitment
The father is often perceived as someone absent from the African American family, though the reasons for this perception vary. This book shows another side to that image, a positive one depicting black men who are supportive and nurturing parents. To reveal and celebrate this less often recognized parent, Carole Patterson has spent several years crossing the continent to interview and photograph responsible black fathers. Photographer Anthony Barboza has also contributed imagery. These portraits - young fathers, older fathers, a great-grandfather, fathers on different levels of the economic ladder - provide valuable insight into American culture. And because of their humanitarian scope, they deliver an important message to everyone, especially young people, about parenthood and the obligations and responsibilities attached to it. In his introduction, Arvarh E. Strickland surveys the history of the African American family, beginning with the separation inherent in slavery. Then, Minion KC Morrison offers a more personal view of image making and the creation of identity. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Com*mit"ment\, n.
1. The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or
trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison.
They were glad to compound for his bare commitment
to the Tower, whence he was within few days
enlarged. --Clarendon.
2. A warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person; --
more frequently termed a mittimus.
3. The act of referring or intrusting to a committee for
consideration and report; as, the commitment of a petition
or a bill.
4. A doing, or perpetration, in a bad sense, as of a crime or
blunder; commission.
5. The act of pledging or engaging; the act of exposing,
endangering, or compromising; also, the state of being
pledged or engaged. --Hamilton.
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