Vocabulary
Adherence
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the act of adhering , especially : the act of doing what is required by a Rule or Belief etc
Urdu meaning
عمل استقامت یا پابند
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The progressives suffer from various maladies: inertia, and the lack of a solid liberal platform that can generate a movement for adherence to the true spirit of democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights.
- The judiciary, being an institution that is missing an enforcement arm of its own, relies on its credibility and higher moral standing to command respect, adherence and compliance.
- Fear is not a force to be defeated by force alone, but by the steady adherence to rules that govern both our actions and our hearts.
- Pakistan`s current internal security and cohesion challenges can only be addressed by adherence to the constitutional norms of liberal democracy, the rule of law, fair administration of justice and good governance.
- All that stands in the way of the coming bioweapon arms race is a vague adherence to moral and ethical codes, and we know how well those have worked in the past.
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