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Implementation

Turning a plan or policy into actual practice.

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Act 76% connected

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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Deed 76% connected

Dead.

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Enforcement 76% connected

The act of enforcing; compulsion.

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Agency 76% connected

The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality.

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Instrumentation 76% connected

The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments; means; agency.

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Invocation 76% connected

The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being; earnest and solemn entreaty; esp., prayer offered to a divine being.

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Practice 76% connected

Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind; usage; habit; custom; as, the practice of risi…

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Praxis 76% connected

Use; practice; especially, exercise or discipline for a specific purpose or object.

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Way 76% connected

Away.

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Action 74% connected

A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another;…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Action 74% connected

A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another;…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Effectuate 74% connected

To bring to pass; to effect; to achieve; to accomplish; to fulfill.

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Effectuate 74% connected

To bring to pass; to effect; to achieve; to accomplish; to fulfill.

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Effectuation 92% connected

Act of effectuating.

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Execution 92% connected

The act of executing; a carrying into effect or to completion; performance; achievement; consummation; as, the execution of a plan, a work, etc.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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