engagement

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The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.

The state of being engaged, pledged or occupied; specif., a pledge to take some one as husband or wife.

That which engages; engrossing occupation; employment of the attention; obligation by pledge, promise, or contract; an enterprise embarked in; as, his engagements prevented his acceptance of any office.

An action; a fight; a battle.

The state of being in gear; as, one part of a clutch is brought into engagement with the other part.

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I don't want to express alienation. It isn't what I feel. I'm interested in various kinds of passionate engagement. All my work says be serious, be passionate, wake up. Susan Sontag

You see the transformation that the arts have on young people. It changes their lives for the better. That's where my engagement is. Kerry Washington

If adolescent pregnancy prevention is to become a priority, then our strategy, as advocates, must contain two key elements: civic engagement and education. Jane Fonda

I am ready to have dialogue with the concerned parties once the nation is calm and the political temperatures are lowered enough for constructive and productive engagement. Mwai Kibaki

I must decline your invitation owing to a subsequent engagement. Oscar Wilde

work for engagement of your daughter, but don't work for engagement of your son. Arabic Proverb

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