Definitions for obligations
obli·ga·tions

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1. obligations

   An obligation is a course of action that someone is required to take, whether legal or moral. Obligations are constraints; they limit freedom. People who are under obligations may choose to freely act under obligations. Obligation exists when there is a choice to do what is morally good and what is morally unacceptable. There are also obligations in other normative contexts, such as obligations of etiquette, social obligations, religious, and possibly in terms of politics, where obligations are requirements which must be fulfilled. These are generally legal obligations, which can incur a penalty for non-fulfilment, although certain people are obliged to carry out certain actions for other reasons as well, whether as a tradition or for social reasons. Obligations vary from person to person: for example, a person holding a political office will generally have far more obligations than an average adult citizen, who themselves will have more obligations than a child. Obligations are generally granted in return for an increase in an individual's rights or power.

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1. obligationsnoun

   Plural noun of obligation.

   The political parties have roles, responsibilities and obligations to fulfill once they get elected to government.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 17, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'obligations' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4622

How to pronounce obligations?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of obligations in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of obligations in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of obligations in a Sentence

1. Cynthia Giles:

   In the past, EPA has only eased compliance obligations in a targeted way to address specific problems, such as Superstorm Sandy.

2. Walter Scott:

   Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.

3. Mike Pompeo:

   The United States condemns the ... proposal to unilaterally and arbitrarily impose national security legislation on Hong Kong, the United States strongly urges Beijing to reconsider its disastrous proposal, abide by its international obligations, and respect Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy, democratic institutions, and civil liberties, which are key to preserving its special status under U.S. law.

4. Tony Blinken:

   I can't put a date on it, but it's something that we are conscious of. Having said that, we are only going to reach an agreement with Iran if it makes good on its obligations under the JCPOA. And again, we're just not there yet, so we'll see.

5. Heidi Montag:

   I wanted a baby three years ago, spencer was a little hesitant. Then one thing after another came up. We had work obligations, like ‘ Celebrity Big Brother ’ in the U.K., which I did not want to be pregnant for. I ’m actually really thankful we waited. I thought I was ready in my twenties, but with everything we had going on, it just would n’t have been a good situation for us. Pratt added.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obligations