Definitions for standards
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1. standards(Adverb)

   (plural form only): Pertaining to standards, concerned with standards, specific to standards.

   There is some sign of disparate standards bodies becoming more closely aligned.

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1. Standards

   Standards is the fourth album by the American post-rock band Tortoise.

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1. standards

   Plural noun of standard.

   The company had specific standards that all their products had to meet before they left the factory floor, this was overseen by the production manager.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 15, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'standards' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1029

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'standards' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1828

How to pronounce standards?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of standards in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of standards in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of standards in a Sentence

1. Baroness Frances D'Souza:

   Lord Sewel has this morning resigned as chairman of committees. The House of Lords will continue to uphold standards in public life and will not tolerate departure from these standards, these serious allegations will be referred to the House of Lords commissioner for standards and the Metropolitan Police for investigation as a matter of urgency.

2. Vladimir Putin:

   Only the Syrian people can determine who should govern them and under what standards, what rules.

3. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   Clear measurement standards, high-grade operations, specialized products, and more training for entrepreneurs can make impact investing a more influential practice.

4. Rick Bright:

   Lives were endangered, and I believe lives were lost. Not only that, we were forced to procure the supplies from other countries without the right quality standards, so even our doctors and nurses in the hospitals today are wearing N95-marked masks from other countries that are not providing the sufficient protection that a US-standard N95 mask would provide them.

5. Xavier Becerra:

   The Trump Administration’s assault on clean car standards risks our ability to protect our children’s health, tackle climate change, and save hardworking Americans money, we’re ready to file suit if needed to protect these critical standards and to fight the Administration’s war on our environment. California didn’t become the sixth-largest economy in the world by spectating.

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