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implementing

[ im-pluh-men-ting, -muhn- ]

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noun

the act or process of carrying out a plan, putting a law or policy into effect, fulfilling a promise, etc.:
As a board member, I helped establish protocols and procedures for the implementing of these programs.

adjective

putting or charged with putting something into effect, as a law, regulation, or policy:
Until the implementing agencies develop their guidelines, specific concerns about what the new standard will mean can't be fully answered.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of implementing¹

First recorded in 1710–20; implement ( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun; implement ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective

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The president has moved quickly and with little regard for the law in the opening months of his second term, implementing questionably legal programs and outright ignoring the rebukes of the courts.

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There have been tweaks off the field too, with Slot implementing a new routine to how his players build up to games.

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"They're implementing the same level of punishment for any transgression, no matter how stupidly miniscule," he claimed.

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It told the BBC that it is "implementing changes across the entire organisation" so that it is "fit for the future, fundamentally changed and with postmasters at its heart".

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Funding challenges, concerns over travel interruptions and the pandemic delayed the government from implementing the Real ID requirement for almost two decades.

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