(n.) A fitting out, or equipment, as of a ship for a voyage, or of a person for an expedition in an unoccupied region or residence in a foreign land; things required for equipment; the expense of, or allowance made for, equipment, as by the government of the United States to a diplomatic agent going abroad.
Example Sentences:
(1) Sabogal was one of a group of four Colombians who took over the reins of the country's biggest drug-trafficking outfit after the arrest and deportation to the United States of drug baron Luis Hernando Gómez Bustamante in 2004.
(2) That left Google, which has outfitted 23 Lexus SUVs with driverless technology.
(3) The structural block diagram of the appropriate outfit for exposition automation in endoscopy is under discussion.
(4) Even before she gets to the Timeless premiere, the Mail Online has run two news stories on her that day: the first detailing what she was wearing in the morning, the second furnishing a grateful world with the news that she'd subsequently changed her outfit and taken her sunglasses off.
(5) Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND), an outfit that previously operated under the banner of iEngage until controversy forced a rebrand , has decided that the worst it can say about Tell MAMA, the best means it can find of turning it into a satanic organisation, is to say that it associates with gays and Jews.
(6) That’s before you even begin to consider the sort of outfits, polite eating and staged photos that guarantee I end up with a bleeding foot, skirt tucked into my knickers, mint in my teeth and a fixed smile last seen on a taxidermied pike.
(7) "I think Guetta is a special case, I haven't got a bad word to say about him," says David Dewaele of the outfit 2ManyDJs.
(8) The hemodynamics and heart contractility were estimated by means of echocardiography on an "Aloka D-280" outfit (Japan).
(9) There are few drag nights operating on this scale (and scales would make a rather appropriate outfit one feels) – think catwalks and dance shows galore, every third Saturday of the month.
(10) His would undoubtedly be squandered on Paul Smith outfits and holidays in Mykonos.
(11) He went on to found audio and video research and development outfit Best Before , a small team based in south London and one of the UK's few successful technology start-ups to launch during the depth of the recession, where he created Audioboo.
(12) Although I’m curious as to how her hair, makeup and crypto-Burning-Man outfits stayed perfect through three battles, a kidnapping and a spell in hyperdrive.
(13) The method of the combined use of the 2 series-produced outfits, an echocardiograph and an rheoplethysmograph, has been devised and tried on a clinical basis.
(14) The woman across the street from me bought an entire Burberry outfit for her dog, from coat to booties to hat.
(15) I have a clear view that if this is a part of international action against [Isis], that appalling terrorist death cult outfit, then that is all to the good,” said the British prime minister.
(16) Dressed in a cream outfit, Campbell said she was reluctant to appear before the court because of the "inconvenience" and safety concerns.
(17) Recently another group emerged when members of the National Front and the regional nationalist organisation the Northern Patriotic Front formed a new outfit called the Northern Nationalists.
(18) Other performers on the night included award winners Goulding, Mars, Bastille and Rudimental, as well as Katy Perry, whose set resembled an Aztec scene with fluorescent dance outfits and laser beams.
(19) Even at school, some people were always like: 'Oh, you can't wear the same outfit twice in a week", or whatever, and I was like: 'What?
(20) The design and technique of using such outfits are under consideration.
Turnout
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) The publicity surrounding the Rotherham child exploitation scandal, which triggered the resignation of Shaun Wright, the previous PCC, did not translate into a high turnout, with only 14.65% of the electorate casting a vote.
(2) The same is also true of both local votes and byelections – and the electoral dynamics and relative turnout of these races is very different from a general election.
(3) Given this bipartisan strategy to minimise commitments, there is little wonder that voter turnout also reached a historical low, with less than two thirds bothering to vote in the east.
(4) The turnout was 34% – about half of that for a general election.
(5) Even if nobody switched party, the general election result would look very different to what’s predicted if millennials could be persuaded to vote at the same rate as pensioners, as polls factor in turnout differences and oversample the elderly accordingly.
(6) On a turnout of 50.78%, Labour's shellshocked candidate Imran Hussain was crushed by a 36.59% swing from Labour to Respect that saw Galloway take the seat with a majority of 10,140.
(7) In the end, turnout on Thursday was a respectable 40.26%, with 7,115 of the 27,791 ballots cast via postal votes.
(8) No study until now has examined the impact of the physical and psychological condition on voter turnout among elderly African Americans and Caucasians.
(9) He also flags up that there is reportedly a high turnout across the country from Greece's school teachers for today's strike.
(10) Every classical dancer aims to achieve perfect turnout.
(11) I like that these guys have zero tolerance for corruption and want more transparency.” Support for Podemos was quite high in Chipiona, she said, a fact obscured by the event’s low turnout.
(12) Far below such low turnout elections as the 2012 Manchester Central byelection (18.2%) or the 1999 European elections (24%).
(13) Some Pegida supporters, however, expressed disappointment at the size of the turnout.
(14) With fewer than 50,000 votes separating the two candidates, turnout appears to have been key.
(15) If the statistic remains unchanged, it will mean an even lower turnout than the 12% who cast a vote to elect the previous commissioner two years ago.
(16) Although the Acpo statement today was more measured, its president, Sir Hugh Orde, has warned in recent months that low turnouts would risk returning BNP candidates and even "lunatics" as police commissioners.
(17) According to officials, the turnout was a respectable 38.6% – higher than the 33% who voted in a referendum during Morsi's tenure, but lower than the 41.9% who turned out in a similar poll following Egypt's 2011 uprising.
(18) 'This was a protest vote': Sicilian city where 75% said no to Matteo Renzi Read more While most analysts do not think February is realistic timing, the statement nevertheless indicated that Renzi sees a path to defeating the Five Star Movement (M5S) and the Northern League, even after 60% of Italians rejected the prime minister in a high-turnout referendum on constitutional changes.
(19) At the time of spring turnout, a bolus was administered to each calf or yearling in the treated group.
(20) It is worth noting that last year the average voter turnout for FTSE 100 companies was just 62%, so getting close to 90% is an incredible – but in this case necessary – achievement.