framework
a basic structure, plan, or system, as of concepts, values, customs, or rules: The bill, if passed, will provide a legal framework for privacy and data protection.The empire foundered, leaving its people in anarchy and lawlessness, as the framework of their society and culture collapsed around them.
a skeletal structure designed to support or enclose something.
a frame or structure composed of parts fitted and joined together.
the construction of frames.
work done in, on, or with a frame.
Origin of framework
1Other words from framework
- un·der·frame·work, noun
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How to use framework in a sentence
Law has been rebuilt in the last 50 years to be an instrument of control, not a framework for human responsibility.
The legal jungle must be bulldozed, and replaced by radically simpler framework of goals and principles.
What if healthy sexuality was the framework that young adults used to process every sexual message that they encounter?
A Rallying Cry Against the Oversexualization of Our Youth | Darryl Roberts | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA good framework for this is seen in reaction to street harassment, as with Santagati.
The basic plot of The Virgin Spring, which was lifted off a Medieval tale, became the framework for The Last House on the Left.
The legal framework of the State and of obedience to the law in which industrial society is set threatens to break asunder.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockThe only difference was that it rested on a framework attached to a single wheel directly underneath.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeThe framework in which our industrial life is set cannot be readily broken asunder.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockAgainst the wall near Tatsu stood a light framework of wood with the silk already stretched and dried for painting.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil FenollosaAs years pass and conditions vary, it becomes necessary to make changes in the framework of a government to meet such needs.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. Torpey
British Dictionary definitions for framework
/ (ˈfreɪmˌwɜːk) /
a structural plan or basis of a project
a structure or frame supporting or containing something
frames collectively
work such as embroidery or weaving done in or on a frame
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