implementation

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Pronunciation

/ˌɪmplɪmɛnˈteɪʃən/(im-pli-men-TAY-shun)

Part of speech

nounneutral

Chinese

实施;执行(将计划、决定或政策付诸行动的过程)

Definition

The process of putting a plan, decision, or policy into action; the carrying out of something.

Word family

  • implement/ˈɪmplɪmɛnt/(v/n)实施;工具
  • implementer/ˈɪmplɪmɛntə/(n)执行者

Collocations

  • full implementation
  • successful implementation
  • phased implementation
  • implementation plan
  • implementation of policy
  • oversee implementation

Examples

  1. 1.The policy was sound in principle, but its implementation proved far more complex than originally anticipated.
  2. 2.A phased implementation plan was agreed upon, allowing teams to adapt gradually rather than all at once.

Synonyms

  • execution/ˌɛksɪˈkjuːʃən/carrying out a plan
  • deployment/dɪˈplɔɪmənt/putting into operation
  • enactment/ɪˈnæktmənt/making into practice

Etymology

from "implement" + "-ation" — from Latin "implementum" = a filling up, from "implere" (to fill)