Definitions for standards
stan·dards

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1. standardsadverb

   (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. standardsnoun

   Plural noun of the word standard.

   The company has specific standards that all their products have to meet.

   
   

   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?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say standards in sign language?

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. John Bolton:

   We have now liberated the Twitter account, previously suppressed unfairly in the aftermath of my resignation as National Security Advisor, in full disclosure, the @WhiteHouse never returned access to my Twitter account. Thank you to @twitter for standing by their community standards and rightfully returning control of my account.

2. Linda Darling Hammond:

   When states respond to shortages by reducing standards rather than increasing salaries and improving working conditions, what they’re doing is creating a vicious cycle. They get people in who are underprepared. Those people leave at two to three times the rate of those who have come in with preparation. you’re undermining student achievement.

3. Alistair McLean:

   There is a constant drive to raise standards and improve practice across the whole of the fundraising sector.

4. Hillary Clinton:

   No president would be a tougher negotiator on behalf of American workers, either with our trade partners or Republicans on Capitol Hill than I would be, in order to get a deal that meets these high standards, the President should listen to and work with his allies in Congress, starting with Nancy Pelosi, who have expressed their concerns about the impact that a weak agreement would have on our workers, to make sure we get the best, strongest deal possible.

5. Commander Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson:

   It is critical that we maintain standards of professional behavior in a training environment, notwithstanding the determinations regarding drug use, the reviews made clear that acceptable standards of conduct were not always maintained. We demand all Airmen serve with integrity and professionalism and hold Airmen whose actions fall short of Air Force standards fully accountable.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Standards
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=standards