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- community property/kəˌmjuːnəti ˈprɒpəti/A legal concept in which all assets acquired during a marriage by either spouse are jointly and equally owned.nounC2
- community relations/kəˈmjuːnɪti rɪˈleɪʃənz/The relationships and interactions between different groups within a community or between a community and external organisations.plural-nounC1
- community school/kəˈmjuː.nə.ti skuːl/A publicly funded school that serves local residents and often engages with its surrounding neighbourhood through facilities, programs, or governance.nounMedium
- community service/kəˌmjuː.nə.ti ˈsɜː.vɪs/Unpaid work performed by a person or group for the benefit of their local area or its inhabitants, often as a voluntary activity or as an alternative sentence for minor criminal offences.nounB2
- community services administration/kəˈmjuːnəti ˈsɜːvɪsɪz ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən/A government agency or department responsible for managing and delivering social services to local communities.nounLow
- community singing/kəˈmjuːnəti ˈsɪŋɪŋ/Organized singing by a group of people in a public setting, often of well-known songs, hymns, or carols.nounC1
- community support officer/kəˌmjuːnəti səˈpɔːt ˌɒfɪsə/A uniformed, non-warranted officer employed by a police force in the UK to perform high-visibility patrolling, public engagement, and low-level crime prevention duties.nounB2
- community-service order/kəˌmjuːnəti ˈsɜːvɪs ˌɔːdə/A court order requiring a convicted person to perform unpaid work for the benefit of the local community as an alternative to imprisonment.nounC1
- community-supported agriculture/kəˌmjuː.nə.ti səˌpɔː.tɪd ˈæɡ.rɪˌkʌl.tʃər/A system of farming where consumers purchase shares of a farm's harvest in advance, providing farmers with upfront capital and sharing in the risks and rewards of production.nounLow-frequency
- communize/ˈkɒmjʊnaɪz/To bring something, especially property or resources, under collective or state ownership and control.verbverb-transitiveVery Low / Rare
- commutate/ˈkɒmjʊteɪt/To reverse the direction of (an electric current) by switching contacts.verbverb-transitiveVery Low
- commutation/ˌkɒm.juˈteɪ.ʃən/The act or process of substituting one thing for another, especially a reduction in severity (as of a punishment).nounC2 / Very low-frequency
- commutation ticket/ˌkɒm.jʊˈteɪ.ʃən ˌtɪk.ɪt/A season ticket for regular travel on a train or other public transport, typically purchased for a set period (e.g., weekly, monthly) at a reduced rate compared to single fares.nounLow-frequency
- commutative law/kəˈmjuː.tə.tɪv lɔː/The property in some mathematical operations where the order of the operands does not change the result. E.g., for addition: a + b = b + a.nounC2 (Very Low Frequency / Highly Specialised)
- commutator/ˈkɒm.jʊ.teɪ.tə/A device in an electric motor or generator that reverses the direction of electrical current, ensuring continuous rotation or direct current output.nounLow
- commutator group/ˈkɒm.jʊ.teɪ.tə ɡruːp/In abstract algebra, the subgroup of a given group generated by all commutators (elements of the form g⁻¹h⁻¹gh). It is the smallest normal subgroup such that the quotient group is abelian.nounVery low
- commute/kəˈmjuːt/To travel regularly between one's home and place of work or study, typically over a considerable distance.nounverbverb-intransitive+1High
- commuter/kəˈmjuːtə/A person who travels regularly, especially over a considerable distance, between their home and their place of work or study.adjectivenounB2
- commuter airplane/kəˈmjuː.tər ˈeə.ə.pleɪn/A small to medium-sized aircraft designed for frequent, short-haul flights, typically connecting smaller regional airports to larger hubs.nounC1/C2
- commuter belt/kəˈmjuːtə belt/A region of towns or suburbs surrounding a major city, from which many people travel daily to work.nounB2
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