explicit

• In many places, especially the South, being a "Christian" requires avowed, explicit, and public profession of Faith. —  Center for American Progress Action Fund
• I'd make church / state separation vastly more explicit, and more restrictive of even indirect government involvement in religion. —  Lean Left
• The second is the idea of explicit-versus-implicit lead qualification.
• I'm glad that the media has made it explicit, they simply won't allow any criticism of the little messiah. —  Hillbilly White Trash
• Though he doesn't make the latter explicit, the main worker beneficiaries will be labor unions, which can demand higher wages and make them stick in future economic downturns, thereby intensifying their impact upon the national economy (e.g., the many thousands of laid-off UAW members who get full pay and benefits from General Motors, without having to work a single day). —  Breaking News - The Post Chronicle

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