Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Arranged for performance by an orchestra; -- of a musical composition.
- adjective Coordinated to achieve a maximal effect; -- of actions of a group.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
orchestrate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective arranged for performance by an orchestra
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Examples
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He defected because he could no longer bear the suicide missions, which he described as orchestrated by the foreigners.
Foreign fighters gain influence in Somalia's Islamist al-Shabab militia 2010
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He defected because he could no longer bear the suicide missions, which he described as orchestrated by the foreigners.
Foreign fighters gain influence in Somalia's Islamist al-Shabab militia 2010
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Christians in Orissa, especially in Kandhamal, 250 kilometres (150 miles) from Bhubaneswar, say they have been facing what they describe as orchestrated attacks by Hindu mobs, since the killing of Hindu leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati in August.
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Think about it this way: The Chicago media just performed a great service for the Illinois Democrats (I know, as usual, but still …) This has been orchestrated from the beginning.
IL LT GOV Candidate Scott Cohen (D) drops knife, out of race. | RedState 2010
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This election season has already seen a spike in orchestrated demonization of Latinos and Muslims.
Parvez Ahmed: Juan Williams to Helen Thomas: Clarity Missing in Debate Over Free Speech Parvez Ahmed 2010
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This election season has already seen a spike in orchestrated demonization of Latinos and Muslims.
Parvez Ahmed: Juan Williams to Helen Thomas: Clarity Missing in Debate Over Free Speech Parvez Ahmed 2010
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This election season has already seen a spike in orchestrated demonization of Latinos and Muslims.
Parvez Ahmed: Juan Williams to Helen Thomas: Clarity Missing in Debate Over Free Speech Parvez Ahmed 2010
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This election season has already seen a spike in orchestrated demonization of Latinos and Muslims.
Parvez Ahmed: Juan Williams to Helen Thomas: Clarity Missing in Debate Over Free Speech Parvez Ahmed 2010
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This election season has already seen a spike in orchestrated demonization of Latinos and Muslims.
Parvez Ahmed: Juan Williams to Helen Thomas: Clarity Missing in Debate Over Free Speech Parvez Ahmed 2010
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However, our paper prefers to not to "convict before trial" by showing faces of people caught in orchestrated stings of Class B misdemeanor crimes.
Prostitution sting 2007
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