framework

framework
frame|work [ `freım,wɜrk ] noun count **
1. ) a set of principles, ideas, etc. that you use when you are forming your decisions and judgments:
framework for: a framework for the study of television's effect on society
provide/establish/create a framework: Einstein's research provided much of the theoretical framework for particle physics.
a ) a system of rules, laws, agreements, etc. that establish the way something operates in business, politics, or society:
framework of: the democratic framework of society
within a framework: A free market economy operates within a framework of minimal state intervention.
a legal/regulatory/constitutional framework: The universities had considerable independence, within a legal framework laid down by the state.
2. ) a structure that supports something and makes it a particular shape:
The building had a metal framework.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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