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Definition of “terms of reference”

terms of reference

Definitions

  1. . the specific limits of responsibility that determine the activities of an investigating body, etc

Example Sentences Including 'terms of reference'

* A full meeting of Cabinet will consider the inquiry's terms of reference.
New Zealand Herald (2004)
As the terms of reference for mediators are drawn out, only three things are clear.
India Today (2002)
Given the terms of reference , no other conclusion was possible.
Times, Sunday Times (2001)
The Government has set out the terms of reference for its review into the UK accountancy profession.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)
The terms of reference for the Dalton phase of the inquiry were particularly galling to Mr. Kennedy.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Two days were spent idle while telegrams flashed to and fro between London and Victoria Falls defining the Commission's terms of reference.
C.S. Nicholls ELSPETH HUXLEY: A BIOGRAPHY (2002)

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