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  • 101Duty of fair representation — The duty of fair representation is incumbent upon U.S. labor unions that are the exclusive bargaining representative of workers in a particular group. It is the obligation to represent all employees fairly, in good faith, and without… …

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  • 102duty — /dooh tee, dyooh /, n., pl. duties. 1. something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation. 2. the binding or obligatory force of something that is morally or legally right; moral or legal obligation. 3. an action or… …

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  • 103Duty — This article is about the ethical concept. For other uses, see Duty (disambiguation). Duty by Edmund Leighton Duty (from due meaning that which is owing ; Old French: deu, did, past participle of devoir; Latin: debere, debitum, whence debt ) is …

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  • 104duty — [[t]dju͟ːti, AM du͟ːti[/t]] ♦♦ duties 1) N UNCOUNT Duty is work that you have to do for your job. Staff must report for duty at their normal place of work... My duty is to look after the animals. 2) N PLURAL Your duties are tasks which you have… …

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  • 105duty — A human action which is exactly conformable to the laws which require us to obey them. Legal or moral obligation. An obligation that one has by law or contract. Obligation to conform to legal standard of reasonable conduct in light of apparent… …

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  • 106duty — A human action which is exactly conformable to the laws which require us to obey them. Legal or moral obligation. An obligation that one has by law or contract. Obligation to conform to legal standard of reasonable conduct in light of apparent… …

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  • 107Duty editor — A duty editor (also known as Editor of the Day) in news media, such as radio and television, is a senior journalist with editorial and managerial duties. A duty editor acts as an editor in the absence of the news editor (compare: duty officer).… …

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  • 108Duty counsel — In Ontario, Canada a duty counsel is a lawyer paid by Legal Aid Ontario who provides limited legal services in criminal, family law and child protection matters to people who arrive at court without representation, mainly in the Ontario Court of… …

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  • 109duty — 01. It is the [duty] of all young Korean men to serve in the army. 02. In my country, a [dutiful] son is expected to take care of his parents when they are old. 03. She volunteers at the S.P.C.A., where her [duties] include cleaning the cages,… …

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  • 110duty assignment — noun a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces) hazardous duty • Syn: ↑assignment • Derivationally related forms: ↑assign (for: ↑assignment) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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