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UK
/ɐknˈɒlɪdʒd/
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[ US /ækˈnɑɫɪdʒd/ ]
[ US /ækˈnɑɫɪdʒd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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recognized or made known or admitted
a woman of acknowledged accomplishments
his acknowledged error
the acknowledged leader of the community - generally accepted
How To Use acknowledged In A Sentence
- The Pepper Street gang, of which Jackie was the acknowledged leader, was not a gang of drug-selling hoods.
- In meetings Thursday with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, the country's army chief and others, Gates called the antiterror operations a success so far, "and he acknowledged to all of them that we realize that has come with a great deal of sacrifice for the military," Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said following the sessions. Stars and Stripes
- These successes, if that is what they are, are tinged with a jealousy that legal writers elsewhere have a more publicly acknowledged involvement in moulding the law's development.
- It is a recognition for the native title right to possess which can only be exercised in accordance with currently acknowledged laws and customs.
- Sometimes their role as custodians and protectors of biodiversity is not even acknowledged.
- I gave him money towards it, which he acknowledged with a nod and a ghost of a smile. Indian Balm - Travels in the Southern Subcontinent
- The anniversary report is acknowledged as a tremendous achievement.
- Located far away from the hustle and bustle of a metropolis, the choice of venue was well and truly acknowledged by all concerned.
- It is this ferocity that is often unacknowledged or suppressed. Times, Sunday Times
- Most notably, it acknowledged the lack of consensus on the "immutability" of sexual orientation - that is, on the question whether it has a biological basis or not - but noted that it was, at the very least, "highly resistant to change. FindLaw Writ - Recent Articles