alignment
noun
align·ment
ə-ˈlīn-mənt 
variants
or less commonly alinement
1
2
a
: a forming in line
b
: the line thus formed
3
: the ground plan (as of a railroad or highway) in distinction from the profile
4
: an arrangement of groups or forces in relation to one another
new alignments within the political party
Examples of alignment in a Sentence
The school has to bring its programs into alignment with state requirements.
New alignments have been created within the political party.
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The secret to doing this well is to have regular communication and alignment conversations before things go off the rails.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Multiple runs by the system’s track-geometry cars — specialized work trains that use a suite of cameras and measuring devices to check the spacing and alignment of the rails — have yet to turn up anything definitive.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
Snow will be responsible for evolving the Company’s strategic vision, planning and implementing the organization’s key priorities, defining and driving the organization’s long-term strategic plan and ensuring organizational alignment with it.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
The first step is for destination countries to analyze their own labor-market gaps and, if needed, change their policies to ensure a better alignment between skills shortages and visas, as Italy is now doing.
—Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Multiple runs by the system’s track-geometry cars — specialized work trains that use a suite of cameras and measuring devices to check the spacing and alignment of the rails — have yet to turn up anything definitive.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
Snow will be responsible for evolving the Company’s strategic vision, planning and implementing the organization’s key priorities, defining and driving the organization’s long-term strategic plan and ensuring organizational alignment with it.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
The first step is for destination countries to analyze their own labor-market gaps and, if needed, change their policies to ensure a better alignment between skills shortages and visas, as Italy is now doing.
—Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for alignment
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“Alignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alignment. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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alignment
noun
align·ment
variants
also alinement
1
a
: the act of aligning : the state of being aligned
b
: the proper adjustment of parts in relation to each other
2
: an arrangement of groups or forces
a new political alignment
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