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noun [countable] American English pronunciation: program

/ˈproʊˌɡræm/

singular	program
plural	programs

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1
a television or radio broadcast
More people watch the news than any other program.
She hosts a call-in radio program.
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2
a plan of activities for achieving something
A forest conservation program has been launched in Guyana.
program for:
The president's program for welfare reform will help people get back into the workforce.
program of:
a program of economic reform
under/through a program:
A lot has already been accomplished under the new housing program.
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1. a.
  a plan of activities for an event or a series of events
  Her recital program will consist of music by Beethoven, Chopin, and Debussy.
  Throughout the year, the city hosts a varied program of festivals.
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program2
▪ announce, develop, implement, initiate, launch, plan
3
computing a series of instructions that makes a computer perform an action or a particular type of work
a word processing/graphics/spreadsheet program
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4
a course of study in a college or university
Kathy is enrolled in a graduate program in journalism.
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5
a thin book or a piece of paper that gives an audience information about a performance or event
The program says that there will be a 15-minute intermission.
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phrases

get with the program
American informal
used for telling someone to pay attention, or do what they are expected to do
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go along with the program
American informal
used for saying you will do what you are expected to and not ask why
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Am/Br differences: program

Differences between American and British English: program

In the U.S., program often means a group of related services or projects organized by a government or a nongovernmental organization: the Food Stamp Program. It can also mean a plan of activities organized by an educational institution: the Asian Studies program. In the U.K., a programme is a set of plans to develop or improve something, that might be organized by a corporation, a university, or another large organization. If it is arranged by the government, British speakers might call it a scheme: the new government grant scheme.

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