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/ˈfreɪmwɜː(r)k/ 
| singular | framework |
| plural | frameworks |
- 1a set of principles, ideas etc that you use when you are forming your decisions and judgmentsframework for:
a framework for the study of television’s effect on society
provide/establish/create a framework:Einstein’s research provided much of the theoretical framework for particle physics.
- a.a system of rules, laws, agreements etc that establish the way that something operates in business, politics, or societyframework of:
the democratic framework of society
within a framework:A free market economy operates within a framework of minimal state intervention.
a legal/regulatory/constitutional framework:The universities had considerable independence, within a legal framework laid down by the state.
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