ADHERING Definition & Meaning

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adhering

[ad-heer-ing]

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adjective

attaching or staying attached; sticking, or causing something to stick, to something else.
She worked away with a steel scraper to loosen the adhering carpet where it had been glued to the floor.
devoted in allegiance; attached as a follower, supporter, or member.
Under the OECD Council decision on multinational enterprises, each adhering country must set up a National Contact Point for dispute resolution.
holding firmly or closely to something (often used in combination).
Respond to all employee complaints promptly and in a professional, confidential, policy-adhering manner.

noun

the act or fact of sticking, clinging, or holding closely or firmly to something.
We can't just call for an adhering to due process—we need to actually ensure that due process happens.
Chemistry, Physics.��(of two or more dissimilar substances) the fact of being united by a molecular force acting in the area of contact.
The adhering of the molecules of a gas on the surface of a solid is called adsorption.
the fact of being devoted or attached to a person or thing as a follower, member, or supporter.
Under the law, cruising in an enemy ship intending to capture or destroy American ships is an adhering to the enemies of the United States.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

nonadhering adjective
unadhering adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of adhering¹

First recorded in 1545–55; adher(e) ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; adher(e) ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun senses

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She questioned why Glendale was adhering to a decades-old agreement that runs afoul of SB 54, while city council officials defended the decision.

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Presumably adhering to Medicare guidelines, they callously discontinued our hospice services.

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But, he said, it had become "clear that it is not possible to implement this plan while also strictly adhering to the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence, which I will not abandon."

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Some of his colleagues are more critical of the OBR – one asked why Labour was tying its own hands by adhering to a body set up by an austerity Tory chancellor.

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“Our findings are that the Bureau is not adhering to this requirement,” said Cara Horowitz, director of UCLA’s Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic, which is representing the groups.

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