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outreach

[out-reech, out-reech]

verb (used with object)

  1. to reach beyond; exceed.

    The demand has outreached our supply.

  2. Archaic.to reach out; extend.



verb (used without object)

  1. to reach out.

noun

  1. an act or instance of reaching out.

  2. length or extent of reach.

  3. the act of extending services, benefits, etc., to a wider section of the population, as in community work.

adjective

  1. concerned with extending community services, benefits, etc..

    an educational outreach program.

outreach

verb

  1. (tr) to surpass in reach

  2. (tr) to go beyond

  3. to reach or cause to reach out

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or process of reaching out

  2. the length or extent of reach

  3. social welfare any systematic effort to provide unsolicited and predefined help to groups or individuals deemed to need it

  4. (modifier) (of welfare work or workers) propagating take-up of a service by seeking out appropriate people and persuading them to accept what is judged good for them Compare detached

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of outreach1

First recorded in 1560–70; out- + reach
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In 2013, after two straight losing presidential campaigns, Republicans commissioned a political autopsy that, among other recommendations, urged the party to increase its outreach to gay and Latino voters.

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Fehlbaum, who leads the petition committee’s outreach and organizing arm, declined to share exactly how many signatures they’ve collected since certification because the organizers don’t want the numbers to encourage their opposition to push harder.

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Her current job as the director of outreach, impact and engagement at the Education Department was not connected to diversity initiatives.

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She now works alongside the programme, doing outreach work with drug users and gives talks on the opioid treatment drug Buvidal.

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Before being escorted out by police, Sophia Lorey, outreach director for the conservative California Family Council, walked around the stadium Saturday wearing a hat reading, “Women’s Sports, Women Only.”

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