COMMENDATION definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of commendation in English

(Definition of commendation from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of commendation from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of commendation

commendation
Regardless of what the book signifies, culturally, the text itself deserves strong regard and commendation.
And this was happening at a time when he was being given all kinds of commendations.
From ABC News
He was exonerated of wrongdoing and received a commendation.
From CNN
But let's parse that commendation a bit more thoroughly.
From The Hill
I saw certificates of service and commendations from organizations he volunteered with.
His office sent similar commendations to constituents when he was a state representative, he said.
Three police officers returning from a commendation ceremony were also hurt; two remain in a critical condition.
Three police officers were struck on their way back from a commendation ceremony.
Now parliament has invited the naval commanders who led the drone's capture to appear for special commendation.
From TIME
The injured include three police officers who were hit by a car while on their way back from a commendation ceremony.
In rare cases, companies have backed away at least marginally from their initial commendation.
But the accomplishments that most deserve commendation, we think, are path-breaking reforms that do not merely improve a single nation but, if emulated, might benefit the world.
Also, we'd be remiss to omit that multiple tipsters emailed to say that the rugby team traditionally deserves special commendation for throwing an annual 10-keg party.
Various local veterans groups organized and financed the trips and their members were on hand to give tours, explaining the circumstances for each medal of honor recipients commendation.
That two buddies from the same grade school, born five months apart in 1943, would receive the highest commendation for valor in the land is astounding.
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Translations of commendation

in Chinese (Traditional)
讚揚,稱讚,表彰, 獎品,獎勵,嘉獎…
in Chinese (Simplified)
赞扬,称赞,表彰, 奖品,奖励,嘉奖…
in Spanish
elogios, encomio, mención de honor…
in Portuguese
elogios, menção honrosa, comenda…
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éloges…
övgü, övülme…
lof…
chvála, čestné uznání…
ros…
pujian…
การยกย่องชมเชย…
sự khen ngợi…
pochwała…
lovord[ande]…
kepujian…
das Lob…
ros, anbefaling…
похвала, рекомендація…
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