adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a benevolent/charitable fund (= for giving help to poor people )
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He contributed the sum of £1,500 to the benevolent fund.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a benevolent , kindly man
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money for benevolent work
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Arthur Jaffe was not a benevolent man at the best of times.
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Deep down inside, you see, I still believed that life was basically benevolent .
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Despite the fear abductees have experienced, the Greys are benevolent , Brown said.
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He smiled in a benevolent sort of way when he said this.
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Instead of yelling, try a benevolent silence.
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The integration of state and society favoured a benevolent and expansive concept of the role of the state.
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Work / family programs are typically benevolent in intent but difficult to justify in business terms.