I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a ceremonial occasion (= a very formal official occasion )
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The gowns are worn only on ceremonial occasions.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
largely
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But the presidency is largely ceremonial .
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The largely ceremonial presidency would rotate among major groups.
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It is a largely ceremonial position, though he plays a key role in selecting governments.
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Under the new Constitution the President, elected by the Jatiya Sangsad, assumed a largely ceremonial role.
■ NOUN
duty
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The chapel had important liturgical and ceremonial duties to perform.
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The battalion boarded the vehicles to return to Chelsea Barracks, ceremonial duties - and Alice, of course.
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As secretary to the Lord Great Chamberlain, he has responsibility for ceremonial duties on state occasions.
occasion
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On ceremonial occasions they thrust themselves forward with their cameras.
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The king wore it on a ribbon around his neck on ceremonial occasions .
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Perhaps this was his idea of full dress for a ceremonial occasion .
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These days they are only used for ceremonial occasions .
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The frottola and madrigal were evidently good commercial lines - though there were also madrigals for ceremonial occasions .
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As well as these purely ceremonial occasions , the Emperor attended two councils of war which were held to discuss the Crimean campaign.
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The terms of the Act forbade the wearing of political uniforms except on ceremonial occasions .
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He held the post of special adviser to the Communist party central committee, and appeared at ceremonial occasions .
post
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Sato, 59, replaced Keisaku Manabe, 64, who will assume the ceremonial post of company chairman.
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In 1982 he was given the ceremonial post of vice-president.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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His right hand rested on his ceremonial sword.
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The full costume is only worn on important ceremonial occasions.
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The Queen was in full ceremonial dress for the state opening of Parliament.
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The Vice Mayor is a largely ceremonial position.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Frazer writes about the ceremonial king of so many prehistoric agricultural societies.
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Images from seals and from the frescoes themselves show people moving majestically in ceremonial costumes to places of sacrifice.
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In 1060 his body was raised for ceremonial purposes.
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Is it now time to throw away the charts and graphs, have a ceremonial burning of the diary?
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On ceremonial occasions they thrust themselves forward with their cameras.
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The king wore it on a ribbon around his neck on ceremonial occasions.
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What the men brought home was ceremonial food, feasting food, not the food of every day.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Sharing is rare in primates and the chimpanzee behaviour may indicate the sources of human mealtime ceremonials.
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The man with the feather brush is indispensable in the highest ceremonials, and is present on the most ordinary occasions.
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The relationship was made manifest at the life crisis ceremonials of partner lineages.
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Thomson's entree to the court of Siam enabled him to make an important record of ceremonials there.
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Thus such ceremonials do not violate the First Amendment unless the language used in them is unacceptable.