noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
air your views/grievances/complaints etc
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Staff will get a chance to ask questions and air their views.
nurse a grudge/grievance/ambition etc
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For years he had nursed a grievance against his former employer.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
genuine
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It seemed that our genuine concerns and grievances were largely ignored and we were dismissed as being out of date and out of touch.
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How does this summary dismissal affect the child with a genuine grievance ?
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A genuine grievance did not have to be financial.
legitimate
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The misconception, however, is that once a legitimate grievance has been dealt with, the violence will end.
social
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Apart from one passing reference to the Statute of Labourers, social grievances do not appear in the petition.
■ NOUN
procedure
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The contract also established a grievance procedure and a salary schedule.
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If you feel upset by an apparent unfairness, pursue the matter through the grievance procedure .
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Governors should take any grievance relating to employment very seriously and give proper consideration to it through a fair grievance procedure .
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McAvennie disputed the fine and called on the Professional Footballer's grievance procedures to voice his dissent.
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So, for instance, the responsibility of governing bodies for disciplinary and grievance procedures overrides previous local and national agreements.
■ VERB
air
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The journalists can ask their questions direct and can also air any grievances or problems in an informal atmosphere.
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This meeting was to air grievances and ease our transition into the future.
deal
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Governors will also have to deal with grievances and discipline.
file
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The Union filed a grievances and then, after the first step, let it drop, indifferently, from its beak.
take
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The far left is also being blamed for taking advantage of grievances .
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Some states have countered with laws intended to preserve the ability of their residents to take their grievances to state courts.
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There were, of course, differences between taking a grievance to a supernatural being and instituting a case before a magistrate.
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Governors should take any grievance relating to employment very seriously and give proper consideration to it through a fair grievance procedure.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Anyone who has a legitimate grievance against the company can take it to the arbitration committee.
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She filed a grievance last year after her supervisor refused to promote her.
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The meetings give employees the opportunity to express their views or air grievances.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And Mr Arbor has another grievance against the Merc.
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Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another.
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In 1773 the grievance committee ofthe Separate Baptists resolved to press their case.
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Keep Titania tough, springy and challenging: this speech is an accusation, and the expression of her grievance against Oberon.
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She is expected to implement measures to address the popular grievances that have helped to fuel the mutiny.
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This meeting was to air grievances and ease our transition into the future.