{
    "term": "framework",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the parts of a building or an object that support its weight and give it shape",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "built on a wooden framework"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ship's elaborate metal framework was exposed."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a set of beliefs, ideas or rules that is used as the basis for making judgements, decisions, etc.",
            "sensetop": "framework for somethingframework of something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **theoretical/conceptual** framework"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The report **provides a framework** for further research.",
                    "contextForm": "framework for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are currently exploring new approaches within existing frameworks of practice and thinking.",
                    "contextForm": "framework of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Carbon dating provides us with a basic chronological framework."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The committee will work within the framework of certain broad objectives."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["basic", "broad", "general"],
                "verb + framework": ["build", "create", "develop"],
                "preposition": [
                    "outside a/​the framework",
                    "within a/​the framework",
                    "framework for"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the structure of a particular system",
            "sensetop": "framework for something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the basic framework of society"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a regulatory/legislative framework"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need to establish a **legal framework** for the protection of the environment.",
                    "contextForm": "framework for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The needs of individual schools need to be considered in a wider framework."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Negotiations were also conducted outside the framework of the treaty talks proper."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["basic", "broad", "general"],
                "verb + framework": ["build", "create", "develop"],
                "preposition": [
                    "outside a/​the framework",
                    "within a/​the framework",
                    "framework for"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfreɪmwɜːk/",
                "audio": "fr/framework/framework__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfreɪmwɜːrk/",
                "audio": "fr/framework/framework__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}