framework
/ˈfreɪmwɜːrk/
basic structure
The new policy provides a framework for addressing climate change.
A basic structure or set of rules for something.
formal
A basic structure or set of rules that supports or guides something.
The company's mission statement serves as a framework for decision-making.
It provides a guiding structure.
technical
A real or conceptual structure intended to serve as a support or guide for the placing of items.
The framework of a building.
The basic structure.
Collocations
framework agreementa preliminary agreement that outlines the main pointsregulatory frameworka set of rules and regulations
Word Origin
From frame + work
Word Breakdown
frame
a structure
rootwork
something constructed
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