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Definition of Commitment

Commitment

  1. The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison.
  2. A warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person; -- more frequently termed a mittimus.
  3. The act of referring or intrusting to a committee for consideration and report; as, the commitment of a petition or a bill.
  4. A doing, or perpetration, in a bad sense, as of a crime or blunder; commission.
  5. The act of pledging or engaging; the act of exposing, endangering, or compromising; also, the state of being pledged or engaged.

Commitment Quotations

It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.
Zig Ziglar

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.
John F. Kennedy

Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.
Vince Lombardi

Commitment is a big part of what I am and what I believe. How committed are you to winning? How committed are you to being a good friend? To being trustworthy? To being successful? How committed are you to being a good father, a good teammate, a good role model? There's that moment every morning when you look in the mirror: Are you committed, or are you not?
LeBron James

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
Mario Andretti
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Commitment Translations

commitment in French is engagement
commitment in German is Verpflichtung, Verpflichtung, Verbindlichkeit

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