Definition of Commitment

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Commitment

The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison.

A warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person; -- more frequently termed a mittimus.

The act of referring or intrusting to a committee for consideration and report; as, the commitment of a petition or a bill.

A doing, or perpetration, in a bad sense, as of a crime or blunder; commission.

The act of pledging or engaging; the act of exposing, endangering, or compromising; also, the state of being pledged or engaged.

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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

There's no abiding success without commitment.
Tony Robbins

The only limit to your impact is your imagination and commitment.
Tony Robbins

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
Vince Lombardi

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

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

Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?
Nelson Mandela

Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes... but no plans.
Peter Drucker

You need to make a commitment, and once you make it, then life will give you some answers.
Les Brown

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.
George W. Bush

Commitment Translations

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

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