to maintain discipline

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• discipline — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 training people to behave; behaving well ADJECTIVE ▪ effective, firm, good, rigorous ▪ We need better discipline in our schools. ▪ harsh, iron …   Collocations dictionary

• discipline — I n. 1) to establish; maintain discipline 2) to crack down on violations of discipline 3) to undermine discipline 4) to violate discipline 5) firm, harsh, iron, severe, stern, strict; lax, loose, slack; military; party discipline 6) the… …   Combinatory dictionary

• discipline — I UK [ˈdɪsəplɪn] / US noun Word forms discipline : singular discipline plural disciplines *** 1) [uncountable] the practice of making people obey rules of behaviour and punishing them if they do not He believes in strict discipline. impose… …   English dictionary

• discipline — dis|ci|pline1 [ dısəplın ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the practice of making people obey rules of behavior and punishing them if they do not: He believes in strict discipline. impose discipline: He reacted by imposing tough discipline and demanding… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• discipline — 1. noun 1) a lack of proper parental discipline Syn: control, training, teaching, instruction, regulation, direction, order, authority, rule, strictness, a firm hand; routine, regimen, drill, drilling 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Discipline — For other uses, see Discipline (disambiguation). To think good thoughts requires effort. This is one of the things that discipline – training – is about. In its original sense, discipline is referred to systematic instruction given to disciples… …   Wikipedia

• maintain — verb 1 keep sth at the same level VERB + MAINTAIN ▪ be anxious to, want to ▪ We are anxious to maintain our close links with the police. ▪ have to, need to ▪ strive to …   Collocations dictionary

• discipline — n. & v. n. 1 a control or order exercised over people or animals, esp. children, prisoners, military personnel, church members, etc. b the system of rules used to maintain this control. c the behaviour of groups subjected to such rules (poor… …   Useful english dictionary

• Child discipline — is the set of rules, rewards and punishments administered to teach self control, increase desirable behaviors and decrease undesirable behaviors in children. In its most general sense, discipline refers to systematic instruction given to a… …   Wikipedia

• Church discipline — comes in two types: formative and corrective. Formative discipline, or discipleship, seeks to help form the character and life of the believer. In this sense, every church disciplines it members. Jonathan Leeman has noted that every church… …   Wikipedia

• Jehovah's Witnesses and congregational discipline — Part of a series on Jehovah s Witnesses Overview …   Wikipedia