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Six example sentences with nominal, each labelled with its topic.
After 1806 the emperor's authority was nominal; the title survived on paper while each duchy did as it pleased.
History
She holds the title of director, but her role is nominal: no staff, no budget, and no vote.
Business
The border post still exists, but the check is nominal: a guard glances at the plate and waves everyone through.
Travel
The museum charges a nominal fee of one dollar, less than the cost of printing the ticket, mostly to count visitors.
Finance
The jury found for the plaintiff but awarded only nominal damages of one dollar, since no real loss had been shown.
Law
The king remains the nominal head of state, opening parliament each year while elected ministers make every actual decision.
Politics
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- New Academic Word List (Browne/Culligan/Phillips 2013)Authoritative
- Business Word List (part 2)Authoritative
- Science Vocabulary ListAuthoritative
- GRE 3000+ word list (widely used study list)Recognized
- Manhattan Prep 1000 GRE WordsRecognized
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
- PowerScore GRE Repeat Offenders (699)Recognized
- GregMat 960 GRE WordsRecognized
- SparkNotes 1000 SAT WordsRecognized
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