How do you use Cedaw in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Cedaw in a sentence
Cedaw meaning
Abbreviation of Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
Using Cedaw
- The main meaning on this page is: Abbreviation of Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
- In the example corpus, cedaw often appears in combinations such as: women cedaw.
Context around Cedaw
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cedaw
- In this selection, "cedaw" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, women, support, committee and formerly stand out and add context to how "cedaw" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include against women cedaw and against women cedaw an international. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cedaw" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cedaw
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cities are being asked to support CEDAW and make that known in the Senate. (14 words)
This claim about the position of the CEDAW Committee is inaccurate, and misleading to the Parliament and public. (18 words)
Even if there were a functioning devolved Assembly, the UK government is still obliged to remedy breaches of International Human Rights treaties, particularly with regard to CEDAW. (27 words)
All these happened before the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), an international bill of rights for women adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 1979, became effective. (35 words)
One hundred and eighty-nine States’ Parties have acceded to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and are reviewed regularly by CEDAW on how they are implementing the Convention. (35 words)
Esther Eghobamien-Mshelia, an advocate for gender equality and women’s rights, currently serves as the vice-chair of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). (31 words)
Example sentences (7)
All these happened before the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), an international bill of rights for women adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 1979, became effective.
Esther Eghobamien-Mshelia, an advocate for gender equality and women’s rights, currently serves as the vice-chair of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
Cities are being asked to support CEDAW and make that known in the Senate.
This claim about the position of the CEDAW Committee is inaccurate, and misleading to the Parliament and public.
Even if there were a functioning devolved Assembly, the UK government is still obliged to remedy breaches of International Human Rights treaties, particularly with regard to CEDAW.
One hundred and eighty-nine States’ Parties have acceded to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and are reviewed regularly by CEDAW on how they are implementing the Convention.
CEDAW formerly held all its sessions at United Nations headquarters in New York but now frequently meets at the United Nations Office in Geneva; the other treaty bodies meet in Geneva.
Common combinations with cedaw
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: