A concerted action is done by several people or groups working together.
Martin Parry, author of the report, says it's time for concerted action by worldleaders.
Synonyms: coordinated, united, joint, combined More Synonyms of concerted
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
If you make a concerted effort to do something, you try very hard to do it.
He made a concerted effort to win me away from my steady, sweet but boring boyfriend.
More Synonyms of concerted
concerted in British English
(kənˈsɜːtɪd)
adjective
1.
mutually contrived, planned, or arranged; combined (esp in the phrases concerted action, concerted effort)
2. music
arranged in parts for a group of singers or players
Derived forms
concertedly (conˈcertedly)
adverb
concertedness (conˈcertedness)
noun
concerted in American English
(kənˈsɜrtɪd)
adjective
1.
mutually arranged or agreed upon; made or done together; combined
2. Music
arranged in parts
Derived forms
concertedly (conˈcertedly)
adverb
Examples of 'concerted' in a sentence
concerted
Why has there not been concerted action to address this?
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Yet he has made a concerted effort to reassess.
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So they have mounted a concerted campaign to dissuade schools and parents from joining.
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But any such concerted move now seems unlikely.
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The three squadrons of the wing were now able to deliver concerted attacks against convoys.
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It would not take much concerted action to narrow the gap.
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What we need is a concerted effort to invest in better practices.
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It is the first concerted attempt to clamp down on free speech in social media.
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We are seeing improvements but there needs to be a more concerted effort.
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That opens the way for concerted action to end the regime and hold its leading figures to account.
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No single grouping could rely on the support of the people long enough to mount an overt and concerted campaign.
Richard Holmes Dusty Warriors: Modern Soldiers at War (2006)
His success in resisting a concerted campaign to oust him only made him less tolerant of those who disagreed with him.
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He will face concerted political opposition.
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The objective is to assess whether the networks used by banks can withstand a concerted attempt by hackers to breach their security.
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Without concerted action, that number will only rise.
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There is no logic in the argument which claims that one large ship cannot survive concerted attack but implies that two less capable ships could.
Mcinnes, Colin & Sheffield G.D (eds.) Warfare in the Twentieth Century (1988)
There has been action taken sporadically or on a one-off basis, but no concerted move.
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But bankers will point to a snag with any concerted move to shrink Europe's banks.
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Other than a making a concerted effort to move around more, is there anything elsethat can be done to stem the rise in fat cells?
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Some schools had succeeded in getting parental support in the face of concerted opposition, often from the teacher unions, she said.
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In other languages
concerted
British English: concerted ADJECTIVE
A concerted action is done by several people or groups working together.
It's time for concerted action by world leaders.
American English: concerted
Brazilian Portuguese: conjunto
Chinese: 联合的
European Spanish: concertado
French: concerté
German: gemeinsam
Italian: concertato
Japanese: 協同の
Korean: 공동의
European Portuguese: concertado
Latin American Spanish: concertado
All related terms of 'concerted'
concert
A concert is a performance of music.
concerted action
Action is doing something for a particular purpose .
concerted campaign
A campaign is a planned set of activities that people carry out over a period of time in order to achieve something such as social or political change.
concert overture
a piece of orchestral music containing contrasting sections that is played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio , often containing the main musical themes of the work
overture
An overture is a piece of music, often one that is the introduction to an opera or play.
Chinese translation of 'concerted'
concerted
(kənˈsəːtɪd)
adj
[effort, action]一致的 (yīzhì de)
1 (adjective)
Definition
decided or planned by mutual agreement
He says it is time for concerted action by world leaders.
Synonyms
coordinated
united
a united front against extreme poverty
joint
They came to a joint decision as to where they would live.
combined
collaborative
Opposites
separate,
uncooperative
,
disunited
,
uncontrived
2 (adjective)
You must make a concerted effort to curb your over-indulgence.
Synonyms
strenuous
Strenuous efforts have been made to improve conditions in the jail.
strong
Eventually I felt strong enough to look at him.
determined
He is making a determined effort to regain lost ground.
earnest
Despite their earnest efforts, they failed to win support.
active
Having an active youngster about the house can be quite wearing.
intensive
several days and nights of intensive negotiations
energetic
an energetic public-relations campaign
resolute
a decisive and resolute international leader
Additional synonyms
in the sense of active
Definition
busy and energetic
Having an active youngster about the house can be quite wearing.
Synonyms
busy,
involved,
occupied,
engaged,
lively,
energetic,
bustling,
restless,
on the move,
strenuous,
tireless,
on the go (informal)
in the sense of determined
Definition
firmly decided
He is making a determined effort to regain lost ground.
Synonyms
resolute,
firm,
dogged,
fixed,
constant,
bold,
intent,
persistent,
relentless,
stalwart,
persevering,
single-minded,
purposeful,
tenacious,
undaunted,
strong-willed,
steadfast,
unwavering,
immovable,
unflinching,
strong-minded
in the sense of earnest
Definition
serious and sincere, often excessively so
Despite their earnest efforts, they failed to win support.