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ad hoc
ad hoc A0086900 (ăd hŏk′, hōk′)adv. For the specific purpose, case, or situation at hand and for no other: a committee formed ad hoc to address the issue of salaries.adj.1. Formed for or concerned with one specific purpose: an ad hoc compensation committee.2. Improvised and often impromptu: "This single little incident reveals volumes about the arbitrariness and ad hoc brutality of the Roman regime" (Harvey Cox).
[Latin : ad, to + hoc, neuter accusative of hic, this.]ad hoc (æd ˈhɒk) adj, advfor a particular purpose only; lacking generality or justification: an ad hoc decision; an ad hoc committee. [Latin, literally: to this]ad hoc (æd ˈhɒk, ˈhoʊk)
adv. 1. for the special purpose or end presently under consideration. adj. 2. concerned or dealing with a specific purpose or end: an ad hoc committee. [1550–60; < Latin: for this] ad hocA Latin phrase meaning for this purpose, often used to describe something that is improvised.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | ad hoc - often improvised or impromptu; "an ad hoc committee meeting"unplanned - without apparent forethought or prompting or planning; "an unplanned economy"; "accepts an unplanned order"; "an unplanned pregnancy"; "unplanned remarks" | | 2. | ad hoc - for or concerned with one specific purpose; "a coordinated policy instead of ad hoc decisions"specific - (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident" | | Adv. | 1. | ad hoc - for one specific case; "they were appointed ad hoc" |
ad hocadjective1. makeshift, emergency, improvised, impromptu, expedient, stopgap, jury-rigged (chiefly Nautical) An ad hoc committee was set up to examine the problem.
makeshift lasting, standing (of a committee), fixed, regular, permanentadverb1. for present purposes, when needed, as the need arises Most programs have commonsense built in ad hoc.Translationsad hoc
ad hocCreated when necessary for a specific purpose (as opposed to being planned or prepared in advance). The phrase is Latin for "to this." Let's form an ad hoc committee to make some recommendations to the board, and then we'll decide how to address this issue. Ad hoc wireless networks often present security risks to unsuspecting mobile device users.See also: adad hocFor the special purpose or end at hand; also, by extension, improvised or impromptu. The term, Latin for "to this," is most often used for committees established for a specific purpose, as in The committee was formed ad hoc to address health insurance problems. The term is also used as an adjective ( An ad hoc committee was formed), and has given rise to the noun adhocism for the tendency to use temporary, provisional, or improvised methods to deal with a particular problem. [Early 1600s] See also: adˌad ˈhoc (from Latin) arranged or happening when necessary and not planned in advance: The meetings will be held on an ad hoc basis.See also: adad hoc
ad hocContrived purely for the purpose in hand rather than plannedcarefully in advance. E.g. "We didn't know what to do aboutthe sausage rolls, so we set up an ad-hoc committee".ad hocMeaning "to this" in Latin, it refers to dealing with situations as they occur rather than ones that are repeated on a regular basis. For example, an "ad hoc query" is a question made up on the spot. An "ad hoc mobile network" is a communications network in which each node participates based on its location at the moment. See ad hoc query, ad hoc mode and mobile ad hoc network.ad hoc
ad hoc adjective Referring to or for the purpose at hand (e.g., an ad hoc committee).ad hoc adjective For the purpose at handad hoc
Ad Hoc[Latin, For this; for this special purpose.] An attorney ad hoc or a guardian or curator ad hoc is one appointed for a special purpose, generally to represent the client, ward, or child in the particular action in which the appointment is made. An Administrative Agency, a legislature, or other governmental bodies may establish ad hoc committees to study particular problems. For example, a city government may establish an ad hoc committee to investigate and discuss the placement of a new stadium in the city. Likewise, an administrative agency in some jurisdictions may engage in ad hoc rulemaking, whereby the agency establishes specific procedures to promulgate a rule without necessarily adhering to formal rulemaking requirements. ad hocadj. Latin shorthand meaning "for this purpose only." Thus, an ad hoc committee is formed for a specific purpose, usually appointed to solve a particular problem. An ad hoc attorney is one hired to handle one problem only often is a specialist in a particular area or considered especially able to argue a key point. ad hoc ‘for this purpose’ (‘only’ sometimes implied).Ad Hoc
Ad HocDescribing anything constituted for a single purpose or to deal with a certain situation. It especially describes a reaction to a spontaneous situation. For example, the board of directors of a company may form an ad hoc committee to deal with a labor dispute. Once the dispute is resolved, the committee will cease to exist.ad hoc
Synonyms for ad hocadj makeshiftSynonyms- makeshift
- emergency
- improvised
- impromptu
- expedient
- stopgap
- jury-rigged
Antonyms- lasting
- standing
- fixed
- regular
- permanent
adv for present purposesSynonyms- for present purposes
- when needed
- as the need arises
Words related to ad hocadj often improvised or impromptuRelated Wordsadj for or concerned with one specific purposeRelated Words |