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Matter of public importance — A matter of public importance (MPI) is a term used in the Australian Parliament where a subject is put forward for debate by the parliament. It can be put forward by a Senator in the Senate or a member of the House of Representatives. This must… … Wikipedia
matter of great importance — significant issue, something very important … English contemporary dictionary
importance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cardinal, central, considerable, critical, crucial, enormous, extreme, fundamental, great, high, immense … Collocations dictionary
matter — I n. affair 1) to pursue, take up a matter 2) to arrange; clear up, settle, straighten out; complicate; simplify matters 3) to give a matter (attention, thought) (we have given this matter considerable thought) 4) to not mince matters (she never… … Combinatory dictionary
importance — n. 1) to acquire, assume importance 2) to attach, attribute importance to 3) great, paramount, utmost, vital importance (the matter assumed paramount importance) 4) importance for, to 5) of importance (it was a question of great importance to us) … Combinatory dictionary
matter — 1. noun 1) decaying vegetable matter Syn: material, substance, stuff 2) the heart of the matter Syn: affair, business, proceeding, situation, circumstance, event, happening, occurrence … Thesaurus of popular words
matter — [mat′ər] n. [ME matiere < OFr < L materia, material, stuff, wood (< base of mater, MOTHER1), orig., the growing trunk of a tree] 1. what a thing is made of; constituent substance or material 2. what all (material) things are made of;… … English World dictionary
matter — [n1] substance amount, being, body, constituents, corporeality, corporeity, element, entity, individual, material, materialness, object, phenomenon, physical world, protoplasm, quantity, stuff, substantiality, sum, thing; concepts 407,433,470 Ant … New thesaurus
Matter — Mat ter, n. [OE. matere, F. mati[ e]re, fr. L. materia; perh. akin to L. mater mother. Cf. {Mother}, {Madeira}, {Material}.] 1. That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Matter in bar — Matter Mat ter, n. [OE. matere, F. mati[ e]re, fr. L. materia; perh. akin to L. mater mother. Cf. {Mother}, {Madeira}, {Material}.] 1. That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
