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reputation | American Dictionary

reputation
noun[ C ]
us/ˌrep·jəˈteɪ·ʃən/
the general opinion that people have about someone or something:
a good/bad reputation
His work in Congress won him a reputation as reliable and industrious.

reputation | Business English

reputation
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌrepjəˈteɪʃən/us
the opinion that people have of someone or something, based on past behaviour or character:
The bank's professional reputation was badly damaged by the affair.
have a good/bad reputationHe had a very good reputation in the industry.
have a reputation as sthShe has a reputation as a tough negotiator.
have a reputation for (doing) sthThe company has a reputation for excellent customer care.
earn/gain/build/develop a reputation
enhance/damage sb's reputation
 know sb/sth by reputation
to know someone or something because of what people say about them, rather than by having direct experience of them:
He knew Hindman by reputation before interviewing him for the post.

Examples of reputation

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Once elected, senators had to develop reputations that translated into support among party organization regulars as well as directly among their constituents.
From an elder's point of view, even infrequent contacts and instrumental support from distant children affirmed their familial bonds and reputations in the community.
Householders in more egalitarian ' stateless ' societies had to build up their reputations by hand, establishing prosperous homesteads and defending their reputations against other people's slurs.
Unregulated words often mocked authority, questioned policy and trimmed reputations.
To the extent that reputations emerge through gossip and social networks, language cannot be ignored as an important means of signal broadcast and signal manipulation.
Most of the contributors rightly have international reputations, and the book certainly deals with crucial issues.
The check on the agencies' power, in this ideal scenario, is the need to preserve their reputations.
By such lobbying and deal cutting are personal reputations built.
He knows that people who refrain from cheating in these circumstances will develop good reputations and do better in the long run.
The use of foreign experts also helped to establish good reputations for companies internationally.
Firms pay heavily for reputations because they are so valuable in this way.
If rank-and-file politicians seek to balance personal and party reputations, they will opt for a reactive presidency.
If rank-and-file politicians seek primarily to cultivate personal reputations, they will opt for a proactive executive.
Obviously, not all politicians are at either of the extreme points of preferring weak parties in order to cultivate personal reputations or else strong parties.
If rank-and-file politicians or their party leaders seek primarily to cultivate party reputations, they will opt for a weak executive.
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Collocations withreputation

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academic reputation
They stand on pupil behaviour, on the quality of the teachers, and on their academicreputation.
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