scheme

[skeem] / skim /

NOUN

course of action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrangement blueprint design device game plan pattern plan program project proposal strategy system theory

STRONG

chart codification contrivance diagram disposition draft expedient layout order ordering outline presentation proposition purpose schedule schema suggestion tactics

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disorder disorganization

NOUN

plot, maneuver to get result

Synonyms

STRONGEST

action conspiracy game plan ploy practice scenario

STRONG

angle brainchild cabal dodge frame-up game gimmick hookup hustle hype intrigue layout machination picture pitch proposition ruse scene setup shift story stratagem subterfuge tactics trick twist

WEAK

covin put-up job

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Jersey's education minister has defended a new scheme that allows parents to claim back childcare costs for toddlers.

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Prosecutors in Italy concluded that the firm had received cash from a bribery scheme in 2007.

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At a meeting on Wednesday, council leader Brent Carter dubbed the scheme, which also includes plans for a tropical waterpark, a hotel and lodge accommodation, a "game changer" for the town.

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This could include changes to the existing Compulsory Basic Training and to government-funded schemes to ensure motorcyclists are wearing safe helmets.

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Anna said her son was only offered speech and language therapy twice a term and that he was making more progress at summer play schemes outside school, where staff often "understand his needs".

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