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category

Definition for category

noun as in classification, type

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Under Coe, World Athletics has banned transgender women from competing in the female category at international events.

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Can it be a kid-friendly animated feature, even though animated movies have a separate category?

Foxx also was nominated in the supporting actor category for his portrayal of a taxi driver in “Collateral,” though he didn’t win that trophy.

Foxx thanked director Taylor Hackford for “taking a chance on this film,” and proceeded to give shout-outs to the first Black actor to win in the category, Sidney Poitier, and Halle Berry, the first Black performer to win a lead actress Oscar.

But he kept his streak of never winning an acting Oscar intact: Morgan Freeman and Hilary Swank would win the supporting actor and lead actress trophies, respectively, while Eastwood had to be content with just being nominated in that category.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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