encourage definition

encourage means to carefully consider or take into account.
encourage means to spur on, stimulate, or foster. Note: mere factual reporting of controversial issues shall not be considered encouragement.
encourage means to influence, promote, support, oppose, or seek to modify, alter, amend, or delay any recommendation, action, or decision of the County Commission, the Mayor, any County board or committee, or any County personnel.

Examples of encourage in a sentence

  • Encourage adult leaders to receive position-specific or other appropriate training made available by the local council or BSA.

  • In the case of a bid utilizing the "Bid Incentive to Encourage MBE and WBE Utilization" pursuant to MCC 2-92- 525(b)(2), failure to submit an MBE/WBE compliance plan demonstrating how the bidder plans to meet the Contract Specific Goal to which the bidder has committed will not result in rejection of the bid, but the bidder may be found ineligible for the bid incentive.

  • Encourage contracting with consortiums of small businesses, minority- owned firms and women's business enterprises when a contract is too large for one of these firms to handle individually.

  • Encourage employees to seek professional assistance any time alcohol or drug use adversely affect their ability to perform their work assignments.

  • Encourage contracting with a consortium of DBEs when a contract is too large for one of these firms to handle individually.


More Definitions of encourage

encourage means suggest, advise, pressure, induce, attempt to induce, prompt, or otherwise influence.
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encourage means that the IAEG is non-binding52. An IAEG where a member state commits to cooperate or exchange information is technically binding, but there are challenges to evaluate and enforce cooperation. However, cooperation can be triggered when a state commits to finance an IAEG.
encourage means to foster or help implementation of the policy.
encourage means to promote or foster using some combination of voluntary approaches, regulations, or incentives.
encourage education by “all suitable means.” Nev. Const. art. 11, § 1 (emphasis added).
encourage means “to give courage, hope or confidence to; embolden, to give support to; foster; help - see Webster’s New World Dictionary.