Pillar definition

Pillar means a solid block of ore, coal, or other material, left unmined to support the overlying strata in a mine.
Pillar means one of the four thematic focus areas of CAADP.
Pillar means a solid block of coal or other material left unmined to support the overlying strata in a coal mine, or to protect a well.

Examples of Pillar in a sentence

  • The UNDP has partnered with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority to initiate and execute the Pillar 4 (Right to do business) component of the UNDP PRO-GOLE project which seeks to enhance the legal awareness and mobility of marginalized/ informal businesses.

  • Additionally, the policies emerging in this context years ago are remarkably timely with respect to the headline policy directions (and accompanying targets) of the Action Plan for the Implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights and the well-being- oriented approach adopted by the social partners in the joint declarations during the Porto Summit in May 2021.


More Definitions of Pillar

Pillar means a constituent element of a Sector as determined by the Board of Directors acting in accordance with the guidelines of the Department, to be the appropriate Pillars to nominate Directors to the Company;
Pillar means an upright, relatively slender shaft or structure used as a support or standing alone as a monument.
Pillar means a solid block of coal or ore or other material left unmined to support the overlying
Pillar means a vertical load-bearing member designed to resist compression and buckling and which is usually of circular cross section.
Pillar means one of the three stakeholder groups of Participants: governments, companies and NGOs “ Plenary” means the body consisting of all Participants, per the Participation Criteria, that is described in Section III, Paragraph 2(a), and that serves as the main decision-making body for the Voluntary Principles Initiative.
Pillar means Pillar Nonprofit Network; and
Pillar means a constituent element of a Sector as determined by the Board of Directors to be the appropriate Pillar to nominate Directors.