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discipline
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + discipline
good/strong/firm discipline
(= clear rules that people understand and must obey )
• Without good discipline in a school, the standard of teaching suffers.
strict discipline
(= very firm and not always reasonable or kind )
• Some parents complained about the school's strict discipline.
poor discipline
(= not enough clear and firm rules )
• Problems tend to arise in families where there is poor discipline.
school discipline
• a government report into how to improve school discipline
military discipline
(= the kind of strict discipline imposed in the army )
• I hated the army and the routine of military discipline.
verbs
keep discipline
( also maintain discipline formal ) (= make people obey the rules )
• A good teacher knows how to maintain discipline.
enforce discipline
(= make people obey the rules, especially by using punishment )
• It is entirely for your own good that we enforce discipline.
phrases
a lack of discipline
• The principal never tolerated a lack of discipline.
a breach of discipline
formal (= an act of not obeying the rules )
• Being absent without permission was a breach of discipline.
discipline + NOUN
a discipline problem
(= a problem with the students' behaviour in a school )
• Successful schools have fewer discipline problems.
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noun controlling behaviour ADJ. effective, firm, good, strong We need better discipline in our schools. | harsh, iron, rigid, strict strict military discipline | lax, poor Discipline was too lax. | staff, team | military, naval, party, prison, school, work VERB + DISCIPLINE enforce, exercise, exert, impose the discipline that the party exercises over its members | keep, maintain The teacher was unable to maintain discipline. | accept, submit to They submitted to the discipline imposed by their leaders. | have The school was criticized for having very poor discipline. | lack Modern schools lack discipline. | tighten The new headmaster tightened discipline in the school. | relax | restore PHRASES a breach of discipline It's unfair to dismiss somebody for a single breach of discipline. | a breakdown of discipline a breakdown of discipline in the classroom | a lack of discipline controlling yourself ADJ. good, great, useful, valuable It is good discipline to learn to delegate. | strict | personal | mental, spiritual | business, commercial, financial, fiscal, industrial, market, monetary The chancellor has stabilized the economy through strict fiscal discipline. VERB + DISCIPLINE have He'll never get anywhere working for himself?he's got no discipline. | show | lack | demand, require, take It takes great discipline to learn a musical instrument. PHRASES a lack of discipline subject of study ADJ. core, main, major Students are to be tested on the three core disciplines: maths, English and science. | distinct, independent When did sociology emerge as a distinct discipline? | established, traditional | subject | academic, intellectual They established psychology as an academic discipline. | professional | humanities, science/scientific PREP. across ~s There is a lack of communication across disciplines (= between teachers and students of different subjects). | within a/the ~ Within a discipline there may be more than one school of thought. PHRASES a range of disciplines The university offers a wide range of disciplines.
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