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full-fledged

(fo͝ol′flĕjd′)
adj.
1. Having reached full development; mature.
2. Having full status or rank: a full-fledged lawyer.
3. Having fully developed adult plumage.
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She noted that the proposal surfaced during the second Presidential Commission on the Local Government Structure of 2001, adding that the proposal was premised on the potential of enhancing service delivery by upgrading sub districts to fully fledged districts.
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The document added that the leaders "agreed to discuss the details of the implementation [of the agreement] during fully fledged negotiations".
Having started out as a protection project, the scheme has now become a fully fledged reserve playing a large part in the local community.
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Originally an agricultural settlement on the edge of Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan has mushroomed to a fully fledged city, housing Israel's national stadium, a major diamond exchange, and the country's tallest office tower.
Before the green tire can become a fully fledged member of the mile-eating tire family, it has to undergo a crucial step, i.e., vulcanization in a curing press, which also doubles as a mold.
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