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standard (s) (noun), standards (pl)
A measured unit that is used as the basis for measuring other things: A foot and a meter are standards of length.
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absolute poverty standard (s) (noun phrase), absolute poverty standards (pl)
The set level of poverty to meet human necessities, like food, shelter, healthcare, and water over a prolonged length of time: The absolute poverty standard is the establishment of a specific income level for a given-sized household below which the household is judged to be living in a state of poverty.
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British Standards Institution, BSI (s) (noun) (no pl)
A United Kingdom (British) national standards body. The British Standards Institution establishes and upholds standard units measurements, clothes sizes, and technical terminology that are used in Britain.

Although government funded, the institution is independent. The BSI interprets international technical standard for the U.K., and it also sets its own standards.

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