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Definition of Character reference

1. Noun. A formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability. "Requests for character references are all too often answered evasively"

Definition of Character reference

1. Noun. A statement, concerning the character of a person, furnished for someone applying for a post ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Character Reference

Literary usage of Character reference

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Survey of English Literature 1780-1880 by Oliver Elton (1920)
"General character; reference to chosen passages. Increasing dryness and darkness of symbolism. Lawless ' Gothic.' VII. Prose: Vision of the Last Judgment; ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Government by Andrew Cunningham McLaughlin, Albert Bushnell Hart (1914)
"In в number of other states, similar organizations have rendered conspicuous service of this character. Reference Bureau and Bill Drafting Agencies. ..."

3. The Principles of the Law of Evidence: With Elementary Rules for Conducting by William Mawdesley Best, John Archibald Russell (1882)
"... (0) it is competent to him to defend himself by proof of previous good character, reference being had to the nature of the charge against him. ..."

4. Essentials of the Law by Marshall Davis Ewell (1915)
"... it is competent to him to defend himself by proof of previous good character, reference being had to the nature of the charge against him.1 The inquiry ..."

5. The New Larned History for Ready Reference, Reading and Research: The Actual by Josephus Nelson Larned, Augustus Hunt Shearer (1922)
"... certain oi our states [United States] have created excellent organs of this character. Reference is made specifically to the California State Board of ..."

6. A Treatise on Presumptions of Law and Fact with the Theory and Rules of by W M Best (1845)
"... penalty,(»г) it is competent to him to defend himself by proof of previous good character, reference being had to the nature of the charge against him. ..."

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