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title: ilo — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ilo» in the school dictionary: ILO stands for the International Labour Organization, a part of the United Nations that sets fair rules for work, such as fighting child labour. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ilo

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**Who acts:** ILO, part, work, word, ILO rules, workers · **What happens:** stand, set, fight, not be, be, work · **To what, where:** fair rules, child labour, English word, own ilo, part, headquarters · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«ilo» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [ilo in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ilo.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
ILO stands for the International Labour Organization, a part of the United Nations that sets fair rules for work, such as fighting child labour.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ilo:m1:1
# text = ILO stands for the International Labour Organization, a part of the United Nations that sets fair rules for work, such as fighting child labour.
1	ILO	ilo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	International	International	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	Labour	Labour	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Organization	Organization	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	United	United	PROPN	NNP	_	14	compound	_	_
14	Nations	Nation	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	sets	set	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
17	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=SCONJ	24	mark	_	_
23	as	as	ADP	IN	_	22	fixed	_	_
24	fighting	fight	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	20	acl	_	_
25	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	labour	labour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | ILO |  |  |  |  | for the International Labour Organization | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for organization=Attribute |
| 2 | **set** | present | a part of the United Nations | fair rules |  |  |  | for work | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent rule=Patient for work=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **fight** | gerund | work *not said here* | child labour |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent labour=Co-Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On its own ilo is not an English word; it may be part of a name or a cut piece of a word (kilo, silo).

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ilo:m2:1
# text = On its own ilo is not an English word; it may be part of a name or a cut piece of a word (kilo, silo).
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	ilo	ilo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	cop	_	_
14	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	cut	cut	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
25	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	kilo	kilo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	silo	silo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present |  | a English word |  | its own ilo |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | may | word | part |  |  |  | of a name or a cut piece of a word | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ILO is part of the United Nations.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ilo:x1:1
# text = The ILO is part of the United Nations.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ILO	ILO	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	United	United	PROPN	NNP	_	8	compound	_	_
8	Nations	Nation	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the ILO | part |  |  |  | of the United Nations | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ILO works to end child labour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ilo:x2:1
# text = The ILO works to end child labour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ILO	ILO	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	end	end	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	labour	labour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | the ILO |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **end** | to-infinitive | the ILO *not said here* | child labour |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality labour=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ILO has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ilo:x3:1
# text = The ILO has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ILO	ILO	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	headquarters	headquarters	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Geneva	Geneva	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	Switzerland	Switzerland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the ILO | ILO's headquarters |  | Geneva and Switzerland |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent headquarters=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
ILO rules say workers should be safe at work.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ilo:x4:1
# text = ILO rules say workers should be safe at work.
1	ILO	ilo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | ILO rules |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | should | workers |  |  | work |  | safe *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ILO was set up in 1919, after the First World War.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ilo:x5:1
# text = The ILO was set up in 1919, after the First World War.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ILO	ILO	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	1919	1919	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	First	First	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	amod	_	_
12	World	World	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	War	War	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set up** | past · passive |  | the ILO |  | 1919 | after the First World War |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in 1919=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ilo on its own isn't an English word.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ilo:x6:1
# text = Ilo on its own isn't an English word.
1	Ilo	ilo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | Ilo on Ilo's own | a English word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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