RIGGING Definition & Meaning

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rigging

[ rig-ing ]

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noun

the ropes, chains, etc., employed to support and work the masts, yards, sails, etc., on a ship.
lifting or hauling tackle.
Informal. clothing.

rigging

/ ˈ��ɪɡɪŋ /

noun

the shrouds, stays, halyards, etc, of a vessel
the bracing wires, struts, and lines of a biplane, balloon, etc
any form of lifting gear, tackle, etc

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of rigging¹

First recorded in 1480–90; rig + -ing ¹

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Imamoglu denies all the charges against him, including "establishing a criminal organisation, taking bribes, extortion, and rigging a public tender".

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He spent Sunday night in jail after being formally arrested and charged earlier that day with "establishing and managing a criminal organisation, taking bribes, extortion, unlawfully recording personal data and rigging a tender".

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He was formally arrested on Sunday and charged with "establishing and managing a criminal organisation, taking bribes, extortion, unlawfully recording personal data and rigging a tender".

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The cleaners had to first climb the structure, before rigging a set of lines to get them down to the planes, he explained.

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One woman in her 40s told us she previously had doubts about Chinese vote rigging but had researched the issue after martial law and "realised it was true".

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