Guidelines For Preparing Job Descriptions Page 22
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III. GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN JOB DESCRIPTIONS
ACT
To exert one's powers in such a way as to bring about an effect; to carry out a
purpose. To act for; to assume the responsibilities of another in his/her absence
ADMINISTER
To manage or direct the application or execution of; to administrate
ADOPT
To take and apply or put into practice; to accept, as a report
ADVISE
To give advice or to offer counsel on the basis of professional expertise
AFFIRM
To confirm or ratify
ALIGN
To arrange or form in a line
AMEND
To change or modify
ANALYSE
To study the factors of a situation or problem in order to determine the solution or
outcome
ANTICIPATE To foresee events, trends, consequences or problems
APPLY
To adjust or direct; to put in use, as a rule
APPRAISE
To evaluate as to quality, status, effectiveness
APPROVE
To sanction officially; to accept as satisfactory; to ratify (thereby assuming
responsibility for). Used only in the situation where individual has final authority.
ARRANGE
To place in proper order; to make an agreement with another or others
ASCERTAIN
To find out or learn for a certainty
ASSEMBLE
To collect or gather together in a predetermined order; to fit together the parts
ASSIGN
To fix, specify or delegate. Legally to transfer or make over to another
ASSIST
To help or aid other groups or persons in the performance of some task for which
the party being assisted has prime responsibility
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