Definition of muster
1 : a representative specimen (see specimen 1) : sample musters of goods for sale
2a : an act of assembling; specifically : formal military inspection Call out the troops to stand muster.b : critical examination slipshod work that would never pass musterc : an assembled group : collection a muster of biographical facts — Timed : inventory were sent … to take the musters of this expedition — G. R. Elton
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Examples of muster in a Sentence
a muster of concerned citizens
considering the muster of suggestions that were submitted for “word of the year”
Recent Examples of muster from the Web
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At some point after those new IDs are introduced, regular Oregon driver's licenses will no longer pass muster at federal checkpoints.
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Companies wishing to bid on Oregon transportation projects file evaluation forms with the state and are put on a bidder list after passing muster.
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The attorney general's office said the ordinance did pass muster with the state's constitution.
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Of course, none of this hospitality would matter if the tacos didn’t pass muster.
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Charlie Shrem is nobody’s image of a traditional financier, but that’s precisely the point with alternative currencies: Their early leaders were the sorts of people who would never pass muster at, say, Morgan Stanley.
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Go-between Any compromise on security must pass muster with Greek and Turkish Cypriots who will vote on any peace accord in separate referendums before it would be implemented.
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The Oregon Senate voted Monday to create a new class of driver's license that would pass muster at airport security lines.
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Go-between Any compromise on security must pass muster with Greek and Turkish Cypriots who will vote on any peace accord in separate referendums before it would be implemented.
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Origin and Etymology of muster
Middle English mustre, from Anglo-French mostre, monstre, from mustrer
muster
Definition of muster
mustered
;mustering
play \-t(ə-)riŋ\transitive verb
1a : to cause to gather : conveneb : to enroll formally —usually used with in or into was mustered into the armyc : to call the roll of
3 : to amount to : comprise
intransitive verb
: to come together : congregate
Examples of muster in a Sentence
They pushed the car with all the strength they could muster.
a command to muster the troops
Recent Examples of muster from the Web
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As for nuking Obamacare, even if the Senate this week cannot muster 50 Yeas, plus Vice President Mike Pence’s tie-breaking vote, the World’s Greatest Deliberative Body can act through the rest of July and, if necessary, all of August.
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Burbank's offense didn't adapt to the strike calls and couldn't muster up anything after taking an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first.
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All the more reason to treat this fleeting indulgence with more reverence than a melon baller could muster.
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The Cards mustered three consecutive outs to limit the damage.
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Pishkur reached deep into his well of pitchers, but the 59ers couldn't muster up the scoreless part.
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Last year at this time, Curry could muster no such exuberance.
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RANT For the estimated 20 million eligible voters in the U.S. who couldn’t muster the motivation to put down their cellphones or TV remotes long enough to cast a ballot.
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A popular Facebook page, created to decry the beating death of a young man by the Egyptian police, had been the forum for organizing the initial Tahrir uprising and had mustered hundreds of thousands of supporters.
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Origin and Etymology of muster
Middle English mustren to show, muster, from Anglo-French mustrer, monstrer, from Latin monstrare to show, from monstrum evil omen, monster — more at monster
Synonym Discussion of muster
MUSTER Defined for English Language Learners
muster
playDefinition of muster for English Language Learners
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: a formal military gathering to examine or test soldiers
muster
Definition of muster for English Language Learners
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: to work hard to find or get (courage, support, etc.)
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: to gather together (a group of people, soldiers, etc.) especially for battle or war
MUSTER Defined for Kids
Definition of muster for Students
1 : a formal gathering of military troops for inspection
2 : an act of careful examination or consideration to determine whether something is acceptable or good enough Your excuses will not pass muster.
Definition of muster for Students
mustered
;mustering
1 : to call together (as troops) for roll call or inspection
2 : to bring into being or action I shall await your arrival with all the eagerness I can muster. — E. B. White, Stuart Little
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