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meaning of make-up #1 (permalink) Wed Aug 22, 2007 7:32 am   meaning of make-up
 

They argue that the membership of the Council does not reflect the racial make-up of the city.
Organizational ability is not one of the most obvious parts of his make-up.

I can't quite understand the meaning of "make-up" in these contexts. Could you explain it to me?
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meaning of make-up #2 (permalink) Wed Aug 22, 2007 7:38 am   meaning of make-up
 

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1-- Make-up = composition. The writer is speaking of the percentages of the population of various racial origin.
2-- Make-up = personality; character.
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meaning of make-up #3 (permalink) Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:16 am   meaning of make-up
 

Hi,

'Racial make up' refers to the composition of the different races within the city - the percentages of each one.

'parts of his make up' refers to the different aspects of his personality and character.

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PS Sorry, I wrote my post before I had read yours, Charles
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meaning of make-up #4 (permalink) Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:20 am   meaning of make-up
 

Thank you friends.
So I understand the above two sentences as :
(1) They argue that the membership of the Council does not include the composition of different races of the people.
(2) Organization ability is a different one that can learn only by experience; so it is not one of the most obvious parts of the different aspects of his personality.

Please help me. I am awaiting your reply.
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meaning of make-up #5 (permalink) Thu Aug 23, 2007 13:11 pm   meaning of make-up
 

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1-- ...does not accurately include the same proportions of the races
2-- The original says nothing about learning from experience, it only says that the man is not very good at organizing.
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