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[U and C] the type of activity or subject that a person or organization seems most interested in and gives most attention to
orientation towards/to
::The company needs to develop a stronger orientation towards marketing its products.
::How can we get students to adopt a serious orientation to learning?
orientation of
::He was unhappy with the commercial orientation of the organization.
[U and C] the political opinions or religious beliefs that someone has
political/religious orientation
::The meeting is open to everyone, whatever their political or religious orientation.
::The party has a broadly socialist orientation.
sexual orientation
the fact that someone is heterosexual or homosexual
::Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation is still far too widespread.
[U] a period of time during which people are trained and prepared for a new job or course of study
::This is orientation week for all the new students.
[C] the angle or position of an object, or the direction in which it is facing