In forming partnerships with other government agencies and organizations, OVC pools resources and support in order to develop new alternatives and directions for resolving child abuse. For example, OVC has joined together with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to target family violence in Indian Country.
Definition of 'discernment'. Word Frequency. discernment (dÉªsÉËÊ³nmÉnt ) uncountable noun. Discernment is the ability to judge which things of a particular kind are good and which are bad. ...their lack of discernment and acceptance of inferior quality. Synonyms: judgment, discrimination, perception, understanding More Synonyms of discernment.
Meaning. 1  Discern a meaning which isn't made obvious or explicit. 2  This expression derives from a simple form of cryptography, in which a hidden meaning was conveyed by secreting it between lines of text. 3  The first example that I can find of the phrase in print is from The New York Times, August 1862: Earl Russell's dispatch does not recite the terms of the note to which it is a reply, the letter assumes a somewhat enigmatical character, and the only resource we have is, as best we may, to read between the lines of this puzzling, but important, communication of the British Foreign Secretary.