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  • 1Direct Relief International — Founder(s) William Zimdin and Dezso Karczag Type Humanitarian Medical Aid Founded August 23, 1948 …

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  • 2Direct lobbying in the United States — are direct methods used by lobbyists to influence United States legislative bodies. Interest groups from many sectors spend billions of dollars on lobbying. There are three lobbying laws in the U.S. They require that a lobbying entity must be… …

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  • 3Direct trade — is a form of sourcing practiced by some coffee roasters, referring to direct sourcing from farmers, with standards varying between producers.[1][2][3] Direct trade is seen as an alternative to Fairtrade certification,[4] and represents the… …

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  • 4direct — vb 1 Direct, address, devote, apply are comparable when used reflexively with the meaning to turn or bend one s attention, energies, or abilities to something or when meaning to turn, bend, or point (as one s attention, thoughts, or efforts) to a …

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  • 5direct — [adj1] honest absolute, bald, blunt, candid, categorical, downright, explicit, express, forthright, frank, matter of fact, open, outspoken, person to person, plain, plainspoken, point blank, sincere, straight, straightforward, straight from the… …

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  • 6Direct debit dividend contributions — also known as 3DC are payments made towards shareholders for shares which have been issued on credit. Issuing stock on credit is considered appropriate when a Stakeholder (such as company s founder or other key person) wishes to retain… …

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  • 7Direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians (2010-2011) — Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas, George J. Mitchell and Hillary Clinton at the start of direct talks on September 2, 2010. Direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian National Authority have been taking place since September 2010,… …

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  • 8DIRECT — For other uses, see Direct (disambiguation). For the rockets proposed as part of the DIRECT architecture, see Jupiter (rocket family). DIRECT is a proposed alternative heavy lift launch vehicle architecture supporting NASA s Vision for Space… …

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  • 9Direct marketing — For distribution and retail sales of comic books, see direct market. Marketing Key concepts …

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  • 10direct — 1 /di rekt, daI rekt/ adjective 1 WITHOUT ANYTHING BETWEEN done without any other people, actions, processes etc coming between: Can we have direct access to the information on file? | She has direct control over the business. | I m not in direct …

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