fractious opposition
1fractious — adjective 1) fractious children Syn: grumpy, bad tempered, irascible, irritable, crotchety, grouchy, cantankerous, short tempered, tetchy, testy, curmudgeonly, ill tempered, ill humored, peevish, cross, waspish, crabby …
2National Opposition Union — The UNO flag National Opposition Union (Unión Nacional Opositora UNO) was a wide range cartel of opposition parties formed to contest Nicaragua s president Daniel Ortega in 1990 election. Its candidate Violeta Chamorro eventually won the race.… …
3Armenia — /ahr mee nee euh, meen yeuh/; for 3 also Sp. /ahrdd me nyah/, n. 1. an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran. 2. Also called, Armenian Republic. a republic in Transcaucasia, S of Georgia and W of Azerbaijan.… …
4Monarchy of Georgia — Infobox monarchy royal title = King realm = Georgia type = other coatofarms article = Royal Coat of Arms of Georgia incumbent = Disputed his/her = His heir apparent =Disputed first monarch = Ashot I Kuropalates date = 813The former Soviet… …
5Monarchism in Georgia — The former Soviet republic of Georgia has a monarchic tradition that traces its origins to the Hellenistic period. The medieval Kingdom of Georgia ruled by the Bagrationi dynasty has left behind a legacy that lasts in Georgia even in modern times …
6Romania — /roh may nee euh, mayn yeuh/, n. a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. 21,399,114; 91,699 sq. mi. (237,500 sq. km). Cap.: Bucharest. Romanian, România /rddaw mu nyah/. * * * Romania Introduction Romania Background: Soviet… …
7România — /rddaw mu nyah/; Eng. /roh may nee euh, mayn yeuh/, n. Romanian name of ROMANIA. * * * Romania Introduction Romania Background: Soviet occupation following World War II led to the formation of a Communist peoples republic in 1947 and the… …
8Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
9Stephen Harper — Infobox Prime Minister honorific prefix = The Right Honourable name = Stephen Joseph Harper honorific suffix = PC, MA (Calgary) , MP order = 22nd office = Prime Minister of Canada monarch = Elizabeth II governor general = term start = February 6 …
10Yemen — /yem euhn, yay meuhn/, n. 1. Republic of, a country in S Arabia, formed in 1990 by the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People s Democratic Republic of Yemen. 13,972,477; 207,000 sq. mi. (536,130 sq. km). Cap.: (political) San a. Cap.:… …
