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  • 2political system — Introduction       the set of formal legal institutions that constitute a “government” or a “ state.” This is the definition adopted by many studies of the legal or constitutional arrangements of advanced political orders. More broadly defined,… …

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  • 3theatre music — ▪ musical genre Introduction       any music designed to form part of a dramatic performance, as, for example, a ballet, stage play, motion picture, or television program. Included are the European operetta and its American form, the musical… …

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  • 4Nathaniel Dance — This article is about the commodore of the Honourable East India Company. For the portrait painter and politician, see Nathaniel Dance Holland. Nathaniel Dance …

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  • 6Devotthan Ekadasi — Devotthan Ekadashi Vishnu sleeps on the Shesha Shaiya bed of Shesha Also called Prabodhini Ekadashi, Devutthana Ekadashi, Dev uthav ekadashi, Deothan, Kartik Shukla ekadashi Observed by …

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  • 8Empress Dowager Cixi — 慈禧太后 Regent of the Qing Dynasty Regency 11 November 1861 – 15 November 1908 ( 1000000000000004700000047 years, 100000000000000040000004 days …

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