(be in state of activity)
21activity — [n1] state of being active action, activeness, animation, bustle, enterprise, exercise, exertion, hustle, labor, life, liveliness, motion, movement; concepts 1,748 Ant. idleness, immobility, inactivity, indolence, inertia, laziness, sluggishness… …
22activity — [ak tiv′ə tē] n. pl. activities 1. the quality or state of being active; action 2. energetic action; liveliness; alertness 3. a normal function of the body or mind 4. an active force 5. any specific action or pursuit [recreational activities] …
23state-backed — UK US adjective ► GOVERNMENT used to describe an activity or organization that is approved, owned, or controlled by a government: »Under radical new funding plans this state backed company would receive an extra £2bn of taxpayers money. »He… …
24activity — (n.) c.1400, active or secular life, from O.Fr. activité, from M.L. activitatem (nom. activitas), a word in Scholastic philosophy, from L. activus (see ACTIVE (Cf. active)). Meaning state of being active, briskness, liveliness recorded from… …
25Activity (chemistry) — In chemical thermodynamics, activity (symbol a) is a measure of the “effective concentration” of a species in a mixture, meaning that the species chemical potential depends on the activity of a real solution in the same way that it would depend… …
26State-corporate crime — In criminology, the concept of state corporate crime or incorporated governance refers to crimes that result from the relationship between the policies of the state and the policies and practices of commercial corporations. The term was coined by …
27State — A state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a geographic area and representing a population. These may be nation states, sub national states or multinational states. A state usually includes the set of institutions that… …
28State of emergency — For other uses, see State of emergency (disambiguation). A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend some normal functions of the executive, legislative and judicial powers, alert citizens to change their normal behaviours …
29State University of New York at Binghamton — Infobox University name = Binghamton University State University of New York size = 300px motto = From breadth through depth to perspective established = 1946 type = Public Faculty = 551 (full time only) employees = 5,000+ endowment = $68.9… …
30State Border Guard Service (Lithuania) — The State Border Guard Service of Lithuania is the organisation charged with controlling and maintaining the Lithuanian Border. History of SBGS 1918 1940Following the Declaration of indipendence on February 16,1918 the state had to ensure its… …
