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61Political positions of Herman Cain — Cain in Washington, DC on October 7, 2011 Herman Cain is a businessman and radio talk show host who is running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. As of October 25, 2011, polls showed him as the front runner in the Republican… …
62political — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, get ▪ We have no intention of getting political. ADVERB ▪ highly, very …
63Political corruption — World map of the 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International, which measures the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among public officials and politicians . High numbers (blue) indicate less perception of… …
64Issue — A particular financial asset. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. issue is‧sue 1 [ˈɪʆuː, ˈɪsjuː ǁ ˈɪʆuː] verb [transitive] 1. to officially give something such as a document to someone who needs or wants it: issue somebody with… …
65issue — A particular financial asset. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. issue is‧sue 1 [ˈɪʆuː, ˈɪsjuː ǁ ˈɪʆuː] verb [transitive] 1. to officially give something such as a document to someone who needs or wants it: issue somebody with something •… …
66Political religion — State religion and civil religion are separate topics. In the terminology of some scholars working in sociology, a political religion is a political ideology with cultural and political power equivalent to those of a religion, and often having… …
67Political groups of the European Parliament — The European Parliament is unique among supranational assemblies because it organizes itself around ideological, rather than national, groups. These political groups of the European Parliament are groups of MEPs. In some cases a Group is the… …
68Political machine — A political machine is an unofficial system of a political organization based on patronage, the spoils system, behind the scenes control, and longstanding political ties within the structure of a representative democracy. Machines sometimes have… …
69issue — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 problem ADJECTIVE ▪ big, burning, central, critical, crucial, important, key, main, major, serious …
70issue — issueless, adj. issuer, n. /ish ooh/ or, esp. Brit., /is yooh/, n., v., issued, issuing. n. 1. the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution: the issue of food and blankets to flood victims. 2. something that is printed or… …
