branch (noun)
61legislative branch — noun the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating • Hypernyms: ↑branch, ↑subdivision, ↑arm • Member Holonyms: ↑United States government, ↑United States, ↑U.S. government, ↑US Governme …
62olive branch — noun Date: 14th century 1. a branch of the olive tree especially when used as a symbol of peace 2. an offer or gesture of conciliation or goodwill …
63legislative branch — noun The branch of government which is concerned with the making of laws Syn: legislature …
64olive branch — noun a) Such a branch offered as an emblem of peace. b) Any symbol of peace, or peace offering to an adversary to show good will and in the hope of securing peace …
65executive branch — noun The branch of government that oversees the carrying out of the laws Syn: executive, government …
66judicial branch — noun The branch of government which is concerned with the administration of justice through the interpretation of the law Syn: judiciary, judicature …
67olive branch — noun an offer of reconciliation. Origin in allusion to the story of Noah in Gen. 8:1, in which a dove returns with an olive branch after the Flood, taken as a symbol of peace after God s punishment of mankind …
68tree branch — noun any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑limb • Hypernyms: ↑branch • Hyponyms: ↑stick, ↑bough • Part Hol …
69private branch exchange — noun A telecommunications switching system, physically located at a customers place of business, that provides internal communication between users and also access to outside (trunk) telephone lines …
70Special Branch — noun (U) a department of the British police force that deals with political crimes or crimes affecting the safety of the government, for example terrorism …
