political power (noun)

  • 81territory — noun /tɛrɪtɔri,tɛrɪt(ə)ri/ a) A large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a district. b) A geographic area under control of a single governing entity such as state or municipality; an area whose borders are determined by the scope of… …

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  • 82ambition — noun /æmˈbɪ.ʃən/ a) An eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or literary fame; desire to distinguish ones self from other people. b) A desire, as in (1), for… …

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  • 83statesman — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, leading ▪ elder, senior ▪ Political power resided with the nation s elder statesman and party leader. ▪ international, world …

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  • 84confederation — noun 1》 an alliance of a number of parties or groups.     ↘a more or less permanent union of states with some political power vested in a central authority. 2》 the action of confederating or state of being confederated …

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  • 85cabal — noun (C) a small group of people who make secret plans, especially in order to have political power …

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  • 86multitude — noun (C) 1 a multitude of formal or literary a very large number of people or things: The captain sat before a multitude of dials and levers. | a multitude of possible interpretations 2 the multitude a) ordinary people, especially when they are… …

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  • 87responsibility — noun 1 IN CHARGE (U) a duty to be in charge of or look after something, so that you make decisions and can be blamed if something bad happens: She was given promotion and more responsibility. | have responsibility for: The Health Minister has… …

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  • 88spoils — noun (plural) formal or literary a) things taken by an army from a defeated enemy, or things taken by thieves: the spoils of war | dividing up the spoils b) profits gained through political power …

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  • 89superpower — noun (C) a nation that has very great military and political power …

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  • 90multitude — noun 1) a multitude of birds Syn: a lot, a great/large number, a great/large quantity, a host, a horde, a mass, a swarm, an abundance, a profusion; scores, quantities, droves; informal a slew, lots, loads, masses, stacks …

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