power structure (noun)

  • 31within */*/*/ — UK [wɪðˈɪn] / US adverb, preposition Summary: Within can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): Can you complete the work within a month? as an adverb (without a following noun): As Helen approached the front door,… …

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  • 32Butch and femme — (also spelled fem; originally a French word for woman) are terms often used in the lesbian and gay subcultures to describe, respectively, masculine and feminine traits. Femme is also frequently used in the transgender community; see En femme .… …

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  • 33class — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Rank Nouns 1. class, division, category, head, section; department, province, domain (See part); [sub]kingdom, [super or sub ]phylum, division, [super or sub ]class, order, [super]family, genus, species …

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  • 34Establishment — /əsˈtæblɪʃmənt/ (say uhs tablishmuhnt), /ɛs / (say es ) noun the 1. a loosely defined grouping of people, whose joint opinions and values have a strong influence on the power structure of a community. 2. Australian History Colloquial (humorous)… …

  • 35ground rule — /ˈgraʊnd rul/ (say grownd roohl) noun (usually plural) a basic rule of a game, meeting, procedure, etc.: *men in Australia have laid down the basic ground rules for the power structure –miriam dixson, 1984 …

  • 36es|tab|lish|ment — «ehs TAB lihsh muhnt», noun. 1. the act or process of establishing: »The establishment of the business took several years. 2. the condition of being established: »The custom has already achieved establishment. 3. something established. A… …

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  • 37nuclear energy — noun the energy released by a nuclear reaction • Syn: ↑atomic energy • Hypernyms: ↑energy, ↑free energy • Hyponyms: ↑atomic power, ↑nuclear power * * * noun …

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  • 38form of government — noun the members of a social organization who are in power (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑political system • Hypernyms: ↑social group • Hyponyms: ↑autocracy, ↑autarchy, ↑ …

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  • 39political system — noun the members of a social organization who are in power (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑form of government • Hypernyms: ↑social group • Hyponyms: ↑autocracy, ↑autarchy, ↑ …

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  • 40memory — noun (plural ries) Etymology: Middle English memorie, from Anglo French memoire, memorie, from Latin memoria, from memor mindful; akin to Old English gemimor well known, Greek mermēra care, Sanskrit smarati he remembers Date: 14th century 1. a.… …

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