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  • 2Mid Staffordshire by-election, 1990 — The Mid Staffordshire constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament held a by election on 22 March 1990. The result was the election of Labour candidate Sylvia Heal to succeed the previous Conservative Member of Parliament John Heddle, who had… …

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  • 4Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …

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  • 5Windsor (UK Parliament constituency) — Windsor County constituency for the House of Commons Boundary of Windsor in Berkshire …

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  • 6political party — Group of persons organized to acquire and exercise political power. Formal political parties originated in their modern form in Europe and the U.S. in the 19th century. Whereas mass based parties appeal for support to the whole electorate, cadre… …

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  • 7Paddington South (UK Parliament constituency) — UK former constituency infobox Name = Paddington South Type = Borough Year = 1885 Abolition = 1974 members = onePaddington South was a Parliamentary constituency in London which returned one Member of Parliament. It was a compact urban area, but… …

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  • 8South Africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 42,327,458; 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town. Formerly, Union of South Africa. * * * South Africa Introduction South Africa… …

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  • 9Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency) — UK former constituency infobox Name = Hertfordshire Type = County Year = 1290 Abolition = 1885 members = two (1290 1832), three (1832 1885)Hertfordshire was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Members …

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  • 10ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction       the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …

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