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  • 51rank — rank1 W3 [ræŋk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(position in army/organization)¦ 2 the ranks 3 break ranks 4¦(line)¦ 5 pull rank (on somebody) 6¦(quality)¦ 7¦(social class)¦ 8¦(taxi)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; …

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  • 52rank — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a position in a hierarchy, a grade of advancement. b a distinct social class, a grade of dignity or achievement (people of all ranks; in the top rank of performers). c high social position (persons of rank). d a place in a scale …

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  • 53Joseph Chamberlain — The Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain The Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain Leader of the Opposition …

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  • 54Rashidun army — Infobox War Faction name= Rashidun Army war= Wars of the Rashidun Caliphate caption= active= 632 661 AD ideology= leaders= Caliph ( Amir al Mu minin , The Commander of the Faithful ) headquarters=Madinah, Kufa area= Middle East, North Africa,… …

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  • 55rank — I. /ræŋk / (say rangk) noun 1. a number of persons forming a separate class in the social scale or in any graded body: people of every rank and station. 2. position or standing in the social scale or in any graded body: the rank of colonel. 3.… …

  • 56Des Hamilton — Personal information Full name Derrick Vivian Hamilton Date of birth 15 August 1976 ( …

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  • 57rank — rank1 noun 1》 a position within a fixed hierarchy, especially that of the armed forces. 2》 high social standing. 3》 a single line of soldiers or police officers drawn up abreast.     ↘a regular row or line of things or people. 4》 (the ranks) (in… …

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  • 58organized labour — Introduction also called  trade unionism,        association and activities of workers in a trade or industry for the purpose of obtaining or assuring improvements in working conditions through their collective action. Great Britain (United… …

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  • 59Foreign relations of South Africa — The foreign relations of South Africa have spanned from the country s time as Dominion and later Realm of the British Empire to its isolationist policies under Apartheid to its position as a responsible international actor taking a key role in… …

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  • 60The battle of Raichur — Raichur is a small town in the south Indian state of Karnataka. The city had a hoary past and was a witness to many a battle between the kings of Vijayanagar empire and the muslim kings ruling from Bijapur and Gulbarga. The city is located in a… …

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