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  • 31Austrian Civil War — {| style= float: right; clear: right; background color: transparent Infobox Military Conflict caption=conflict=Austrian Civil War partof=First Austrian Republic date= February 12 1934 ndash; February 16 1934 place=Various cities in Austria casus …

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  • 32chair — {{11}}chair (n.) early 13c., chaere, from O.Fr. chaiere chair (12c.; Mod.Fr. chaire pulpit, throne; the more modest sense having gone since 16c. with variant form chaise), from L. cathedra seat (see CATHEDRAL (Cf. cathedral)). Figurative sense of …

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  • 33President, Mr —    This term is used to address the president of a country whose chief elected representative is styled President, as in the USA. At a humbler level it is used to the person chosen to preside over a meeting of a society, conference, etc.    The… …

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  • 34Lord President of the Council — Infobox minister office border = parliamentary minister = not prime office = Lord President of the Council incumbent = The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon tookoffice = 3 October 2008 appointed by = Gordon Brown governor = Prime Minister first… …

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  • 35President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada — In the Canadian cabinet the President of The Queen s Privy Council for Canada ( fr. President du Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada) is nominally in charge of the Privy Council Office. The President of the Privy Council also has the largely …

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  • 36president — pres·i·dent / pre zə dənt, ˌdent/ n 1: an official chosen to preside over a meeting or assembly 2: an appointed governor of a subordinate political unit 3: the chief officer of an organization (as a corporation or institution) usu. entrusted with …

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  • 37president — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin praesident , praesidens, from present participle of praesidēre Date: 14th century 1. an official chosen to preside over a meeting or assembly 2. an appointed governor of a subordinate… …

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  • 38moderate — mod·er·ate || mÉ‘drÉ™t / mÉ’d n. reasonable person, one who is not extreme in his opinions or views, conservative, temperate person v. make temperate; reduce the intensity of, soften; appease, simplify; make less excessive; become temperate;… …

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  • 39moderated — mod·er·ate || mÉ‘drÉ™t / mÉ’d n. reasonable person, one who is not extreme in his opinions or views, conservative, temperate person v. make temperate; reduce the intensity of, soften; appease, simplify; make less excessive; become temperate;… …

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  • 40moderates — mod·er·ate || mÉ‘drÉ™t / mÉ’d n. reasonable person, one who is not extreme in his opinions or views, conservative, temperate person v. make temperate; reduce the intensity of, soften; appease, simplify; make less excessive; become temperate;… …

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