to stifle initiative
81Multilateral foreign policy of the Holy See — The Holy See This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the Holy See …
82bureaucracy — [[t]bjʊrɒ̱krəsi[/t]] bureaucracies 1) N COUNT: usu pl A bureaucracy is an administrative system operated by a large number of officials. State bureaucracies can tend to stifle enterprise and initiative. 2) N UNCOUNT (disapproval) Bureaucracy… …
83blow — I n 1. slap, punch, hit, Inf. clout, Inf. buff, Sl. shot, Sl. slug, Sl. paste, Sl. bash, Sl. rap side the head. See bat 1 (def.2). 2. shock, calamity, reversal. See calamity (def.2). 3. come to blows fight, spar, grapple, scuffle, tussle, brawl,… …
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