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  • 101Sweden — /sweed n/, n. a kingdom in N Europe, in the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 8,946,193; 173,732 sq. mi. (449,964 sq. km). Cap.: Stockholm. Swedish, Sverige. * * * Sweden Introduction Sweden Background: A military power during the 17th… …

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  • 102Washington — /wosh ing teuhn, waw shing /, n. 1. Booker T(aliaferro) /book euhr tol euh veuhr/, 1856 1915, U.S. reformer, educator, author, and lecturer. 2. George, 1732 99, U.S. general and political leader: 1st president of the U.S. 1789 97. 3. Martha… …

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  • 103Za (guilds) — The Nihongo|za|座|lit. seat or pitch were one of the primary types of trade guilds in feudal Japan. Origins and purposeThey grew out of protective cooperation between merchants and temples and shrines; merchants would travel and transport goods in …

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  • 104Leicestershire — For the former parliamentary constituency, see Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency). Leicestershire Motto of County Council: For ard, For ard …

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  • 105SkillsUSA — Logo (2004–present) Motto Preparing for leadership in the world of work. Formation 1965 Type …

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  • 106Debt settlement — Debt settlement, also known as debt arbitration, debt negotiation or credit settlement, is an approach to debt reduction in which the debtor and creditor agree on a reduced balance that will be regarded as payment in full.[1] Debt settlement is… …

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  • 107The Real Estate Roundtable — is a non profit public policy organization in Washington, D.C. that works on public policy issues affecting the real estate industry. The Roundtable s policy issue focus includes specific issues such as taxation of carried interests and terrorism …

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  • 108Labor federation competition in the United States — A labor federation is a group of unions or labor organizations that are in some sense coordinated. The terminology used to identify such organizations grows out of usage, and has sometimes been imprecise. For example, nationals are sometimes… …

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  • 109Business broker — A business broker is a person or firm who/which acts as an intermediary between sellers and buyers of small businesses. Business brokers, also called business transfer agents, or intermediaries, assist buyers and sellers of privately held small… …

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  • 110commercial transaction — ▪ economics Introduction       in law, the core of the legal rules governing business dealings. The most common types of commercial transactions, involving such specialized areas of the law and legal instruments as sale of goods and documents of… …

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