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colonialism collapse: exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country

social security collapse: social welfare program in the U.S.; includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance

annuity collapse: income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity"

revisionist collapse: a Communist who tries to rewrite Marxism to justify a retreat from the revolutionary position

militarism collapse: a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests

hesitation collapse: the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech"; indecision in speech or action

stock company collapse: a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire; a company whose capital is represented by stock

dormancy collapse: a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"

nationalization collapse: changing something from private to state ownership or control; the action of rendering national in character; the action of forming or becoming a nation

localism collapse: a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality

deed collapse: a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort"; a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"

socialism collapse: a political theory advocating state ownership of industry; an economic system based on state ownership of capital

corrective collapse: a device for treating injury or disease; tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition; "corrective measures"; "corrective lenses"; designed to promote discipline; "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary"

stasis collapse: inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces; an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped

pacifism collapse: the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration; the doctrine that all violence in unjustifiable

Marxism collapse: the economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will ultimately be superseded by communism

policy collapse: a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies"; written contract or certificate of insurance; "you should have read the small print on your policy"; a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government; "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation"

vegetation collapse: inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life; "their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation"; an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart); all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"; the process of growth in plants

indenture collapse: a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term; formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt; bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant; "an indentured servant"

quietism collapse: a form of religious mysticism requiring withdrawal from all human effort and passive contemplation of God

compromise collapse: a middle way between two extremes; an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"; settle by concession; make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise"; expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"

nullification collapse: the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something; the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress

extremist collapse: a person who holds extreme views; (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative"

utopian collapse: an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer; "a Utopian believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man"; characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection; "the dim utopian future"; "utopian idealists"; "recognized the utopian nature of his hopes"; of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia; "a Utopian novel"

passive resistance collapse: peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate

inertia collapse: (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain is state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force

price support collapse: a government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain level

meditation collapse: continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature; "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge"; (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)

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