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director collapse: someone who controls resources and expenditures; someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show; member of a board of directors

enterprise collapse: a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"; readiness to embark on bold new ventures; an organization created for business ventures; "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader"

seance collapse: a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"

marketing collapse: shopping at a market; "does the weekly marketing at the supermarket"; the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service; "most companies have a manager in charge of marketing"

legation collapse: the post or office of legate; a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister

quota collapse: a limitation on imports; "the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated"; a proportional share assigned to each participant; a prescribed number; "all the salesmen met their quota for the month"

utility collapse: the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility; "the cost of utilities never decreases"; "all the utilities were lost after the hurricane"; a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal; "the price of the house included all utilities"; the quality of being of practical use; a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation; (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice

out of whack collapse: out of balance or out of adjustment; "the front wheel of my bicycle is out of whack"

brevet collapse: a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay); promote somebody by brevet, in the military

retain collapse: keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information"; secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"; allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; hold within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"

rendezvous collapse: a meeting planned at a certain time and place; a place where people meet; "he was waiting for them at the rendezvous"; meet at a rendezvous

undertaking collapse: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"; the trade of a funeral director

affair collapse: a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"; a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

unemployed collapse: not engaged in a gainful occupation; "unemployed workers marched on the capital"

trust collapse: the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity"; a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly"; something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary); "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father"; have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"; extend credit to; allow without fear

commission collapse: the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions; an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces; a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"; a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary); "he works on commission"; the state of being in good working order and ready for operation; "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission"; charge with a task; put into commission; equip for service; of ships; place an order for

call on collapse: have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to; "She called on her Representative to help her"; "She turned to her relatives for help"

soviet collapse: an elected governmental council in a Communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics); of or relating to or characteristic of the former Soviet Union or its people; "Soviet leaders"

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

doctor collapse: children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office; "the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor"; a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"; a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution; "she is a doctor of philosophy in physics"; give medical treatment to

sitting collapse: the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting"; (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting"; a session as of a legislature or court; not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target"

road collapse: a way or means to achieve something; "the road to fame"; an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

baron collapse: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"; a British peer of the lowest rank; a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

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