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Tammany Hall collapse: a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism

engine collapse: motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work; something used to achieve a purpose; "an engine of change"

important person collapse: a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events

incitement collapse: something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

jurisdiction collapse: in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

legitimacy collapse: lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law

capture collapse: the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property; the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board; the act of taking of a person by force; any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle; a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field; capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap toady"; succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea"; attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"; bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit; "This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons"; "The star captured a comet"

pencil collapse: a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood; a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face; "an eyebrow pencil"; a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point; graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication; "the words were scribbled in pencil"; "this artist's favorite medium is pencil"; write, draw, or trace with a pencil; "he penciled a figure"

ion collapse: a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons

apartheid collapse: a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa

supersedure collapse: act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior

supplanting collapse: act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics

irreducible collapse: incapable of being made smaller or simpler; "an irreducible minimum"; "an irreducible formula"; "an irreducible hernia"

adduction collapse: (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body

germinal collapse: seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and April); the month of buds; containing seeds of later development; "seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another"

convenience collapse: the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan"; the state of being suitable or opportune; "chairs arranged for his own convenience"

chemical element collapse: any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter

mint collapse: a plant where money is coined by authority of the government; a candy that is flavored with a mint oil; the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied; any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers; form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins"; "strike a medal"

fixture collapse: a object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)

fascism collapse: a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)

nabob collapse: a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)

machinery collapse: machines or machine systems collectively; a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions; "the complex machinery of negotiation"; "the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order"

sole collapse: right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European; the underside of footwear or a golf club; the underside of the foot; lean flesh of any of several flatfish; put a new sole on; "sole the shoes"

mogul collapse: a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857; a bump on a ski slope

yard collapse: an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock); a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen; the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard"; an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines; a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings); "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town"; a tract of land where logs are accumulated; a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

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