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nominate collapse: propose as a candidate for some honor; put forward; nominate for appointment to an office; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"

mace collapse: a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority; spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed; (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization

portfolio collapse: the role of the head of a government department; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs"; a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather; "he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio"; a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution; "they were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio"; a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers; "the artist had put together a portfolio of his work"; "every actor has a portfolio of photographs"

wand collapse: a rod used by a magician or water diviner; a thin supple twig or rod; "stems bearing slender wands of flowers"

unseat collapse: dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse; remove from political office; "The Republicans are trying to unseat the liberal Democrat"

pension off collapse: let go from employment with an attractive pension; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile"

heraldry collapse: emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms; the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies

disbar collapse: remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action; "The corrupt lawyer was disbarred"

superannuate collapse: retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity; become obsolete; declare to be obsolete; retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability

widen collapse: become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"; make wider; "widen the road"; extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

ramify collapse: grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"

livery collapse: the care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay; uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs

church collapse: a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"; one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship; the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church; "our church is hosting a picnic next week"; perform a special church rite or service for; "church a woman after childbirth"

mandarin collapse: the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China; a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China; a high public official of imperial China; any high government official or bureaucrat; a member of an elite intellectual or cultural group; shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia

badge collapse: any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank); "wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability"; an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.); "they checked everyone's badge before letting them in"; put a badge on; "The workers here must be badged"

overgrow collapse: grow beyond or across; "The ivy overgrew the patio"; become overgrown; "The patio overgrew with ivy"

subclass collapse: (biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order

divaricate collapse: spread apart; "divaricate one's fingers"; branch off; "The road divaricates here"

affiliate collapse: a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization; "network affiliates"; a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization; join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated"; join in an affiliation; "They affiliated themselves with the organization"

lodge collapse: any of various native American dwellings; a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter; small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener; English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940); fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"; be a lodger; stay temporarily; "Where are you lodging in Paris?"

thistle collapse: any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves

oust collapse: remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"; remove and replace; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter"

caddie collapse: an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player; act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player

local collapse: public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops; "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York"; relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area; "local taxes"; "local authorities"; affecting only a restricted part or area of the body; "local anesthesia"; of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood; "local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line"

pork barrel collapse: a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents

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