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divan collapse: a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall); a Muslim council chamber or law court; a collection of Persian or Arabic poems (usually by one author); a Muslim council of state

kitchen cabinet collapse: an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government

privy council collapse: an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British crown)

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"

vestry collapse: a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held; in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church

bench collapse: a long seat for more than one person; (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom; the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench"; the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively; exhibit on a bench; "bench the poodles at the dog show"; take out of a game; of players

conference collapse: a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic; a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)

townee collapse: townsman unacquainted with country life especially a slick and flashy male city dweller

Zion collapse: originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem; "the inhabitants of Jerusalem are personified as `the daughter of Zion'"

directory collapse: an alphabetical list of names and addresses; (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)

chamber collapse: a natural or artificial enclosed space; a room where a judge transacts business; an enclosed volume in the body; "the chambers of his heart were healthy"; a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly; "the upper chamber is the senate"; place in a chamber

cabinet collapse: a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display; housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television; a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock; persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers

city slicker collapse: a city dweller with sophisticated manners and clothing

municipal collapse: of or relating to the government of a municipality; "international law...only authorizes a belligerent to punish a spy under its municipal law"- J.L.kuntz; relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality; "municipal government"; "municipal bonds"; "a municipal park"; "municipal transportation"

diet collapse: the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods); the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal); a prescribed selection of foods; a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan); eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight; follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons; "He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet"

chapter collapse: a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"; a series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters"; a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"; an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church; any distinct period in history or in a person's life; "the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship"

convocation collapse: the act of convoking; a group gathered in response to a summons

syndicate collapse: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities; a news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication; sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stations; organize into or form a syndicate; join together into a syndicate; "The banks syndicated"

town meeting collapse: government of a town by an assembly of the qualified voters; a meeting of the inhabitants of a town

assembly collapse: the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"; a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit; a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose

session collapse: a meeting devoted to a particular activity; "a filming session"; "a gossip session"; a meeting for execution of a group's functions; "it was the opening session of the legislature"

downtown collapse: of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center; "downtown Manhattan"; "delinquents roaming the downtown streets"; toward or in the lower or central part of town

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