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burg collapse: colloquial American term for a town; "I've lived in this burg all my life"

municipality collapse: people living in a town or city having local self-government; an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government

bargaining collapse: the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement

congress collapse: the legislature of the United States government; a meeting of elected or appointed representatives; a national legislative assembly

selectman collapse: an elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns

undersecretary collapse: a secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a department of government

consultation collapse: a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question; "frequent consultations with his lawyer"; "a consultation of several medical specialists"; a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"

ghetto collapse: a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions; formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live; "the Warsaw ghetto"; any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping; "the relative security of the gay ghetto"; "no escape from the ghetto of the typing pool"

barrio collapse: an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country; a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)

tenement district collapse: a residential district occupied primarily with tenement houses

uptown collapse: a residential part of town away from the central commercial district; of or located in the upper part of a town; "uptown residential areas"; toward or in the upper part of town

skid row collapse: a city district frequented by vagrants and alcoholics and addicts

suburbia collapse: suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture

negotiation collapse: the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms; a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians"

association collapse: the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"; the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association"; (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species; a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"; (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding; a relation resulting from interaction or dependence; "flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear"; "the host is not always injured by association with a parasite"; the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"

staff collapse: a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"; (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written; a rod carried as a symbol; the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"; personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task; "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions"; building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration; provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed"; serve on the staff of; "The two men staff the reception desk"

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"

Interpol collapse: an international intelligence agency permitting collaboration among intelligence agencies around the world

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

slum collapse: a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions; visit slums for entertainment or out of curiosity

city collapse: people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994"; a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"; an incorporated administrative district established by state charter; "the city raised the tax rate"

township collapse: an administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal"

interview collapse: the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists; "my interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of religious bonds"; conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting; discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation; "We interviewed the job candidates"; go for an interview in the hope of being hired; "The job candidate interviewed everywhere"

alderman collapse: a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council); "aldermen usually represent city wards"

powwow collapse: a council of or with Native Americans; hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting

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