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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

considerable collapse: large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem"

important collapse: of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"; having or suggesting a consciousness of high position; "recited the decree with an important air"; "took long important strides in the direction of his office"

consequential collapse: having important issues or results; "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision"

decollete collapse: (of a garment) having a low-cut neckline; "a low neckline"

prestigious collapse: exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige; "a prestigious professor at a prestigious university"

clad collapse: having an outer covering especially of thin metal; "steel-clad"; "armor-clad"

ascendant collapse: position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant"; most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"; tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin

powerful collapse: having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument"

undressed collapse: of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed; "undressed granite"; "undressed hides"

potent collapse: having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"; (of a male) capable of copulation; having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"; having great influence

govern collapse: direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"; exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"; require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"

invested collapse: officially endowed with authority or power; "by the Constitution...the president is invested with certain...powers"- John Marshall

authoritarian collapse: a person who behaves in an tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"; characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government"; expecting unquestioning obedience; "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"; likened to a dictator in severity

responsibility collapse: a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility"

arrayed collapse: in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia; "professors arrayed in robes"

eminent collapse: of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs"; having achieved eminence; "an eminent physician"; standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"

supreme collapse: greatest or maximal in degree; extreme; "supreme folly"; final or last in your life or progress; "the supreme sacrifice"; "the supreme judgment"; highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among musicians"; "a supreme endxxeavor"; "supreme courage"

embassy collapse: a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; an ambassador and his entourage collectively

dominant collapse: (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale; exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"; (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar

sheepskin collapse: tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing

mighty collapse: having or showing great strength or force or intensity; "struck a mighty blow"; "the mighty logger Paul Bunyan"; "the pen is mightier than the sword"- Bulwer-Lytton; (Southern regional intensive) very; "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place"

vested collapse: fixed and absolute and without contingency; "a vested right"

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