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

commission collapse: the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions; an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces; a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"; a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary); "he works on commission"; the state of being in good working order and ready for operation; "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission"; charge with a task; put into commission; equip for service; of ships; place an order for

premier collapse: preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing"; perform a work for the first time; be performed for the first time; "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success"

advisory collapse: an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat; "a frost advisory"; giving advice; "an advisory memorandum", "his function was purely consultative"

home rule collapse: self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government

board collapse: a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows"; a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces"; food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board"; a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"; a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes; provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men"; lodge and take meals (at); get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.); live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house"

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

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

sit in collapse: participate in an act of civil disobedience; attend as a visitor; "Can I sit in on your Intermediate Hittite class?"

welfare state collapse: a government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.

autonomy collapse: immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence; personal independence

socialism collapse: a political theory advocating state ownership of industry; an economic system based on state ownership of capital

quorum collapse: a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business

county collapse: a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people"; the largest administrative district within a state; "the county plans to build a new road"

artlessness collapse: ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit; the quality of innocent naivete

president collapse: the chief executive of a republic; an executive officer of a firm or corporation; the head administrative officer of a college or university; the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson"

steering committee collapse: a committee to arrange the order of business for some larger (legislative) body

empire collapse: an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple; a group of countries under a single authority; "the British empire"; a monarchy with an emperor as head of state; the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised

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