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affidavit collapse: written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath

colonialism collapse: exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country

social security collapse: social welfare program in the U.S.; includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance

annuity collapse: income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity"

procrastination collapse: the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time

confession collapse: (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution; a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party; a document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century); a public declaration of your faith; an admission of misdeeds or faults

proclamation collapse: the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature"

platform collapse: a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"; any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons; the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system; a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program"

vouch collapse: give supporting evidence; "He vouched his words by his deeds"; summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title; give personal assurance; guarantee; "Will he vouch for me?"

program collapse: a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; "the program lasted more than two hours"; a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need; "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"; "working mothers rely on the day care program"; (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code"; an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event; "you can't tell the players without a program"; arrange a program of or for; "program the 80th birthday party"; write a computer program

saying collapse: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"

militarism collapse: a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests

declaration collapse: a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written); (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction; "his declaration of innocence"; a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties

stock company collapse: a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire; a company whose capital is represented by stock

dormancy collapse: a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"

localism collapse: a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality

deed collapse: a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort"; a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"

announcement collapse: a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"; a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"

stasis collapse: inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces; an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped

pacifism collapse: the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration; the doctrine that all violence in unjustifiable

assertion collapse: a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

policy collapse: a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies"; written contract or certificate of insurance; "you should have read the small print on your policy"; a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government; "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation"

vegetation collapse: inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life; "their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation"; an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart); all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"; the process of growth in plants

allegation collapse: statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove; (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice"

plank collapse: an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party; cook and serve on a plank; "Planked vegetable"; "Planked shad"; cover with planks; "The streets were planked"; set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa"

predicate collapse: one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements; (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula; "`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates"; affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"; make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"

exclamation collapse: an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it"; a loud complaint or protest or reproach

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