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graduate school collapse: a school in a university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degree

erect collapse: upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"

decide collapse: reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"; bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"; cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!"; influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"

university collapse: establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching; the body of faculty and students at a university; a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees

sterling collapse: British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK

anarchic collapse: without law or control; "the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic"

civilian collapse: a nonmilitary citizen; associated with or performed by civilians as contrasted with the military; "civilian clothing"; "civilian life"

call on collapse: have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to; "She called on her Representative to help her"; "She turned to her relatives for help"

press agent collapse: someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure)

assizes collapse: the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by crown courts)

law of averages collapse: a law affirming that in the long run probabilities will determine performance

obedient collapse: dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke

birthright collapse: personal characteristics that are inherited at birth; a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth; "free public education is the birthright of every American child"; an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)

longhand collapse: rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper; having words written out in full by hand; "longhand writing"

put through collapse: connect by telephone; "the operator put a call through to Rio"

decent collapse: conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana; observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress; "a modest neckline in her dress"; "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"; decently clothed; "are you decent?"; socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"

matron collapse: a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified; a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution; a wardress in a prison

justice collapse: the administration of law; the act of determining rights and assigning rewards or punishments; "justice deferred is justice denied"; the quality of being just or fair

judicial collapse: decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice; "a judicial decision"; relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge; "judicial system"; belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge; "judicial robes"

deputy collapse: an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent; someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies; a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others; a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)

cursive collapse: having successive letter joined together; "cursive script"

decision collapse: the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"; a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination"; the outcome of a game or contest; "the team dropped three decisions in a row"; (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"

prosecutor collapse: a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state

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