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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"

modest collapse: free from ostentation or pretension; "the restrained elegance of the room"; not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"; not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance; marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals"; free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes"

individualism collapse: the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs; a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence

nonintervention collapse: a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes

anyhow collapse: used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it"; in any way whatsoever; "they came anyhow they could"; "get it done anyway you can"

amen collapse: a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes

capitalist collapse: a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business); a conservative advocate of capitalism; of or relating to capitalism or capitalists; "a capitalist nation"; "capitalistic methods and incentives"

gangway collapse: a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)

gangplank collapse: a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside

acquisition collapse: the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"; something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum"

checking account collapse: a bank account against which the depositor can drawn checks payable on demand

culture collapse: the raising of plants or animals; "the culture of oysters"; (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar); "the culture of cells in a Petri dish"; the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group; the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture"; a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization"

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

assuredly collapse: without a doubt; "the grammar schools were assuredly not intended for the gentry alone"

utensil collapse: an implement for practical use (especially in a household)

algorithm collapse: a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem

recession collapse: the act of ceding back; the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service; the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year

means collapse: how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"; an instrumentality for accomplishing some end; considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of means"

nest egg collapse: device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it

procedure collapse: a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings; a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"

recovery collapse: the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost); return to an original state; "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid"

through collapse: throughout the entire extent; "got soaked through in the rain"; "I'm frozen through"; "a letter shot through with the writer's personality"; "knew him through and through"; "boards rotten through and through"; over the whole distance; "this bus goes through to New York"; in diameter; "this cylinder measures 15 inches through"; from beginning to end; "read this book through"; to completion; "think this through very carefully!"

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