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bureaucracy collapse: any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape; a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials; nonelective government officials

directorate collapse: a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution

Establishment collapse: a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence; the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof; any large organization; (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat

ministry collapse: the work of a minister of religion; "he is studying for the ministry"; building where the business of a government department is transacted; religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian); a government department under the direction of a minister

mathematics collapse: a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

administration collapse: the act of administering medication; a method of tending to (especially business) matters; the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"

hierarchy collapse: the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body; a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system; "put honesty first in her hierarchy of values"

trigonometry collapse: the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions

arithmetic collapse: the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations

management collapse: the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"; those in charge of running a business

finer collapse: (comparative of `fine') greater in quality or excellence; "a finer wine"; "a finer musician"

elementary education collapse: education in elementary subjects (reading and writing and arithmetic) provided to young students at a grade school

greater collapse: greater in size or importance or degree; "for the greater good of the community"; "the greater Antilles"

superincumbent collapse: lying or resting on and exerting pressure on something else; "superincumbent layers of dead plants cut off the air and arrested decomposition"

top collapse: a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top"; covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle"; a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday"; platform surrounding the head of a lower mast; the greatest possible intensity; "he screamed at the top of his lungs"; the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted"; the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page"; the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth"; finish up or conclude; "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne"; cut the top off; "top trees and bushes"; strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin; reach or ascend the top of; "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon"; provide with a top; "the towers were topped with conical roofs"; be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point; "A star tops the Christmas Tree"

uppermost collapse: in or into the highest position; "the blade turned uppermost"; in or into the most prominent position, as in the mind; "say what comes uppermost"

nonpareil collapse: a flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar; colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies

ahead collapse: at or in the front; "I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before"; ahead of time; in anticipation; "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand"; in a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud"; leading or ahead in a competition; "the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by two pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"; "way out front in the race"; "the advertising campaign put them out front in sales"; to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future); "moved the appointment ahead from Tuesday to Monday"; "pushed the deadline ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday"; to a more advanced or advantageous position; "a young man sure to get ahead"; "pushing talented students ahead"; toward the future; forward in time; "I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring"; "I look forward to seeing you"

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

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