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racism collapse: discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race; the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races

Thalia collapse: (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces; (Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry

unforeseeable collapse: incapable of being anticipated; "unforeseeable consequences"

virtue collapse: the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong; a particular moral excellence; morality with respect to sexual relations

authority collapse: official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"; the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"; an authoritative written work; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"; an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law"; (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew"

calibrate collapse: make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"; measure the caliber of; "calibrate a gun"; mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units; "he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale"

Tammany Hall collapse: a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism

engine collapse: motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work; something used to achieve a purpose; "an engine of change"

important person collapse: a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events

incitement collapse: something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

jurisdiction collapse: in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

consequence collapse: having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security"; the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual; "that result is of no consequence"; a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"

legitimacy collapse: lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law

capture collapse: the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property; the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board; the act of taking of a person by force; any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle; a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field; capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap toady"; succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea"; attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"; bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit; "This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons"; "The star captured a comet"

apartheid collapse: a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa

supersedure collapse: act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior

supplanting collapse: act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics

adduction collapse: (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body

extrinsic collapse: not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid"

convenience collapse: the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan"; the state of being suitable or opportune; "chairs arranged for his own convenience"

inconsequent collapse: lacking worth or importance; "his work seems trivial and inconsequential"; "the quite inconsequent fellow was managed like a puppet"

fixture collapse: a object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)

handout collapse: giving money or food or clothing to a needy person; an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

sidelight collapse: light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow

cadence collapse: a recurrent rhythmical series; the close of a musical section

conditional collapse: imposing or depending on or containing a condition; "conditional acceptance of the terms"; "lent conditional support"; "the conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid"; qualified by reservations

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