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detection collapse: the act of detecting something; catching sight of something; a police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet"; the perception that something has occurred or some state exists; "early detection can often lead to a cure"

investigation collapse: the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

research collapse: systematic investigation to establish facts; inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"; attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner; "The student researched the history of that word"

inquiry collapse: a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest; a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"

exploratory collapse: serving in or intended for exploration or discovery; "an exploratory operation"; "exploratory reconnaissance"; "digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico"; "exploratory talks between diplomats"

hearing collapse: (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence; the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired"; a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken; "the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago"; an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"

heuristic collapse: a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem; of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation

counterintelligence collapse: intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism

inquisitive collapse: showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow"; inquiring or appearing to inquire; "an inquiring look"; "the police are proverbially inquisitive"

revisionism collapse: a moderate evolutionary form of Marxism; any dangerous departure from the teachings of Marx

meteorologist collapse: a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions

groping collapse: acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence; "a groping effort to understand"

analytic collapse: of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience; "`all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition"; expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection; using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles); "an analytic experiment"; "an analytic approach"; "a keenly analytic man"; "analytical reasoning"; "an analytical mind"; using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus; "analytic statics"

municipality collapse: people living in a town or city having local self-government; an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government

dialectical materialism collapse: the materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

questioning collapse: a request for information; perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know); "he had a quizzical expression"

testing collapse: the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"; an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"

Marxism collapse: the economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will ultimately be superseded by communism

probe collapse: an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity; an exploratory action or expedition; a flexible slender surgical instrument used to explore wounds or body cavities; an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal"; question or examine thoroughly and closely; examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill"

department collapse: a specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature"; a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"; the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)

Communist Party collapse: a political party that actively advocates a communist form of government; in Communist countries it is the sole political party of the state

cupboard collapse: a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

curious collapse: eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns); "a curious child is a teacher's delight"; "a trap door that made me curious"; "curious investigators"; "traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers"; "curious about the neighbor's doings"; beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"; having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more; "a trap door that made me curious"

iron curtain collapse: an impenetrable barrier to communication or information especially as imposed by rigid censorship and secrecy; used by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe the demarcation between democratic and communist countries

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

communism collapse: a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society; a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership

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