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ombudsman collapse: a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government

advocate collapse: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea; a lawyer who pleads cases in court

monopoly collapse: a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die; exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no monopoly on intelligence"; (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like"

script collapse: a particular orthography or writing system; a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance; write a script for; "The playwright scripted the movie"

lawlessness collapse: illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law

life force collapse: (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms

biological clock collapse: an innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions

life cycle collapse: a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage; the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced

inscribed collapse: written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface

anvil collapse: a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering

scroll collapse: a document that can be rolled up (as for storage); move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen; "Scroll down to see the entire text"

case collapse: a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"; a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home; bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"; the actual state of things; "that was not the case"; nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence; a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly"; a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"; an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"; a person requiring professional services; "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"; the quantity contained in a case; a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the jitters"; look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men cased the housed"

dower collapse: a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband

agent collapse: an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents"; a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission; a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations; any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau; a substance that exerts some force or effect

brokerage collapse: the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties; a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller

caveat collapse: (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing; "a caveat filed against the probate of a will"

fib collapse: a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"; tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying"

long shot collapse: a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards; a contestant that is unlikely to win

colony collapse: a group of animals of the same type living together; (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell; a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government; a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country; one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States

avowal collapse: a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something

applicable collapse: readily applicable or practical; capable of being applied; having relevance; "gave applicable examples to support her argument"

blank collapse: a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet; a piece of material ready to be made into something; a substitute for a taboo word; "I hit the blank blank car"; void of expression; "a blank stare"; (of a surface) not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"; not charged with a bullet; "a blank cartridge"; keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning

restraint of trade collapse: any act that tends to prevent free competition in business

sufficient collapse: of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; "sufficient food"

treasury note collapse: securities with maturities of 1 to 10 years; sold for cash or in exchange for maturing issues or at auction

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