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persona non grata collapse: a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent

scholiast collapse: a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)

consultation collapse: a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question; "frequent consultations with his lawyer"; "a consultation of several medical specialists"; a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"

persecution collapse: the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

negotiation collapse: the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms; a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians"

master of ceremonies collapse: a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)

article collapse: one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"; nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication; (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase; a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will); bind by a contract; especially for a training period

Federal collapse: any federal law-enforcement officer; a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War; national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; "the Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal property"; characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations"; of or relating to the central government of a federation; "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"

seance collapse: a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"

publish collapse: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"; have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career"

interview collapse: the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists; "my interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of religious bonds"; conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting; discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation; "We interviewed the job candidates"; go for an interview in the hope of being hired; "The job candidate interviewed everywhere"

word collapse: a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"; a brief statement; "he didn't say a word about it"; a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!"; a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory; "large computers use words up to 64 bits long"

ventilate collapse: furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape; "The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space"; circulate through and freshen; "The gust of air ventilated the room"; expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage; "Wheat should be well ventilated"

powwow collapse: a council of or with Native Americans; hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting

hearsay collapse: heard through another rather than directly; "hearsay information"

unworthy collapse: lacking in value or merit; "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness"

stand collapse: a defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone"; a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance; "a one-night stand"; tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade); a small table for holding articles of various kinds; "a bedside stand"; an interruption of normal activity; a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area; "they cut down a stand of trees"; the position where a thing or person stands; have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "Where do you stand on the War?"; be available for stud services; "male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females"; be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!"; put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?"; be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"; hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"; be tall; have a height of; copula; "She stands 6 feet tall"; be in effect; be or remain in force; "The law stands!"; remain inactive or immobile; "standing water"; occupy a place or location, also metaphorically; "We stand on common ground"

electricity collapse: keen and shared excitement; "the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it"; a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons; energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor; "they built a car that runs on electricity"

sitting collapse: the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting"; (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting"; a session as of a legislature or court; not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target"

audience collapse: a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"; the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment; "every artist needs an audience"; "the broadcast reached an audience of millions"

announcer collapse: reads news, commercials on radio or television; someone who proclaims a message publicly

undesirable collapse: one whose presence is undesirable; "rounding up vagrants and drunks and other undesirables"; not desirable; "undesirable impurities in steel"; "legislation excluding undesirable aliens"; not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse)

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