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pork barrel collapse: a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents

sponsorship collapse: the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially)

plum collapse: a highly desirable position or assignment; "a political plum"; any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit; any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone

auspices collapse: kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"

advocacy collapse: active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something

encouragement collapse: the expression of approval and support; the feeling of being encouraged

tutelage collapse: teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)

championship collapse: a competition at which a champion is chosen; the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years"

guardianship collapse: the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping"

recommend collapse: make attractive or acceptable; "Honesty recommends any person"; push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"

guidance collapse: the act of guiding or showing the way; something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

voucher collapse: a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure; someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement

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

umbrella collapse: having the function of uniting a group of similar things; "the Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups"; "under the umbrella of capitalism"; a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets; "an air umbrella over England"; a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy; covering or applying simultaneously to a number of similar items or elements or groups; "an umbrella organization"; "umbrella insurance coverage"

oversight collapse: a mistake resulting from inattention; an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something

government collapse: the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"; (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government"; the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"

keeping collapse: conformity or harmony; "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion"

cooperation collapse: the practice of cooperating; "economic cooperation"; "they agreed on a policy of cooperation"; joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission"

testimonial collapse: of or relating to or constituting testimony; expressing admiration or appreciation; "testimonial dinner"

market collapse: the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; "without competition there would be no market"; "they were driven from the marketplace"; the securities markets in the aggregate; "the market always frustrates the small investor"; the customers for a particular product or service; "before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it"; engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of; "The company is marketing its new line of beauty products"; deal in a market; buy household supplies; "We go marketing every Saturday"

reference collapse: the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"; the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"; the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to; "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes"; a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to; "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation"; refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work"

countenance collapse: the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage"; the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

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