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splinter group collapse: a faction or sect that has broken away from its parent organization

supervision collapse: management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

muckraking collapse: the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)

capitulation collapse: the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"; a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic

Gestapo collapse: the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods

law enforcement agency collapse: an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws

military police collapse: a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners

Scotland Yard collapse: the detective department of the metropolitan police force of London

vestry collapse: a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held; in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church

whispering campaign collapse: the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate

committee collapse: a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle; a self-constituted organization to promote something

soiree collapse: a party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house)

ethnic group collapse: people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture

logrolling collapse: act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects

swim collapse: travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"

parliamentary collapse: having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament; "parliamentary government"; in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly; "parliamentary law"; relating to or having the nature of a parliament; "parliamentary reform"; "a parliamentary body"

beaver collapse: large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges; a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material); a movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face; a full beard; the soft brown fur of the beaver; work hard on something

ritual collapse: stereotyped behavior; any customary observance or practice; the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies; of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals; "a ritual dance of Haiti"; "sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties"- Nadine Gordimer; of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; "ritual killing"

economics collapse: the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management

regulation collapse: the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"; the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular; an authoritative rule; (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered; the state of being controlled or governed; prescribed by or according to regulation; "regulation army equipment"

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