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prepossess collapse: make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand; "A prepossessing appearance"; cause to be preoccupied; "The idea of his failure prepossesses him"; possess beforehand

feudalism collapse: the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war

character assassination collapse: an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation

prestige collapse: a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.; "he wanted to achieve power and prestige"

purchase collapse: the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake"; a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage; "he could get no purchase on the situation"; something acquired by purchase

governmental collapse: dealing with the affairs or structure of government or politics or the state; "governmental policy"; of or relating to the governing authorities; "the core of a governmental system"; "public confidence and governmental morale"

constituency collapse: the body of voters who elect a representative for their area

fixer collapse: someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee)

lame duck collapse: an elected official still in office but not slated to continue

carry weight collapse: have influence to a specified degree; "Her opinion carries a lot of weight"

despotic collapse: ruled by or characteristic of a despot; "moved from a feudal to a despotic order"; "his administration was arrogant and despotic"; belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot

conservatism collapse: a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

candidate collapse: someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)

motivation collapse: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"; the act of motivating; providing incentive; the condition of being motivated; "his motivation was at a high level"

political collapse: involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians; "calling a meeting is a political act in itself"- Daniel Goleman; "political pressure"; "a political machine"; "political office"; "political policy"; of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power; "political opinions"; of or relating to the profession of governing; "political career"

socialism collapse: a political theory advocating state ownership of industry; an economic system based on state ownership of capital

statesmanlike collapse: marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman; "a man of statesmanlike judgment"; "a statesmanlike solution of the present perplexities"-V.L.Parrington

magnetism collapse: the branch of science that studies magnetism; attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force

direction collapse: a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm"; a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"; a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home"; the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"

vantage collapse: place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)

aspirant collapse: an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"; desiring or striving for recognition or advancement

access collapse: the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the building"; a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"; (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information; the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership); a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.); reach or gain access to; "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof"; obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer

dictatorial collapse: of or characteristic of a dictator; "dictatorial powers"

ground swell collapse: a broad and deep undulation of the ocean; an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression; "there was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment"

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

secret police collapse: a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)

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