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

trigonometry collapse: the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions

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

arithmetic collapse: the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations

diplomat collapse: an official engaged in international negotiations; a person who deals tactfully with others

enthusiast collapse: an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

autocratic collapse: offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner"

patriarchal collapse: characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line; relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank

election collapse: the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession"; a vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight"; the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists); the status or fact of being elected; "they celebrated his election"

mathematics collapse: a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

aristocratic collapse: belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes"

convict collapse: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison; a person who has been convicted of a criminal offence; find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced"

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"

imperialism collapse: any instance of aggressive extension of authority; a political orientation that advocates imperial interests; a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries

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"

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"

fascism collapse: a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)

trusty collapse: a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges

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"

caucus collapse: a closed political meeting; meet to select a candidate or promote a policy

confederation collapse: the act of forming an alliance or confederation; a union of political organizations

topography collapse: the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features; precise detailed study of the surface features of a region

empire collapse: an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple; a group of countries under a single authority; "the British empire"; a monarchy with an emperor as head of state; the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised

road map collapse: a map showing roads (for automobile travel); a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action; "the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam"

faith collapse: loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors"; complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"

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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