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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"

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

derivation collapse: the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin; drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation; drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body; a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions; the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"; (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'; `undo' from `do'

chronology collapse: the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events; a record of events in the order of their occurrence; an arrangement of events in time

annals collapse: a chronological account of events in successive years; reports of the work of a society or learned body etc

serendipity collapse: good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

opportunity collapse: a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"

fortune collapse: a large amount of wealth or prosperity; your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"

dud collapse: failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive; "he stepped on a dud mine"

point of view collapse: the spatial property of the position from which something is observed; a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events"

dark horse collapse: a racehorse about which little is known; a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly

powerhouse collapse: a team considered to be the best of its class; a highly energetic and indefatigable person

totalitarian collapse: an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government; characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control; "a totalitarian regime crushes all autonomous institutions in its drive to seize the human soul"- Arthur M.Schlesinger, Jr.; of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life; "totalitarian theory and practice"; "operating in a totalistic fashion"

attitude collapse: a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude"; a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"; position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)

random sample collapse: a sample grabbed at random; a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected

winner collapse: a gambler who wins a bet; the contestant who wins the contest

Interpol collapse: an international intelligence agency permitting collaboration among intelligence agencies around the world

abstraction collapse: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples; the act of withdrawing or removing something; an abstract painting; the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances; a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"

hustler collapse: a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties

school collapse: a building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning"; the process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?"; a large group of fish; "a school of small glittering fish swam by"; a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers; "the Venetian school of painting"; an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900"; an educational institution's faculty and students; "the school keeps parents informed"; "the whole school turned out for the game"; the period of instruction in a school; the time period when schools is in session; "stay after school"; "he didn't miss a single day of school"; "when the school day was done we would walk home together"; swim in or form a large group of fish; "A cluster of schooling fish was attracted to the bait"; educate in or as if in a school; "The children are schooled at great cost to their parents in private institutions"

concept collapse: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

credit union collapse: a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings

machine collapse: any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks; a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point; a group that controls the activities of a political party; "he was endorsed by the Democratic machine"; an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently; "the war machine"; an efficient person; "the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine"; make by machinery; "The Americans were machining while others still hand-made cars"; turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery

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

pluralism collapse: the practice of one person holding more than one benefice at a time; the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements; a social organization in which diversity of racial or religious or ethnic or cultural groups is tolerated

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