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Exact Match:

pontificate: talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner; "The new professor always pontificates"; administer a pontifical office

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moralize collapse: improve the morals of; interpret the moral meaning of; "moralize a story"

pile it on collapse

talk big collapse

preach collapse: speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"; deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday"

lay down the law collapse

inflate collapse: fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"; exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"; increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"; cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy"

prefecture collapse: the office of prefect; the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)

mayoralty collapse: the position of mayor

papacy collapse: the government of the Roman Catholic Church

pashadom collapse

episcopacy collapse: the collective body of bishops

chancellery collapse: a government building housing the office of a chancellor

lay it on thick collapse

swank collapse: imposingly fashionable and elegant; "a swank apartment"

harangue collapse: a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion; deliver a harangue to; address forcefully

lecture collapse: teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class); a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"; a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"; deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

lord collapse: a titled peer of the realm; make a lord of someone

magistracy collapse: the position of magistrate

proclaim collapse: state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"; declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King"

ruling class collapse: the class of people exerting power or authority

directorship collapse: the position of a director of a business concern

presidency collapse: the office and function of president; "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time"; the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration"

lordship collapse: the authority of a lord; a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge; "Your Lordship"; "His Lordship"

protectorate collapse: a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty

chieftaincy collapse: the position of chieftain

archbishopric collapse: the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop

bishopric collapse

consulate collapse: diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul

deanery collapse: the official residence of a dean

peacock collapse: male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots; European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot

swagger collapse: act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner

dictatorship collapse: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

leadership collapse: the activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team"; the ability to lead; "he believed that leadership can be taught"; the body of people who lead a group; "the national leadership adopted his plan"; the status of a leader; "they challenged his leadership of the union"

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