a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism
an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"
the act of containing; keeping something from spreading; "the containment of the AIDS epidemic"; "the containment of the rebellion"
(physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully; "containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975"