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accounting collapse: a system that provides quantitative information about finances; a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions"; a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts

straw vote collapse: an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue

plebiscite collapse: a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance

brain collapse: that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord; mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"; the brain of certain animals used as meat; kill by smashing someone's skull; hit on the head

nerve collapse: any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

ballot collapse: a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting; vote by ballot; "The voters were balloting in this state"

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"

norm collapse: a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical; "the current middle-class norm of two children per family"

output collapse: production of a certain amount; what is produced in a given time period; the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter"; to create or manufacture a specific amount; "the computer is outputting the data from the job I'm running"

needle collapse: a sharp pointed implement (usually steel); a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument; goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"; prick with a needle

fissure collapse: (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes; break into fissures or fine cracks

iconology collapse: the branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms)

metric system collapse: a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second

yea collapse: an affirmative; "The yeas have it"; not only so, but; "I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice"

solar system collapse: the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field

planet collapse: (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction; any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star

code collapse: a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy; (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions; a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones); attach a code to; "Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later"

referendum collapse: a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate

barred collapse: firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured"

nay collapse: a negative; "the nays have it"; not this merely but also; not only so but; "each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique"

no collapse: a negative; "his no was loud and clear"; used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement; "no, you are wrong"; not in any degree or manner; not at all; "he is no better today"; referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present; "he was no heavier than a child"

mantle collapse: (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell; the cloak as a symbol of authority; "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"; the layer of the earth between the crust and the core; United States baseball player (1931-1997); cover like a mantle; "The ivy mantles the building"; spread over a surface, like a mantle

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

quantification collapse: the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something; a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no')

nepotism collapse: favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)

franchise collapse: a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote); an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place; a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area; grant a franchise to

supervision collapse: management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

dharma collapse: basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes;

entity collapse: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

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