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arbiter collapse: someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; someone with the power to settle matters at will; "she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion"

hands collapse: (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children"

unfanciful collapse

regency collapse: the office of a regent; the period from 1811-1820 when the Prince of Wales was regent during George III's periods of insanity; the period of time during which a regent governs; of or relating to or characteristic of the style (especially the style of furniture) favored during the Regency (1811-1820); of or relating to a regency

commitment collapse: the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital); the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"; an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London"; a message that makes a pledge

jurisdiction collapse: in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

license collapse: the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization; a legal document giving official permission to do something; freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech); excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke; authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state"

empowered collapse: invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter

unfeigning collapse

clutches collapse

claws collapse

talons collapse

statesman collapse: a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs

preside collapse: act as president; "preside over companies and corporations"

main office collapse

headquarters collapse: the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command; "the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents"; (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York"; (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff

decorous collapse: characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme"

inartificial collapse

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natural right collapse

sapient collapse

informant collapse: a person who supplies information

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first prize collapse

suitable collapse

cognoscente collapse

leading collapse: going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"

newsmonger collapse

credible collapse: appearing to merit belief or acceptance; "a credible witness"; capable of being believed; "completely credible testimony"; "credible information"; a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate; "she was not the...credible fool he expected"

adviser collapse: an expert who gives advice; "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala"

undistorted collapse: without alteration or misrepresentation; "his judgment was undistorted by emotion"

sworn statement collapse

birthright collapse: personal characteristics that are inherited at birth; a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth; "free public education is the birthright of every American child"; an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)

auspices collapse: kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"

verbatim collapse: using exactly the same words; "he repeated her remarks verbatim"

right collapse: a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east; "take a right at the corner"; anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"; an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"; the hand that is on the right side of the body; "he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left"; "hit him with quick rights to the body"; those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged; location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east; "he stood on the right"; (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; "mineral rights"; "film rights"; correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"; having the axis perpendicular to the base; "a right angle"; of or belonging to the political or intellectual right; being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north; "my right hand"; "right center field"; "a right-hand turn"; "the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream"; in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"; in or into a satisfactory condition; "things are right again now"; "put things right"; exactly; "he fell flop on his face"; immediately; "she called right after dinner"; an interjection expressing agreement; precisely, exactly; "stand right here!"; completely; "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap"; toward or on the right; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right"; regain an upright or proper position; "The capsized boat righted again"; put in or restore to an upright position; "They righted the sailboat that had capsized"; make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"

assignment collapse: the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"; a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty"; an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor); the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another

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