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absolutism collapse: the doctrine of an absolute being; the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government; dominance through threat of punishment and violence

welfare state collapse: a government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.

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

republic collapse: a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch; "the head of state in a republic is usually a president"

colonialism collapse: exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country

prevail collapse: use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"; prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"; continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"; be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"

contraction collapse: the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope; (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber); a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds; "`won't' is a contraction of `will not'"; "`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'"

truth collapse: a fact that has been verified; "at last he knew the truth"; "the truth is that he didn't want to do it"; a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it"; United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883); conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities"

disqualify collapse: make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you"; declare unfit; "She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete"

empiricism collapse: the application of empirical methods in any art or science; (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

generalization collapse: (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus; reasoning from detailed facts to general principles; an idea or conclusion having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities"

proximity collapse: the property of being close together; a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit; the region close around a person or thing

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

self-determination collapse: determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion

martial law collapse: the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law

yardstick collapse: a ruler or tape that is three feet long; a measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?"

similarity collapse: the quality of being similar; a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit

bylaw collapse: a rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs

rule collapse: measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths; a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"; (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"; any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic"; prescribed guide for conduct or action; directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess"; (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice; the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth"; keep in check; "rule one's temper"; decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"; decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"; mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"; have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac

rationalism collapse: the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct; (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience; the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth

antitype collapse: an opposite or contrasting type; a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by a type or symbol; especially a figure in the Old Testament having a counterpart in the New Testament

customarily collapse: by custom; according to common practice; "children are customarily expected to be seen but not heard"

rebate collapse: a refund of some fraction of the amount paid; join with a rebate; "rebate the pieces of timber and stone"; cut a rebate in (timber or stone); give a reduction in the price during a sale; "The store is rebating refrigerators this week"

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