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hierarchy collapse: the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body; a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system; "put honesty first in her hierarchy of values"

electorate collapse: the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote

land collapse: the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"; material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"; United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one-step photographic process (1909-1991); the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city"; reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"; cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"; arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"; bring ashore; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"; deliver (a blow); "He landed several blows on his opponent's head"

ally collapse: a friendly nation; an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"; "they were friends of the workers"; become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"

squall collapse: sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation; make high-pitched, whiney noises; blow in a squall; "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails"

scepter collapse: a ceremonial or emblematic staff; the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter

John Doe collapse: an unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal proceedings; a hypothetical average man

debate collapse: the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote); argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary"; discuss the pros and cons of an issue

negotiation collapse: the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms; a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians"

minister collapse: the job of a head of a government department; a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador; a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance"; work as a minister; "She is ministering in an old parish"; attend to the wants and needs of others; "I have to minister to my mother all the time"

argument collapse: a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable; a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem"; a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"; a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

communal collapse: for or by a group rather than individuals; "dipping each his bread into a communal dish of stew"- Paul Roche; "a communal settlement in which all earnings and food were shared"; "a group effort"; relating to a small administrative district or community; "communal elections in several European countries"

beatitude collapse: one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed); "her favorite Beatitude is `Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth'"

capitalism collapse: an economic system based on private ownership of capital

male chauvinism collapse: activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women

conflict collapse: an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"; an incompatibility of dates or events; "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"; opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"; opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot); "this form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing"; a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties"; go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"; be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!"

glorification collapse: the act of glorifying (as in worship); "the glorification of God"

naturalness collapse: the likeness of a representation to the thing represented; "engineers strove to increase the naturalness of recorded music"; the quality of being natural or based on natural principles; "he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner"

scrimmage collapse: (American football) practice play between a football team's squads; practice playing (a sport)

nationalization collapse: changing something from private to state ownership or control; the action of rendering national in character; the action of forming or becoming a nation

tug-of-war collapse: any hard struggle between equally matched groups; a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses

hereafter collapse: following this in time or order or place; after this; "hereafter you will no longer receive an allowance"; in a future life or state; "hope to win salvation hereafter"

vet collapse: provide veterinary care for; provide (a person) with medical care; examine carefully; "Someone should vet this report before it goes out"; work as a veterinarian; "She vetted for the farms in the area for many years"

town collapse: the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team"; an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work"

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