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nuncio collapse: (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status

officer collapse: a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"; direct or command as an officer

backup collapse: (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased"; an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage; "a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet"

doorkeeper collapse: someone who guards an entrance; the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church

emissary collapse: someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else

administration collapse: the act of administering medication; a method of tending to (especially business) matters; the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"

ringer collapse: (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg; a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses; a person who is almost identical to another

vicar collapse: a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman; (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish; (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel

attache collapse: a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission

watchdog collapse: a dog trained to guard property; a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste; "she is the global watchdog for human rights abuses"

shepherd collapse: a clergyman who watches over a group of people; tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats; watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils

understudy collapse: an actor able to replace a regular performer when required; be an understudy or alternate for a role

diplomat collapse: an official engaged in international negotiations; a person who deals tactfully with others

comparison collapse: examining resemblances or differences; qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare"; relation based on similarities and differences

taxidermist collapse: a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display

amicus curiae collapse: an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest

alternative collapse: necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; "`either' and `or' in `either this or that'"; pertaining to unconventional choices; "an alternative life style"

disorderly conduct collapse: any act of molesting or interrupting or hindering or disquieting or agitating or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled

replacement collapse: the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy"

proconsul collapse: an anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul; a provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire; an official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power

management collapse: the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"; those in charge of running a business

official collapse: someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"; a worker who holds or is invested with an office; having official authority or sanction; "official permission"; "an official representative"; verified officially; "the election returns are now official"; (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution; conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in prescribed order"; of or relating to an office; "official privileges"

second string collapse: a squad of players that are available either individually or as a team to relieve or replace the players who started the game

substitute collapse: a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another; an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"; act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"

immorality collapse: the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct; "the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction"

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