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viceroy collapse: showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller; governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign

procurator collapse: (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes

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

vice president collapse: an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances

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"

alter ego collapse: a very close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of yourself

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

exponent collapse: a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself; someone who expounds and interprets or explains

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

vice collapse: a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community"

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"

lieutenant collapse: an officer in a police force; a commissioned military officer; an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade

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