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Change
vb
: 1 a: to make different
in some particular 1 b: to make radically different 1 c: to give a different position, course, or direction to 2
a: to replace with another 2
b: to make a shift from one to another 2
c: to exchange for an equivalent sum or comparable item 2
d: to undergo a loss or modification of
[top] Establish
vb
: 1: to make firm or stable 2:
to institute (as a law) permanently by enactment or agreement 4
a: to bring into existence 4
b: to bring about 5 a:
to set on a firm basis 5 b:
to put into a favorable position 6:
to make (a church) a national organization 7:
to put beyond doubt : to become naturalized
(v): to
cause (someone or something) to be accepted generally. 1. To settle, make, or fix firmly; to
enact permanently. 2. To make or
form; to bring about or into existence. 3. To
prove; to convince. [top] Federal
adj
: Of or relating to a system of associated governments with a
vertical division of governments into national and regional components
having different responsibilities; esp., of or relating to the national
government of the United States.
(adj)
: 1: of or relating to a compact or treaty 2 a: formed by a compact between political units that surrender
their individual sovereignty to
a central authority but retain limited residuary powers of government 2
b: of or constituting a form of government in which power is
distributed between a central authority and a number of constituent
territorial units 2 c: of or
relating to the central government of a federation as distinguished from
the governments of the constituent units [top] Foreign adj.
: 1: Of or relating
to another country. 2: Of
or relating to another jurisdiction. (n)
: 1: situated outside a place or
country 2: born in, belonging
to, or characteristic of some place or country other that the one under
consideration 3: of, relating
to, or proceeding from some person or material thing other than the one
under consideration 4: alien in
character ; not connected or pertinent 5: related
to or dealing with other nations 6: occurring
in a abnormal situation in the living body and commonly introduced from
without 7: not being within the
jurisdiction of a political unit (as a state) [top] Foreign Policy
n
: the policy of a sovereign state
in its interaction with other sovereign states
(n):
a policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations,
designed to achieve national objectives. [top] Government:
1. The
structure of principles and rules determining how a state or organization
is regulated 2. The
sovereign power in a nation or state 3. An
organization through which a body of people exercise political authority;
the machinery by which sovereign power is expressed (n)
: 1: moral conduct or behavior 2:
the act or process of governing 3
a: the office, authority, or function of governing 3 b: the term during which a governing official holds office 4
a: the continuous exercise of authority over and the performance of
functions for a political unit 4
b: the political function of policy making as distinguished from the
administration of policy decisions 5
a: the organization, machinery, or agency through which a political
unit exercises authority and performs functions and which is usu.
classified according to the distribution of power within it 5
b: the complex of political institutions, laws, and customs through
which the function of governing is carried out in a specific political
unit 6: the body of persons that constitutes the governing body of a
political unit or organization [top] Limit n
: 1 a: a geographical
or political boundary 1 b: the place enclosed within a boundary 2 a: something that bounds, restrains, or confines 2
b: the utmost extent 3:
limitation 4: a determining feature or differentia in logic
5: a prescribed maximum or minimum amount, quantity, or number
7: something that is exasperating
or intolerable (vt): 1: to assign certain
limits to 2 a: to restrict,
to set bounds or limits 2 b: to
curtail or reduce in quantity or extent (n): 1. A restriction or
restraint 2. A boundary or a
defining line. 3. The extent
of power, right or authority [top] Limiting
adj :
1: functioning as a limit 2: serving
to specify the application of the modified noun [top] Policy:
1. The general principles
by which a government is guided in its management of public affairs.
2. A document containing
a contract of insurance 3.
A type of lottery
in which bettors select numbers to bet on and place the bet with a
“policy writer.”
(n): a set of ideas or a plan for action followed by a
business, a government, a political party, or a group of people [top] Should
: 1: used in auxiliary function to
express condition 2: in
auxiliary function to express obligation, propriety, or expediency
3: used in auxiliary function
to express futurity from a point of view in the past 4: used in auxiliary function to express what is probable or expected
5: used in auxiliary function to express a request in a polite
manner or to soften a direct statement
(adv): used to express that it is
necessary, desirable, advisable, or important to perform the action of
the following verb [top] Significant
adj
: 1: having meaning
2: suggesting or containing
a disguised or special meaning 3 a:
having or likely to have influence or effect 3 b: probably
caused by something other than mere chance (adj):
important, large, or great, esp. in leading to a different result or
to an important change [top] Substantial
adj
: 1 a: consisting of
or relating to substance 1 b: not imaginary or illusory 2:
ample to satisfy and nourish 3
a: possessed of means 3
b: considerable in quantity : significantly large 4:
firmly constructed 5:
being largely but not wholly that which is specified (adj):
large in size, value, or importance [top] United
States n
: a federation of states esp. when forming a nation in a usu.
specified territory (n):
The United States (abbreviation US) is the United States of America, a
nation consisting of 50 states, all but one (Hawaii) in North America. [top] Use n
: 1 a: the act or
practice of employing something 1 b: the
fact or state of being used 1 c: a
method or manner of employing or applying something 2 a:
habitual or customary usage : an
individual habit or group custom 2 b: a
liturgical form or observance 3 a: the
privilege or benefit of using something 3 b: the
ability or power to use something 3 c: the
legal enjoyment of property that consists in its employment, occupation,
exercise, or practice 4 a: a
particular service or end 4 b: the
quality of being suitable for employment 4 c: the
occasion or need to employ 5 a: the
benefit in law of one or more persons : the benefit of profit of property
established in one other than the legal possessor 5 b:
a legal arrangement by which such
benefits and profits
are so established 6: a
favorable attitude (v): to
put (something) into your service for a purpose [top] (DOD)
In arms control usage, weapons that are capable of a high order of
destruction and/or of being used in such a manner as to destroy large
numbers of people. Can be nuclear, chemical, biological, and
radiological weapons, but excludes the means of transporting or
propelling the weapon where such means is a separable and divisible part
of the weapon. Also called WMD. [top] |
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