a group that controls the activities of a political party
party to the action
Noun
a party of people taking a role in legal proceedings
party to the transaction
Noun
a party of people taking a role in legal proceedings
professional organization
Noun
an organization of and for professional people
professional organisation
Noun
an organization of and for professional people
perpetual calendar
Noun
a chart or mechanical device that indicates the days of the week corresponding to any given date over a long period of years
periodic table
Noun
(chemistry) a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements according to atomic number as based on the periodic law
principal diagonal
Noun
the diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left entry to the lower right entry
pesantran
Noun
a Muslim school in Indonesia operated by religious leaders
pesantren
Noun
a Muslim school in Indonesia operated by religious leaders
parochial school
Noun
a private religious school run by a church or parish
psychotherapy group
Noun
a meeting of people for psychotherapeutic purposes
polytechnic institute
Noun
a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences
polytechnic
Noun
a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences
panchayat
Noun
a village council in India or southern Pakistan
panchayet
Noun
a village council in India or southern Pakistan
punchayet
Noun
a village council in India or southern Pakistan
privy council
Noun
an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British Crown)
preschool
Noun
an educational institution for children too young for elementary school
police academy
Noun
an academy for training police officers
psychedelia
Noun
the subculture of users of psychedelic drugs
popular front
Noun
a leftist coalition organized against a common opponent
pep rally
Noun
a rally, especially of students, before a game
political unit
Noun
a unit with political responsibilities
political entity
Noun
a unit with political responsibilities
planning commission
Noun
a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments
plutocracy
Noun
a political system governed by the wealthy people
politburo
Noun
the chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party
political action committee
Noun
committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates
PAC
Noun
committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates
presidium
Noun
a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
praesidium
Noun
a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
placement office
Noun
an office that finds suitable employment for applicants
placement center
Noun
an office that finds suitable employment for applicants
press agency
Noun
an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically
press association
Noun
an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically
provost court
Noun
a military court for trying people charged with minor offenses in an occupied area
police court
Noun
a court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused of serious offenses
probate court
Noun
a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates
primary school
Noun
a school for young children
peer group
Noun
contemporaries of the same status
phyle
Noun
a tribe of ancient Athenians
petit jury
Noun
a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings
proprietary colony
Noun
a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century)
peerage
Noun
the peers of a kingdom considered as a group
pressure group
Noun
a group of people who try actively to influence legislation
power structure
Noun
the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
pecking order
Noun
the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
press corps
Noun
a group of journalists representing different publications who all cover the same topics