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rogue nation |
Noun
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a state that does not respect other states in its international actions |
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ruck |
Noun
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a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things |
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ruck |
Noun
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an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) |
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ruck |
Verb
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become wrinkled or drawn together |
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rabble |
Noun
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a disorderly crowd of people |
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rabble |
Noun
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disparaging terms for the common people |
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regiment |
Noun
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army unit smaller than a division |
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regiment |
Verb
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assign to a regiment |
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regiment |
Verb
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subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization |
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regiment |
Verb
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form (military personnel) into a regiment |
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racket club |
Noun
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club for players of racket sports |
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road gang |
Noun
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a gang of road workers |
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readership |
Noun
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the audience reached by written communications |
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rock group |
Noun
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a band of musicians who play rock'n'roll music |
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rock band |
Noun
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a band of musicians who play rock'n'roll music |
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rescue party |
Noun
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a party of rescuers |
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religious school |
Noun
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a school run by a religious body |
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real matrix |
Noun
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a matrix whose elements are all real numbers |
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riding school |
Noun
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a school where horsemanship is taught and practiced |
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rajanya |
Noun
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the second highest of the four varnas: the noble or warrior category |
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radical cell |
Noun
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a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members) |
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repertoire |
Noun
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a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule |
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repertoire |
Noun
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the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation |
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reserve bank |
Noun
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one of 12 regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their region |
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revolutionary group |
Noun
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a political unit organized to promote revolution |
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republic |
Noun
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a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them |
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republic |
Noun
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a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch |
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research staff |
Noun
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a group of associated research workers in a university or library or laboratory |
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redevelopment authority |
Noun
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a public administrative unit given responsibility for the renovation of blighted urban areas |
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regulatory agency |
Noun
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a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest |
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regulatory authority |
Noun
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a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest |
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research colloquium |
Noun
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a colloquium at which the results of (scientific) research are reported |
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ruling class |
Noun
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the class of people exerting power or authority |
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riffraff |
Noun
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disparaging terms for the common people |
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ragtag |
Noun
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disparaging terms for the common people |
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ragtag and bobtail |
Noun
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disparaging terms for the common people |
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reserves |
Noun
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civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army |
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racial segregation |
Noun
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segregation by race |
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rogue's gallery |
Noun
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a collection of pictures of criminals |
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rogue's gallery |
Noun
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a coterie of undesirable people |
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revisionism |
Noun
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a moderate evolutionary form of Marxism |
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revisionism |
Noun
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any dangerous departure from the teachings of Marx |
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rank and file |
Noun
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the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army) |
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rank and file |
Noun
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people who constitute the main body of any group |
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rockers |
Noun
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originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s |
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revival meeting |
Noun
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an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion |
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reform movement |
Noun
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a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms |
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religious movement |
Noun
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a movement intended to bring about religious reforms |
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retinue |
Noun
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the group following and attending to some important person |
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right wing |
Noun
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those who support political or social or economic conservatism |