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summit |
Noun
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a meeting of heads of governments |
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summit |
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the top or extreme point of something, usually a mountain or hill |
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summit |
Noun
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the highest level or degree attainable |
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summit |
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reach the summit (of a mountain) |
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summit meeting |
Noun
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a meeting of heads of governments |
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subculture |
Noun
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a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs |
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suburbia |
Noun
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suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture |
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suburbia |
Noun
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a residential district located on the outskirts of a city |
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scout troop |
Noun
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a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts |
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scout group |
Noun
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a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts |
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sterling area |
Noun
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the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the British pound sterling |
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sterling bloc |
Noun
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the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the British pound sterling |
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scheduled territories |
Noun
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the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the British pound sterling |
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school of dentistry |
Noun
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a graduate school offering study leading to degrees in dentistry |
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school of law |
Noun
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a graduate school offering study leading to a law degree |
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sudra |
Noun
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the lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status |
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school of medicine |
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a graduate school offering study leading to a medical degree |
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shudra |
Noun
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the lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status |
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scalar matrix |
Noun
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a diagonal matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are equal |
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superior court |
Noun
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any court that has jurisdiction above an inferior court |
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syndicalism |
Noun
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a radical political movement that advocates bringing industry and government under the control of labor unions |
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sleeper cell |
Noun
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a cell of sleepers |
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supreme court |
Noun
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the highest court in most states of the United States |
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synod |
Noun
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a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business |
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state supreme court |
Noun
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the highest court in most states of the United States |
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secretariat |
Noun
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an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties |
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secretariate |
Noun
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an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties |
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select committee |
Noun
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a parliamentary committee appointed for some special purpose |
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sales staff |
Noun
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those in a business who are responsible for sales |
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subcommittee |
Noun
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a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose |
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security staff |
Noun
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those in an organization responsible for preventing spying or theft |
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service staff |
Noun
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those in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant |
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standing committee |
Noun
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a permanent committee |
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steering committee |
Noun
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a committee to arrange the order of business for some larger (legislative) body |
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symposium |
Noun
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a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations |
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service agency |
Noun
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a business that makes its facilities available to others for a fee |
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service bureau |
Noun
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a business that makes its facilities available to others for a fee |
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service firm |
Noun
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a business that makes its facilities available to others for a fee |
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special court-martial |
Noun
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a court-martial to try soldiers for offenses less serious that than those committed in action |
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sayeret |
Noun
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Israel's elite secret commando unit responsible for counterterrorist and top secret intelligence gathering and hostage rescue missions |
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soviet |
Noun
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an elected governmental council in a communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) |
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secondary modern school |
Noun
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a former British secondary school emphasizing practical rather than academic education |
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school board |
Noun
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a board in charge of local public schools |
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schmeer |
Noun
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from Yiddish, a batch of things that go together |
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schmear |
Noun
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(Yiddish) a batch of things that go together |
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squirearchy |
Noun
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the gentry who own land (considered as a class) |
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shmear |
Noun
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(Yiddish) a batch of things that go together |
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smart set |
Noun
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the fashionable elite |
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smart money |
Noun
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people who are highly experienced or who have inside information |
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smart money |
Noun
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(law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct) |