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smart money |
Noun
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money bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors (especially if they have inside information) |
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samurai |
Noun
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feudal Japanese military aristocracy |
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samurai |
Noun
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a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy |
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social organization |
Noun
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the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships |
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supreme headquarters |
Noun
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the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military) |
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social organisation |
Noun
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the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships |
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social structure |
Noun
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the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships |
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social system |
Noun
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the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships |
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sex segregation |
Noun
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the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded |
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standing army |
Noun
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a permanent army of paid soldiers |
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staggered board of directors |
Noun
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a board of directors a portion of whose members are elected each year instead of all members being elected annually |
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sistership |
Noun
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an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest |
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sistership |
Noun
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the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings |
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state capitalism |
Noun
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an economic system that is primarily capitalistic but there is some degree of government ownership of the means of production |
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state socialism |
Noun
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an economic system in which the government owns most means of production but some degree of private capitalism is allowed |
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socialist economy |
Noun
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an economic system based on state ownership of capital |
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shadow cabinet |
Noun
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a group of senior members of the political party that is out of power |
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senior high school |
Noun
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a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12 |
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senior high |
Noun
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a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12 |
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schola cantorum |
Noun
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a school that is part of a cathedral or monastery where boys with singing ability can receive a general education |
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sovietism |
Noun
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Soviet communism |
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shell corporation |
Noun
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a company that is incorporated but has no assets or operations |
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shell entity |
Noun
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a company that is incorporated but has no assets or operations |
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soldiery |
Noun
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soldiers collectively |
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sabbat |
Noun
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a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery |
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skinheads |
Noun
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a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies |
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sick call |
Noun
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the daily military formation at which individuals report to the medical officer as sick |
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sick parade |
Noun
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the daily military formation at which individuals report to the medical officer as sick |
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shariah |
Noun
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the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed |
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shariah law |
Noun
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the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed |
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sharia |
Noun
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the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed |
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sharia law |
Noun
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the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed |
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single file |
Noun
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a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other |
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special jury |
Noun
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a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues |
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statutory law |
Noun
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the body of laws created by legislative statutes |
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securities law |
Noun
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the body of laws governing the issuance and selling of securities |
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seance |
Noun
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a meeting of spiritualists |
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state bank |
Noun
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a bank chartered by a state rather than by the federal government |
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synthetic cubism |
Noun
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the late phase of cubism |
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stockpile |
Noun
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goods accumulated for future use |
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stockpile |
Noun
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something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose |
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stockpile |
Verb
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continuously acquire more of |
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support system |
Noun
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a network of facilities and people who interact and remain in informal communication for mutual assistance |
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subsystem |
Noun
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a system that is part of some larger system |
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shebang |
Noun
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an entire system |
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small loan company |
Noun
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a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan |
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spinney |
Noun
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a copse that shelters game |
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sales finance company |
Noun
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a finance company that buys (at a discount) the installment sales contracts of retail merchants |
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social movement |
Noun
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a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals |
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suprematism |
Noun
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a geometric abstractionist movement originated by Kazimir Malevich in Russia that influenced constructivism |