- The is plotting to take over the world.
  1. A secret plot.
- The to destroy the building was foiled by federal agents.
  1. An identifiable group within the tradition of w:Discordianism, Discordianism.
- 1965 W:Gregory Hill (writer), Greg Hill and w:Kerry Thornley, Kerry Thornley, s:Principia Discordia, Principia Discordia
- : Some episkoposes have a one-man . Some work together. Some never do explain.

cabinet

noun

A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall
(historical) a size of photograph, specifically one measuring 3â��" by 5Â½"

1891: Holmes took a note of it. "One other question," said he. "Was the photograph a ?" " Arthur Conan Doyle, "A Scandal In Bohemia" (Norton 2005 p.19)
1. (archaic) A small chamber or private room
2. A group of advisors to a government or business entity.

cabinet minister

noun

A politician who is a minister in the cabinet

cacique

noun

Originally a tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies.
A local political leader in Latin America.
Any of a number of tropical blackbirds from Central America and South America, family Icteridae.

cadastral

adjective

of, or relating to a cadastre

cadastre

noun

a public survey of land for the purpose of taxation
a register of such surveys, showing details of ownership and value

cadre

noun

frame or framework
(context, military) The framework or skeleton upon which a regiment is to be formed; the officers of a regiment forming the staff.
Core of a managing group

- 2006 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e9eef20e-4dc4-11db-8704-0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html Financial Times
- : Party cadres must guard against the temptations of power, money and sex.

Caesar

proper noun

An ancient Roman family name, notably that of w:Julius Caesar, Gaius Iulius Caesar
A title of Roman emperors.
(figuratively) The government; society; earthly powers.

Render therefore unto the things that are 's; and unto God the things that are God's.

calendar

noun

Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.

We currently use the Gregorian .

A means to determine the date consisting of a document containing dates and other temporal information.

- Write his birthday on the hanging on the wall.
  1. A list of planned events.
  The club has a busy this year.

verb

To set a date for a proceeding in court, usually done by a judge at a calendar call.

The judge agreed to a hearing for pretrial motions for the week of May 15, but did not agree to the trial itself on a specific date.

caliph

noun

The political leader of the Muslim world, successor of Muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual

campaign

noun

a series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal; as, an election campaign, a military campaign, an advertising campaign

The company is targeting children in their latest advertising .

verb

(intransitive) to take part in a campaign

She campaigned for better social security.

Canton

proper noun

An alternative (former) name for Guangzhou in China.
An alternative (former) name for Guangdong in China.
A topographical surname of French or Galician derivation

canvass

noun

a solicitation of voters or opinions
a public opinion survey

verb (canvass, es)

to solicit voters or opinions
to conduct a survey

capital

noun

A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

Washington D.C. is the of the United States of America.

The Welsh government claims that Cardiff is Europe"s youngest .

(economics) money, Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
An uppercase letter.
(architecture) The uppermost part of a column.

adjective

of prime importance
(context, British) excellent

That is a idea!

involving punishment by death

Not all felonies are crimes.

uppercase

One begins a sentence with a letter.

capitol

noun (plural: capitols)

Temple of Jupiter in Rome.
The building in Washington, D.C., where the Congress of the United States meets.

The Capitol building is located smack-dab in the middle of the state Capital.
A building or complex of buildings in which a state legislature meets.

captain

noun

An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
(nautical) The person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel.

The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship.

The person lawfully in command of an airliner.

This is your captain speaking. Please fasten your safety belts.

One of the athletes on a sports team who designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.
The leader of a group of workers.

John Henry said to the captain,"A man ain't nothing but a man."

Synonyms: supervisor, straw boss, foreman

(American South) An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.

verb

(intransitive) To act as captain
(transitive) To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.

care

noun

A concern or responsibility.

Care should be taken when holding babies.

I don't have a in the world.

The career/subject of looking after people.
Not looked after by parents or foster parents (in care).

verb (car, ing)

(intransitive) To be concerned about, have an interest in.

I don't care what you think.

(intransitive) To look after.

Young children can learn to care for a pet.

(intransitive) To be mindful of.
Polite or formal way to say want.

Would you for another cake?

Would you to dance?

cartel

noun

A group of businesses that collude to fix prices within an industry or market.
An official agreement between governments at war, especially one concerning the exchange of prisoners
(nautical) a ship used to negotiate with an enemy in time of war, and to exchange prisoners

catchpole

noun

An implement formerly used for seize, seizing and secure, securing a man who would otherwise be out of reach.
A sheriff"s officer, usually one who arrests debtors.
The game of tennis.

catechism

noun

a book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity
a basic manual in some subject
a set of questions designed to determine knowledge

caucus

noun (plural caucuses)

Appointment of or allocation of votes for presidential candidates within a party (United States).
An area in the Eastern European Republic of Armenia.

cave

noun

A large, naturally occurring cavity formed underground, often in the face of a cliff or a hillside.

verb (cav, ing)

To surrender.

He caved under pressure. I hate quitters.

To collapse.

"First the braces buckled, then the roof began to , then we ran, before the roof became the floor."

CCC

initialism

Copyright Clearance Center
Civilian Conservation Corps

initialism (pos_n)

compact disk: A form of digital media that is based on the use of a laser to read from a plastic disc in a reader device known as a CD drive. It comes in several varieties including the CD-ROM (ROM=read-only memory) which cannot be written to except during manufacturing, the CD-R (recordable), which can be written to exactly once, and the CD-RW (re-writable), which can be written to as many times as one wishes (to a limit).
Certificate of deposit: used by financial institutions
Corps diplomatique: a decal found on automobiles to indicate diplomatic status
Creative director: head of the creative department (e.g. advertising agencies)
Corporate design: specific design features of a company, corporate identity CI
Collision detection: used by an Ethernet network to detect when two computers are sending frames at the same time, and also to deal with such collisions when they happen
circular dichroism

CEA

initialism

carcino embryonic antigen

cede

verb to cede

to give up, give way, give away

Henry decided to cede the province.

cell

noun

A component of an electrical battery.

This MP3 player runs on 2 AAA cells.

A room in a prison for containing inmates.

The combatants spent the night in separate cells.

A room in a monastery for sleeping one person.

Gregor Mendel must have spent a good amount of time outside of his .

A small group of people forming part of a larger organization.

Those three fellows are the local of that organization.

(meteorology) A small thunderstorm, caused by convection, that forms ahead of a storm front.

There is a powerful storm headed our way.

(cytology) The basic unit of a living organism, surrounded by a cell membrane.

There is a virtual zoo of single organisms living in your mouth.

(biology) An cavity in a structure such as a honeycomb or ovary.

The bee filled the with honey.
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(biology) the title of a scientific journal published by Wikipedia:Elsevier, Elsevier

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(computing) The minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior.

The upper right always starts with the color green.

(communication) A short, fixed-length packet as in Wikipedia:Asynchronous Transfer Mode, asynchronous transfer mode.

Virtual Channel number 5 received 170 cells.

(communication) A region of radio reception that is a part of a larger radio network.

I get good reception in my home because it is near a tower.

(context, US, informal) A cellular phone.
(geometry) A three-dimensional facet of a polytope.

censor

noun

One who condemns or censors
(historic) A Roman census administrator, also a judge of public behavior and morality
An official responsible for the removal of objectionable or sensitive content
(psychology) A hypothetical subconscious agency which filters unacceptable thought before it reaches the conscious
(acronym) Censors Ensure No Secrets Over Radios

verb

(transitive) To review in order to remove objectionable content

The man responsible for censoring films has seen some things in his time.

(transitive) To remove objectionable content

census

noun

An official count of members of a population (not necessarily human,) usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals.

verb (census, es)

The act of collecting a census.

cento

noun (pl=centos or (obsolete) centones)

A hotchpotch, a mixture; especially a piece made up of quotations from other authors.

- 2007: Paradise Lost, as Teskey observes, is a , a vast echo chamber of classical texts, all twisted into new shapes. " William Poole, "Out of his Furrow", London Review of Books 29:3, p. 16

Central Powers

proper noun central, Central powers, Powers

the countries of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey (or the Ottoman Empire) and Bulgaria who fought against the Allies in World War I

cession

noun

That which is ceded. Insurance: (part of) a risk which is transferred from one actor to another.

The reinsurance company accepted a 25% from the direct insurer.

The transfer of a personal claim from a cedent to a cessionary.

CFR

initialism

Code of Federal Regulations
Council on Foreign Relations

challenge

noun

An instigation or antagonization intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.
A difficult task.
A judge's interest in the result of the case for which he or she should not be allowed to sit the case.

Consanguinity in direct line is a for a judge when he or she is sitting cases.

verb (challeng, ing)

To invite someone to take part in a competition.
To dare someone.
To dispute something.
To make a formal objection to a juror.

chamber

noun

A room, especially one used primarily for sleeping; bedroom, sleeping room.

- 1845, w:Edgar Allen Poe, Edgar Allen Poe, s:The Raven, The Raven,
- : Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
  Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
  While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
  As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my door.
  1. An enclosed space. For example, a test chamber is typically a closable case where devices under test are placed.
  2. In a firearm, this is the portion of the weapon that holds the ammunition round immediately prior to (and during initiation of) its discharge.
  Dianne loaded a cartridge into the of the rifle, then prepared to take aim at the target.
  1. One of the legislative bodies in a government where multiple such bodies exist, or a single such body in comparison to others.
  The resolution, which speedily passed the Senate, was unable to gain a majority in the lower .

verb

To enclose in a room.

She had chambered herself in her room, and wouldn't come out.

To place in a chamber, as a round of ammunition.

The hunter fired at the geese and missed, then shrugged his shoulders and chambered another cartridge.

To create or modify a gun to be a specific caliber.

The rifle was originally chambered for 9MM, but had since been modified for a larger, wildcat caliber.

chancellor

noun

A judicial court of chancery, which in England and in the United States is distinctively a court with equity jurisdiction.

chancellorship

noun

the status of being a chancellor

chancery

noun

In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next to the Parliament, exercising jurisdiction at law, but chiefly in equity; but under the jurisdiction act of 1873 it became the chancery division of the High Court of Justice, and now exercises jurisdiction only in equity.
In the Unites States, a court of equity; equity; proceeding in equity.

charter

noun

a document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges
a similar document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc
a contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel, or space on a vessel
the temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle
a deed

adjective

leased or hired

chauvinism

noun

Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.

Feminists say that male is still prevalent in cultures worldwide.

CIA

initialism

Central Intelligence Agency
Cleveland Institute of Art
Culinary Institute of America
Circuit Interactive Analyzer

circle

noun

(geometry): A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from another point.

The set of all points (x, y) such that <math>(x-1)^2 + y^2 = r^2 </math> is a of radius r around the point (1, 0).

A two-dimensional geometric figure, a disk, consisting of the set of all those points of a plane at a distance less than or equal to a fixed distance from another point.
Any thin three-dimensional equivalent of the geometric figures.

Put on your dunce-cap and sit down on that .

A curve that more or less forms part or all of a circle.

move in a

Orbit.
A specific group of persons.

inner

of friends

(cricket) A line comprising two semicircles of 30 yds radius centred on the wickets joined by straight lines parallel to the pitch used to enforce field restrictions in a one-day match.

verb (circl, ing)

(transitive) To travel around along a curved path.
(transitive) To surround.
(transitive) To place or mark a circle around.

Circle the jobs that you are interested in applying for.

(intransitive) To travel in circles.

Vultures circled overhead.

citizen

noun

A person that is a legally recognized resident of a city, state or a country.
A national of a country without a monarch as the head of state

citizenship

noun

The status of being a citizen.

City

proper noun the City

(London) popular, shortened form for City of London, the financial and commercial centre of London
(London) the site of the original Roman Londinium

city council

noun

A governing body of people elected to oversee management of a city and represent the interests of residents.

civic

adjective

Having to do with a city or the people who live there.

Thousands of people came to the Civic Center to show off their pride.

civil

adjective

Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.

She went into civil service because she wanted to help the people.

Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner.

It was very civil of him to stop the argument.

civil disobedience

noun

The active refusal to obey certain laws, demands, or commands (which are pointless or detrimental) of an established authority, without resorting to physical violence.

civil servant

noun

A person employed in the civil service; a government employee

civil service

noun

In parliamentary forms of government, the branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial, but work to apply its laws and regulations
the body of civilian employees of any level of government, not subject to political appointment and removal, normally hired and promoted largely on the basis of competitive examination.

He's got a steady job in .

classification

noun

The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or affinities.

cloakroom

noun

A room, in a public building such as a theatre, where coats and other belongings may be left temporarily.
A room where luggage may be left, for example in an airport.
A private lounge next to a legislative chamber.
lavatory, toilet

closure

noun

an event or occurence that signifies an ending
a feeling of completeness; the experience of an emotional conclusion, usually to a difficult period
(computing): an abstraction that represents a function within an environment, a context consisting of the variables that are both bound variable, bound at a particular time during the execution of the program and that are within the function's scope
(mathematics): the smallest object that both includes the object as a subset and possesses some given property

cloture

noun

(legal):In legislative assemblies that permit unlimited debate (Filibuster); a motion, procedure or rule, by which debate is ended so that a vote may be taken on the matter. For example, in the United States Senate, a three-fifths majority vote of the body is required to invoke cloture and terminate debate.

initialism

College of Medicine

coalition

noun

A temporary group or union of organization, organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.

code

noun

A very short abbreviation, often with little correlation to the item it represents

You assigned the same "unique" to two intake-categories, causing a database error!

A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.

"The collection of laws made by the order of Justinian is sometimes called, by way of eminence, "The Code"." -Wharton

Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians; the naval code, a system of rules for making communications at sea means of signals.
1. A set of rules for converting information into another form or representation.
(crypto) A cryptographic system using a codebook that converts word, words or phrase, phrases into codeword, codewords.
source code, Source code.

verb (codes, coding, coded)

(computing) To write software programs.
To categorise by assigning identifiers from a schedule, for example CPT coding for medical insurance purposes.
(crypto) To encode.

We should the messages we sent out on usenet.

collective

noun

A farm owned by a collection of people.
(grammar) A collective noun or name.

adjective

Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.
(obsolete): Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
(grammar): Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, juri, etc.
Tending to collect; forming a collection.

Local is his throne . . . to fix a point, A central point, of his sons. -Young.

Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note.

college

noun

An institution of further education at an intermediate level (in the UK, typically teaching those aged 16 to 19). See also: sixth-form college.
An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).
(Used mainly in the formal names of private schools) A secondary school (Eton College).
A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc (Pembroke College, Cambridge; Balliol College, Oxford; University College London).
(Australia) A residential hall of a university, which may be independent or have its own tutors but is not involved in teaching.
(Loosely) Any institution of higher education.
(In the US) An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates and/or graduates. Nearly synonymous with university, with less emphasis on research and may, or may not, have graduate or doctoral programs. Often has an emphasis in a specific academic area (e.g. liberal arts college).
(In the US) A specialized division of a university (College of Engineering).

colonial

noun

A person, territory or period that is or was formerly controlled by an outside state.
A person from a country that currently or formerly controls another.
A house that is built in a style reminiscent of the period of the colonization of New England.

adjective

of or pertaining to a colony.

Colonial

of or relating to the original Thirteen Colonies of the USA.
of or relating to the style of architecture prevalent at about the time of the Revolution

colonialism

noun

The colonial domination policy pursued by the powers of Europe, from the second half of the XIX century to the years following World War II. A colonial system.
A colonial linguistic expression. Term or expression of colonial origin entered in a European language.
Colonial life.

colonist

noun (plural: colonists)

A person who is a founder of a colony.

(The original persons of a colony)

colonize

verb (coloniz, ing)

To begin a new colony.

colony

noun (colonies)

Region or governmental unit created by another country and generally ruled by another country.

- Bermuda is a crown of Great Britain.
  1. A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.
- ant
- The Portuguese Man O' War (Physalia physalis), also known as the bluebubble, bluebottle or the man-of-war, is commonly thought of as a jellyfish but is actually a siphonophore " a of specialized polyps and medusoids. Wikipedia article on (w, Portuguese Man o' War)

Comintern

proper noun

An international association of Communist parties, established in 1919 by Lenin.

comity

noun (comities)

An association of nations (or other forces) for their mutual benefit; comity of nations

Democrats took control of the House and Senate after 12 years of nearly unbroken Republican rule, with resolute calls for bipartisan comity and a pledge to move quickly on an agenda of health care, homeland security, education and energy proposals. - Houston Chronicle

The informal and voluntary recognition by a court of the laws and decisions of another
Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.

commerce

noun (business)

The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; esp. the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.
Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.

"Fifteen years of thought, observation, and with the world had made him Bunyan wiser." -Macaulay.

Sexual intercourse.
A round game at cards, in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade.

verb (commerc, ing)

(dated) To carry on trade; to traffic. Obs.

Beware you not with bankrupts. -B. Jonson.

(dated) To hold intercourse; to commune.

Commercing with himself. -Tennyson.

Musicians ... taught the people in angelic harmonies to with heaven. -Prof. Wilson.

commissar

noun

An official of the Communist Party, often attached to a military unit, who was responsible for political education.
In the Soviet Union, the head of a commissariat.

commission

noun

A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).

It was James Bond's to defeat the bad guys.

An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.

David received his after graduating from West Point.

A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function. Eg: The European Commission, The Electoral Commission, The Federal Communications Commission.

The company's sexual harassment made sure that every employee completed the on-line course.

A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction. Eg: Reseller commission, Finder's fee.

The real-estate broker charged a four percent for their knowledge on bidding for commercial properties; for their intellectual perspective on making a formal offer and the strategy to obtain a mutually satisfying deal with the seller in favour of the buyer .

verb

(transitive) To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.

James Bond was commissioned with recovering the secret documents.

(transitive) To place an order for (often piece of art); as, commission a portrait.

He commissioned a replica of the Mona Lisa for his living room, but the painter gave up after six months.

(transitive) To put into active service; as, commission a ship.

The aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1944, during WWII.

commissioner

noun

a member of a commission
someone commissioned to perform certain duties
an official in charge of a government department, especially a police force

commit

verb (commit, t, ed)

To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign; -- used with to, unto.

Commit thy way unto the Lord. Psalms xxxvii. 5.

Bid him farewell, him to the grave. -Shakespeare

To put in charge of a jailor; to imprison.

These two were committed. -Clarendon

To do; to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.

Thou shalt not adultery. Exodus xx. 14.

To join a contest; to match; -- followed by with.
To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step; -- often used reflexively; as, to commit one's self to a certain course.

You might have satisfied every duty of political friendship, without commiting the honor of your sovereign. -Junius

Any sudden assent to the proposal ... might possibly be considered as committing the faith of the United States. -Marshall

(obsolete) To confound.

Committing short and long quantities. -Milton

(intransitive), (obsolete) To sin; especially, to be incontinent.

Commit not with man's sworn spouse. -Shakespeare

commitment

noun

The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:

- The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review
- Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution
  1. Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
- Assuming a financial obligation at a future date
  1. Being bound emotionally/intellectually to a course of action or to another person/other persons.
  2. Perpetration, in a negative manner, as in a crime or mistake.
  3. State of being pledged or engaged.
  4. The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.

committee

noun

a group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols
(archaic) a guardian; someone in charge of another person deemed to be unable to look after himself or herself.

commoner

noun

A member of the common people who holds no title or rank.

(British) Someone who is not of noble rank.
(British, at Oxbridge universities) An undergraduate who does not hold either a scholarship or an exhibition.
(obsolete) Someone holding common rights because of residence or land ownership in a particular manor.

adjective

(comparative of, common)

Common Market

proper noun

(dated) A European trade group and former name of the European Economic Community (now under the European Union).

Commonwealth

proper noun

The Commonwealth of Nations, a loose confederation of nations based around the former British Empire.

Mozambique joined the in 1995, although it had not been a part of the British Empire.

As a citizen, you are eligible to vote in United Kingdom elections.

The Commonwealth of Australia, often referring to the federal government of Australia.

Mr. Martin was found guilty of defrauding the by making false welfare claims.

Commonwealth of Nations

proper noun commonwealth, Commonwealth of nation, Nations

An association of independent, sovereign states which formerly constituted the British Empire.

commune

noun

A small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and in the division of labour; the members of such a community
A local political division in many European countries

Communism

noun

The ideology of political parties that use the term 'Communist' in their names, usually Marxist and Leninist.
The socio-economic system based on such parties' ideologies.
(context, US, informal) A state of affairs perceived as oppressive, overly arbitrary, or totalitarian.

- 1953 (pub. 1997), Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy ed., Hinge of Generations-1953 Transcripts http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN091214825X&id=faq3Bng7IeYC&pg=RA1-PA24-IA44&lpg=RA1-PA24-IA44&dq=%22that%27s+communism%22&sig=euXrX5FOsAMFM3BcT3cmzgFmKb8
- :...he shouldn't...just...say..."I -- I am responsible for prosperity,"...that's , Sir, you see.
- 1992, Sylvia Whitman, V Is for Victory: The American Home Front During World War II http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0822517272&id=NoieB4ELLAgC&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57&dq=%22that%27s+communism%22&sig=m5yurFCa3ukbwM0VW74RVK4DuD0
- :Although her elder daughter, Jane, complains, "that's ," Mrs. Hilton rents her own bedroom to a retired colonel.
- 1998, Joseph Martin Hernon, Profiles in Character: Hubris and Heroism in the U.S. Senate, 1789-1990 http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1563249383&id=ByeH99C-N_AC&pg=PA198&lpg=PA198&dq=%22that%27s+communism%22&sig=fDBorCuRt2cc10fpTCa449WAFKI
- :...he condemned Thurmond's proposal for its "totalitarianism": "That's ....That's China. That's not America.

Communist

noun

A member of a (nominally) Communist party.
A person who believes the philosophy of Communism.

adjective

relating to a (nominally) Communist party.

compact

noun

An agreement or contract.

verb

(transitive) To make more dense; to compress.

adjective

Closely packed.
Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
(topology) close, Closed and bounded; having a finite subcover for every open cover.

comrade

noun

A mate, companion, or associate.
A companion in battle, fellow-soldier.
A fellow socialist or Communist.
(As a title replacing "Mr", "Mrs", "Miss", "Ms" etc in leftwing circles) Comrade Lenin

Hello comrade, are you going to the CPC meeting?

concentration camp

noun

A camp where large numbers of persons—such as political prisoner, political prisoners, prisoner of war, prisoners of war, refugee, refugees—are detained for the purpose of concentrating them in one place.
A camp or premises in which persons considered to be undesirable by those who control it are hidden away, mistreated, and even killed.
A situation wherein crowding and extremely harsh conditions take place.

Confederacy

proper noun

(historical) the informal name for the w:Confederate States of America, Confederate States of America, the collection of American states that secede, seceded from the United States in 1861, and fought against the Union in the American Civil War.

Confederate

noun

A supporter or resident of the Confederate States of America

adjective

of or relating to the Confederate States of America

confederation

noun

A union or alliance of states or political organizations.
The act of forming an alliance.

conference

noun

(politics) a multilateral diplomatic negotiation.
(science) a formalized event where scientists present their research results in speeches, workshops or by other means.
(business) an event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue -- like a new product, market trend or government regulation -- with a range of speakers.

confidence

noun

Self-assurance.
Expression or feeling of certainty.
The quality of trusting.
Information held in secret.

Cong.

abbreviation

Congress

congress

noun (congress, es)

The collective body of senators and representatives of the people of a nation.
A gathering or assembly; a conference.

conservative

noun

A person who favors maintenance of the status quo or reversion to some earlier status.
(context, UK, politics) A member of the Conservative party.
(context, US, economics) A fiscal conservative
(context, US, politics) A political conservative
(context, US, social sciences) A social conservative.
(context, Canada, politics) (uncapitalized) An adherent of any strain o fconservatism. (Capitalized) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada, or its predecessors.

adjective

Tending to resist change.

The curriculum committee at this university is extremely .

Based on pessimistic assumptions.

At a estimate, growth may even be negative next year.

(context, US, economics, politics, social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
(context, US, politics) Relating to the Republican party, regardless of its conservatism.
(context, UK, politics) Relating to the Conservative party.
(context, physics) (notcomp) Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.

constable

noun

A police officer ranking below Sergeant in most British police forces. (See also Chief Constable).
Officer of a noble court in the middle ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal).
Public officer, usually at municipal level, responsible for maintaining order or serving writ, writs and court orders.

constabulary

noun (constabularies)

A police force.
The police in a particular district or area.

adjective

Of, or relating to constables.
Characteristic to police; police-like (as opposed to military)

Constabulary missions are different from fighting wars.

constituency

noun (constituencies)

A district represented by an elected official; the voters of such a district.

constituent

noun

a part, or component of a whole
a resident of a place represented by an elected official

(grammar) a functional element of a phrase or clause

adjective

being a part, or component of a whole
authorized to make a constitution

constitution

noun

The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institution.
A legal document describing such a formal system.
The general health of a person.
A person's physique or temperament

constitutional

noun

A walk that is taken regularly for good health and wellbeing.

adjective

Relating to the constitution

...a constitutional right.

consul

noun

An official residing in a foreign country in order to protect the interests of citizens from his nation.

consulate

noun

The residency of a consul

content

noun

(uncountable) That which is contained.
(uncountable) Published information and experience , experiences such as many novels, movies, music, game, webpages, presentations, organized data, etc.
(mathematics) The n-dimensional, n-dimensional space contained by an n-dimensional polytope (called volume in the case of a polyhedron and area in the case of a polygon).
See also contents

verb

(transitive) To satisfy.

You can't have any more - you'll have to yourself with what you already have.

adjective

Satisfied; in a state of satisfaction.

convention

noun

The gerund (verbal noun) of to convene; a meeting or a gathering.
(italbrac, often with "by") A protocol; a preferred method of accomplishing a task.

corporatism

noun

Political system in which power is exercised through large organizations (businesses, trade unions, etc) working in concert with each other, under the direction of the state.