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proper noun ®
- A brand of tear gas.
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| macer |
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noun
- A mace bearer; an officer of a court.
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| machine |
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noun
- a mechanical or electrical device that performs or assists in the performance of human tasks, or is used for amusement (like a pinball machine).
- the group that controls a political or similar organization.
- (archaic) a vehicle operated mechanically; an automobile.
- a person who seemingly acts like a machine, a person who is very proficient at a task.
- Bruce Campbell was a "demon-killing machine" because he made quick work of killing demons.
verb (machines, machining, machined)
- to make by machinery.
- to shape or finish by machinery.
adjective
- belonging to a machine
- made by a machine
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| magistrate |
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noun
- A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both.
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| Majesty |
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noun (Majesties)
- a term of address for royalty and imperiality
- His/Her/Your
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| majority |
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noun (majorities)
- More than half (50%) of some group
- The agreed that the new proposal was the best.
- The difference between the winning vote and the rest of the votes
- The winner with 53% had a 6% over the loser with 47%.
- (dated) Legal adulthood
- By the time I reached my , I had already been around the world twice.
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| mandate |
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noun
- An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.
verb (mandat, ing)
- to authorize
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| mandatory |
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adjective
- obligatory; required or commanded by authority
- Attendance at a school is usually .
- of, or relating to a mandate
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| markup |
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noun
- The notation that is used to indicate how text should be displayed.
- The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up his buy-in price when determining his selling price.
- You don't make much money selling gas because the is so low.
- An increase in price.
- There will be a on those products next week, better buy them now.
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| Marshal |
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proper noun
- An English surname, a rare spelling of Marshall.
- (given name, male) derived from the surname, usually spelled Marshall.
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| Marxism |
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noun (uncountable)
- The socialist philosophy and political program founded by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels; w:scientific socialism, scientific socialism.
- The socialist ideology of the followers of Karl Marx; a radical, revolutionary political philosophy that aims to capture state power, introduce a dictatorship of the proletariat, and then progress to communism.
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| Marxist |
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noun
- One that believes in or follows the ideals of Marxism.
adjective
- Following the ideals of Marxism.
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| mayor |
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noun - The leader of a city, or a municipality, sometimes just a figurehead and sometimes a powerful position. In some countries, the mayor is elected by the citizens or by the city council.
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| mayoress |
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noun - A rarely used term used for a female mayor or the wife of a male mayor.
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| MC |
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initialism
- master of ceremonies
- Military Cross
- Marine Corps
- Member of Congress
- MasterCard?
- Medical Center
- Medical College
- Mail Code
- motorcycle club
- (texting) Merry Christmas!
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| McCarthyism |
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noun
- The intense opposition, countering, fear and/or suspicion of Communism, particularly in the United States during the 1950s.
- The mass pressure, harassment, and/or blacklisting used to pressure people to follow popular political beliefs.
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| measure |
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noun
- The quantity, size, weight, distance or capacity of a substance compared to a designated standard.
- An (unspecified) quantity or capacity :
- a of salt
- (rfdate) The unwise man never knows the of his stomach. " from the w:Hí¡vamí¡l, Hí¡vamí¡l
- The precise designated distance between two objects or points.
- The act of measuring.
- A musical designation consisting of all notes and or rests delineated by two vertical bars; an equal and regular division of the whole of a composition.
- A rule, ruler or measuring stick.
- A tactic, strategy or piece of legislation.
- He took drastic measures to halt inflation.
- (mathematics) A function that assigns a non-negative number to a given set following the mathematical nature that is common among length, volume, probability and the like.
- An indicator; Something used to assess some property.
- The average price of basic household goods is a for inflation.
- Honesty is the true of a man.
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verb (measur, ing)
- To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.
- To estimate the unit size of something.
- To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.
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| Medicaid |
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proper noun
- US government system for providing medical assistance to persons unable to afford medical treatments.
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| memorandum |
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noun (memoranda)
- a short note serving as a reminder
- a written business communication
- a brief diplomatic communication
- a page in an annual publication honoring the memory of a person who died during the past year.
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| memorial |
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noun
- A structure, such as a monument, intended to celebrate the memory of a person or event
- A service of remembrance or commemoration
adjective
- Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative
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| minister |
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noun
- A person who is trained to perform religious ceremonies at a Protestant church.
- The minister said a prayer on behalf of the entire congregation.
- A person who is commissioned by the government for public service.
- He was newly appointed to be Minister of the Interior.
- Someone who serves others.
verb
- (transitive) To attend to; to tend.
- A newspaper headline: Couple leaves business world to to inner-city children
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| ministerial |
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adjective
- Related to a religious minister or ministry.
- Related to a governmental minister or ministry.
- Having the power to wield delegated executive authority.
- Serving as an instrument or means.
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| ministry |
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noun (ministr, ies)
- The active practice and education of a particular religion or faith. See also: minister
- Government department in a regal system (eg the current UK system)
- "she works for the ministry of finance"
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| minority |
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noun (minorities)
- Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority.
- Most people agreed, but a sizable minority were upset by the decision.
- A member of an ethnic minority.
- The company claims it has hired several minorities since the complaint was lodged.
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| mission |
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noun
- A duty that involves fulfilling a request.
- Religious evangelism. See also: missionary
- (the missions) collective term for third world charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
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| moderate |
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noun
- (context, politics) One who holds an intermediate position between the extremes relevant in the actual political situation.
verb (moderat, ing)
- (transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something)
- (intransitive) To become less excessive
- (intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise
adjective
- Not excessive; acting in moderation
- mediocre, Mediocre
- (politics) Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.
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| monarch |
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noun
- The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
- Quotations
- 1598: Never was monarch better fear, fear'd and love, lov'd Than is your Majesty. " w:William Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Henry V, Act II, Scene II, line 25.
- A migratory butterfly, Danaus plexippus, found in North America. See w:en:Monarch butterfly.
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| monarchical |
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adjective
- Of or pertaining to monarchy.
- ({2, Although a socialist he did have leanings)}
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| monarchy |
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noun (monarchies)
- A government with a hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).
- An absolute monarchy is a government ruled by one person, termed a monarch and bearing a title based on their position.
- A constitutional monarchy is ruled by a Parliament or other representative body and has a monarch as a figurehead with little or no real power.
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| monument |
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noun
- A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.
- There is a on the town green to the soldiers who died in World War I.
- An important site owned by the community as a whole.
- An exceptionally or prideful achievement.
- An important burial vault or tomb.
- A legal document.
- A surveying reference point marked by a permanently fixed marker (a survey monument).
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| motion |
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noun
- (uncountable) A state of progression from one place to another.
- (countable) A change of position with respect to time.
- (physics) A change from one place to another.
- John kept making motions under the table to Elise.
- (countable) A parliamentary action to propose something.
- The motion to amend is now open for discussion.
verb
- To gesture indicating a desired movement.
- He motioned for me to come closer.
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| municipal |
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adjective
- Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).
- Of or pertaining to the internal affairs of a nation.
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| municipality |
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noun (municipalit, ies)
- A district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village.
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