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| make changes in order to improve it |
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| abstinence from alcoholic drink |
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| an arrangement in a factory in which a thing being manufactured is passed through a set linear sequence of mechanical or manual operations. Compare with assembly line . |
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| a minor change in a document. |
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| the action or process of writing in shorthand or taking dictation. |
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| withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest. |
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| a policy of gradual reform rather than sudden change or revolution. |
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| the principles or practice of scientific management. |
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| a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body |
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| having the power to make laws |
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| a wise person to stop a dispute |
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| happening or developing gradually or in stages |
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| the state or quality of being efficient |
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| the action of forbidding something |
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| a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision |
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| the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service |
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| a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports. |
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| use one's authority to reject or cancel |
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| having the power to put plans, actions, or laws into effect |
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| the activity of buying and selling, esp. on a large scale |
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| the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality. |
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| the action of searching out and publicizing scandalous information about famous people in an underhanded way |
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| the ability to assess and initiate things independently |
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| the federal principle or system of government |
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| try to reach an agreement or compromise by discussion with others |
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| a group of people elected to govern a city, town, or borough. |
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| of, by, or appropriate to a court or judge |
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| the right to vote in political elections. |
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| holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in relation to politics or religion. |
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