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  • 11delegation — del·e·ga·tion /ˌde li gā shən/ n 1: the act of delegating 2: a group of persons chosen to represent others Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 12delegation — A sending away; a putting into commission; the assignment of a debt to another; the intrusting another with a general power to act for the good of those who depute him; a body of delegates. The transfer of authority by one person to another. The… …

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  • 13delegation — A sending away; a putting into commission; the assignment of a debt to another; the intrusting another with a general power to act for the good of those who depute him; a body of delegates. The transfer of authority by one person to another. The… …

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  • 14coun|cil — «KOWN suhl», noun. 1. a group of people called together to give advice and to discuss or settle questions: »till their fate is finally determined in a general council of the victorious warriors (J. D. Hunter). SYNONYM(S): conference, meeting,… …

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  • 15delegation — n. 1. Delegating, intrusting, committal. 2. Deputies, delegates, body of delegates or representatives …

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  • 16delegation — The act of conferring authority upon another; the body of delegates or representatives from a particular state or political subdivision, e. g. the delegation from New York in Congress or in the National Convention of the Democratic Party. A… …

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  • 17environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …

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  • 18Woodrow Wilson: The League of Nations — ▪ Primary Source              The agreements arrived at during the Versailles Peace Conference of 1919 dealt, among other things, with territorial adjustments, colonial claims, war reparations, and arms control. President Wilson, who headed the… …

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  • 19Congress — con·gress n [Latin congressus meeting, encounter, from congredi to approach, meet] 1: a formal meeting of delegates 2 a: the supreme legislative body of a nation and esp. a republic b cap: the legislative branch of the United States government;… …

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  • 20Anglican Church in North America — Not to be confused with Anglican Church in America. Anglican Church in North America Classification Anglican Orientation both Evangelical and Anglo Catholic orientations …

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