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  • 31commission — com·mis·sion n 1: a formal written authorization to perform various acts and duties a notary s commission 2 a: authority to act for, in behalf of, or in place of another b: a task or matter entrusted to one as the agent for another 3 a: a group… …

    Law dictionary

  • 32Letters to the inhabitants of Canada — The Letters to the inhabitants of Canada were three letters written by the first and second Continental Congresses to communicate directly with the population of the Province of Quebec, formerly Canada, which had no representative system at the… …

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  • 33representation — n 1. depiction, illustration, likeness, semblance, similitude, icon, simulacrum, depict ment; portrait, painting, drawing, engraving, sketch; photograph, daguerreotype, Inf. photo, snapshot, Inf. snap, Inf. candid; X ray, radiogram, fluoroscope;… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 34convention — An organized assemblage of delegates representing a political party or a political principle. 18 Am J1st Elect § 135; a meeting of delegates or representatives of subordinate bodies of a national or state fraternal, social, or religious body; an… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 35Direct nomination — (Political Science) The nomination or designation of candidates for public office by direct popular vote rather than through the action of a convention or body of elected nominating representatives or delegates. The term is applied both to the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 36International University of Japan — Infobox University name = International University of Japan motto = Where the World Gathers native name = nihongo|国際大学|Kokusai Daigaku established = 1982 type = Private chairman = Yotaro Kobayashi president = Yasuma Sugihara students = 289… …

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  • 37representation — /ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən/ (say .repruhzen tayshuhn) noun 1. the act of representing. 2. the state of being represented. 3. the expression or designation by some term, character, symbol, or the like. 4. speech or action on behalf of a person, body,… …

  • 38Occupy Dataran — This article is about the weekly people s assembly in Kuala Lumpur. For the wider movement, see Occupy movement. Location of Kuala Lumpur Occupy Dataran (also known as #OCCUPYDATARAN) is an autonomous grassroots initiative based in Kuala… …

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  • 39religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …

    Universalium

  • 40ZIONISM — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the word and its meaning forerunners ḤIBBAT ZION ROOTS OF ḤIBBAT ZION background to the emergence of the movement the beginnings of the movement PINSKER S AUTOEMANCIPATION settlement… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism