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proper noun
- A name by which w:Benito Mussolini, Benito Mussolini was known.
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| ILO |
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abbreviation - The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a specialised agency of the United Nations to deal with labour issues. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.
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verb (impeach, es)
- To hinder.
- To bring a legal proceeding against a public official, asserting that because he or she committed some offense, he or she should be removed from office.
- President Clinton was impeached by the House in November 1999, but since the Senate acquitted him, he was not removed from office.
- To discredit an individual or group with presumed expertise.
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| imperialism |
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noun (uncountable)
- The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.
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| imperium |
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noun (imperia, -)
- Supreme power; dominion.
- The right to command the force of the state, sovereignty.
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| inaugural |
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adjective
- Declare that something formally begins operation
- Of inauguration; as in a speech or lecture by the person being inaugurated
- The Universtiy of Cape Town hosts an lecture by Professor Ian Scott...on Wednesday at 8pm. Cape Times 21 August 2006, p.21.
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| incident |
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noun
- An event or occurrence
- A relatively minor event that is incidental to, or related to others
- An event that causes an interruption or a crisis
adjective
- Arising as the result of an event
- (physics) (of a stream of particles or radiation) falling on or striking a surface (e.g. "The light illuminated the surface.")
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| incumbent |
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noun
- the current holder of an office, especially of an ecclesiastical benefice
adjective
- imposed on someone as an obligation, especially due to one's office
- (geology) resting on something else
- being the current holder of an office
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| independent |
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noun
- A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a free thinker, free of a party platform.
- A neutral or uncommitted person.
adjective
- not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free
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| ineligible |
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adjective
- not eligible
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| infrastructure |
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noun
- An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system
- The basic facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society
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| initiate |
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noun
- A new member of an organization.
- One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.
verb (initiat, ed)
- To begin, to start, to introduce.
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| insurgency |
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noun
- rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
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| insurgent |
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noun
- A rebel, guerrilla, freedom fighter.
adjective
- rebellious, opposing authority
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| insurrection |
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noun
- An organized opposition to authority; a mutiny; a rebellion
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| intelligence |
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noun
- (uncountable) capacity, Capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to learn and comprehend.
- (countable) An entity that has such capacities.
- (uncountable) information, Information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activity, activities.
- (countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather such information.
(rfex, particularly "life form")
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| interior |
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noun
- The inside of a building, container, cavern, or other enclosed structure.
- The inside regions of a country, distanced from from the borders or coasts.
- ''Sir Richard Burton explored far into the African .
adjective
- having to do with the inner part of something
- having to do with the inland parts of a country far from the coasts
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| internal |
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adjective
- inside of something
- We saw the internal compartments
- within the body
- Her bleeding was internal
- concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation
- The nation suffered from internal conflicts
- concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation
- An internal investigation was conducted
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| International |
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proper noun
- International Airport, as the shortened form of an airport name.
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| International Monetary Fund |
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proper noun
- the international organization entrusted with overseeing the global financial system by monitoring foreign exchange rates and balance of payments, as well as offering technical and financial assistance when asked.
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| interpellation |
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noun
- (uncountable) The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption.
- (uncountable) The act of interpose, interposing or intercede, interceding; intercession.
- (countable) An act of interpellating, or of demanding of an officer an explanation of his action; imperative or peremptory questioning; a point raised in a debate.
- (countable) An official summons or citation.
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| interposition |
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noun - The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.
- The thing interposed.
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| intervene |
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verb (intervenes, intervening, intervened)
- To come between, or to be between, persons or things; -- followed by between; as, the Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa.
- (rfd-redundant) To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events; as, an instant intervened between the flash and the report; nothing intervened ( i. e., between the intention and the execution) to prevent the undertaking.
- (rfd-redundant) To interpose; as, to intervene to settle a quarrel.
- In a suit to which one has not been made a party, to put forward a defense of one's interest in the subject matter.
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| intervention |
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noun
- the action of intervening; interfering in some course of events
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| interventionism |
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noun
- The political practice of intervene, intervening in a sovereign state's affairs.
- The medical practice of trying to prolong someone's life.
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| Iron Curtain |
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noun - Cold War term used to describe the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions.
- 5 March 1946: From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an "iron curtain" has descended across the Continent. — speech by w:Winston Churchill, Winston Churchill
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| IRS |
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initialism
- : The Internal Revenue Service
- (engineering) Interface Requirements Specification
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| isocracy |
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noun
- a form of government where all citizens have equal political power.
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| isolation |
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noun
- The act of isolating.
- The state of being isolated, detached, or separated.
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| isolationism |
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noun
- A national (or group) policy of non-interaction with other nations (or groups).
- "Before contact was initiated by the West, China employed in their policies."
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