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Politics

1) Social relations involving authority or power. 2) The art or science of governing.

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forward progress

Sports; Football

the location to which a ball carrier has advanced the ball, even if he was pushed backwards after getting there.

Praia

Geography; Capitals

capital of Cape Verde

private placement

Financial services; Venture capital

Term used specifically to denote a private investment in a company that is publicly held. Private equity firms that invest in publicly traded companies sometimes use the acronym ...

disproportionation

Software; Analysis software

A disproportionation is any chemical reaction of the type A + A → A' + A" where A, A' and A" are different chemical species. The splitting of a chemical compound into two new ...

dying quail

Sports; Baseball

A ball that is hit to the shallow infield. Too far for the infielders to catch it but too short for the outfielders to catch it, so it falls in for a hit. Also called a flair.

warning

Sports; Boxing

The referee gives out warnings to a boxer who commits a serious foul or violation of the rules, or receives three cautions. When the referee signals a warning has been given the ...