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noun
- a government with strong central powers
- (Australia, Malaysia, Nigeria) The national governments of Australia, Malaysia, and Nigeria, in contrast to government at the state or territorial level.
- Any of several forms of government of federations.
- (US) The national government of the United States, in contrast to government at the state or local level.
- (Canada, Pakistan) The national governments of Canada and Pakistan, in contrast to government at the provincial or territorial level.
noun
- the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
- (government) The transfer of some powers and the delegation of some functions from a central government to local government (e.g. from the U.K. parliament to Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly).
- the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
- A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession.
- The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.
- A rolling down.
- (derogatory) Degeneration.
noun
- the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
- The act or process of devolving.
- (banking, India) A process whereby if an investment issue is undersubscribed, an underwriter is required to subscribe to the remaining shares; the outstanding unsubscribed amount devolves onto the underwriter.
noun
- The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate.
- The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.
- The power or right to exercise authority.
- The limits or territory within which authority may be exercised.
- The power or right to perform some action as part of applying the law.
- in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
- (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
verb
- (especially of a central government to a local one, a federal one to a federated one, etc.) To transfer authority and responsibility for (something) to (another entity).
- (especially of government authority) To shift or to be transferred from a central government to a local one, a federal one to a federated one, etc.
- (intransitive) To degenerate; to break down.
- (intransitive) To fall as a duty or responsibility on or upon someone.
- (intransitive) To be inherited by someone else; to pass down upon the next person in a succession, especially through failure or loss of an earlier holder.
- (transitive) To delegate (a responsibility, duty, etc.) on or upon someone.
- grow progressively worse
- be inherited by
- pass on or delegate to another
verb
- give or delegate power or authority to
- give qualities or abilities to
- (transitive) To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.
- (transitive) To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.
noun
- A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority.
- (theology) Covenantalism.
- The belief that such a system is superior to other forms of government.
- the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units
noun
- (chiefly UK, politics, informal) Clipping of devolution (“transfer of some powers and the delegation of some functions from a central government to local government”).
- (Christianity, informal) A devotion; a devotional; a piece of religious text used for devotion, or the time spent on reading and reflecting on such text.
adj
noun
- the authority of a state to govern another state
- royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
- government free from external control
- (by extension) Of a person: the liberty to decide one's actions and thoughts.
- (by extension) Of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities.
- Of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something.
- (countable) A territory under the rule of a sovereign; an independent or self-governing nation or other polity.
- Pre-eminent or superior excellence; also, superior ability to achieve something; mastery.
noun
- Initialism of central authority.
- (computing) Initialism of certificate authority.
- (US, nautical) Initialism of armored cruiser, a type of warship.
- (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of cyanoacrylate.
- (UK, law) Initialism of Companies Act.
- (TTY/TDD) Initialism of communications assistant.
- (cellular automata) Initialism of cellular automaton.
- (linguistics, uncountable) Initialism of conversation analysis.
- Initialism of closed access, as opposed to open access.
- (Japan) Initialism of cabin attendant.
- (US, nautical) Initialism of heavy cruiser, a variant of the cruiser type of warship.
- (Scotland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, accounting) Initialism of chartered accountant.
- (US, military) Initialism of civil affairs, a military occupational specialty or branch.
name
- (linguistics) Abbreviation of Classical Arabic
- (Canadian politics) Initialism of Canadian Alliance, Conservative-Reform Alliance Party, Reform-Conservative Alliance Party.
- (software, computing) Initialism of Computer Associates, an American software company.
- Abbreviation of Canada: a country in North America.
- Abbreviation of California: a state of the United States.
- (sports, cricket) Abbreviation of Cricket Australia, the governing body of cricket in Australia.
- (Philippines) Abbreviation of Clark Airbase.
- (Philippines) Abbreviation of Commission on Appointments.
verb
- have sovereign power
- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- (intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch.
- (transitive, rare, nonstandard) To reign over (a country)
- To be a dominant quality of a place or situation; to prevail, predominate, rule.
- To be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition.
noun
- The exercise of sovereign power.
- royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
- a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
- the period during which a monarch is sovereign
- The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled.
- The period during which a monarch rules.
noun
- (UK politics) Initialism of devolved administration.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of dopamine.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of domoic acid.
- Initialism of dairy association.
- (anatomy) Initialism of descending aorta.
- (Internet) Initialism of domain administration.
- (anatomy) Initialism of ductus arteriosus.
- Initialism of duck's arse (“type of haircut”).
- Initialism of direct action.
- (SEO) Initialism of domain authority.
- Initialism of district attorney.
- Initialism of Doctor of Arts.
- an official prosecutor for a judicial district
adj
name
verb
noun
- the sovereign and their advisers who are the governing power of a state
- respectful deference
- the residence of a sovereign or nobleman
- an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
- an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
- a room in which a law court sits
- a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played
- the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
- a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area
- An organization for the administration of law, consisting of a body of judges with a certain jurisdiction along with its administrative apparatus.
- Attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favor; politeness of manner; civility towards someone.
- one of the two divisions of a tennis, badminton or volleyball court, in which the player or players of each team play
- (Australia, US) A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac.
- The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.
- The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.
- Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
- An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
- The session of a judicial assembly.
- (sports) A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games
- (often capitalized) The judge or judges or other judicial officer presiding in a particular matter, particularly as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.
- The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.
- Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign.
- (Hong Kong, only used in names) A housing estate under the Home Ownership Scheme.
- The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary; a palace.
- (ornithology) A space prepared and decorated by certain bird species in which to advertise themselves for a mate.
- (Hong Kong, only used in names) An apartment building, or a small development of several apartment buildings.
verb
- engage in social activities leading to marriage
- make amorous advances towards
- seek someone's favor
- (transitive) To seek to achieve or win (a prize).
- (transitive) To risk (a consequence, usually negative).
- (transitive) To try to win a commitment to marry from.
- (intransitive) To engage in activities intended to win affections.
- (transitive) To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.
- (transitive) To attempt to gain alliance with.
- (transitive) To engage in behavior conducive to mating with.
adj
- Having power concentrated in a single, central authority
- drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority
- (phonetics) Moved toward the center of the vowel space: [ë] is less front than [e], though not necessarily central; similarly, [ö] is less back than [o].
- Having things physically towards the center; consolidated or concentrated
verb
adj
- Having the power to wield delegated executive authority.
- Related to a religious minister or ministry.
- Related to a governmental minister or ministry.
- (especially law) Serving as an instrument or means (i.e., procedural or ancillary, not substantive).
- of or relating to a government minister or ministry
- of or relating to a minister of religion or the minister's office
noun
adj
- tending away from centralization, as of authority
- conveying information to the muscles from the CNS
- tending to move away from a center
- (botany) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos.
- Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
- (botany) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.
noun
adj
- characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities
- of or relating to the central government of a federation
- national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units
- (theology) Relating to covenantalism.
- Pertaining to the national government level in a federal nation, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.
- Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.
noun
noun
- the act of governing; exercising authority
- a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
- the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
- the tenure of a president
- the act of meting out justice according to the law
- the act of administering medication
- (uncountable, law, UK) An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision.
- (uncountable) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.
- (uncountable, business) Management.
- (countable, government, politics) The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.
- (government, politics) The country's government under the rule of a particular leader.
- (countable) A body that administers; a body of administrators.
- (uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.
noun
- the act of governing; exercising authority
- The state of being governed.
- the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
- The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
- The group of people who make up an administrative body.
- (management) Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights.
- The specific system by which a political system is ruled.
noun
- the act of governing; exercising authority
- the study of government of states and other political units
- the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
- (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
- Ellipsis of government name, one's legal name according to a government.
- (grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents.
- The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
- In a parliamentary system, the political party or coalition in power; its condition of being in power.
- The tenure of a head of government; the ministry or administration led by a specified individual.
- (uncountable) The management or control of a system.
- (debating) The team tasked with presenting and speaking in favour of a resolution, as opposed to the opposition.
- The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
adj
noun
- any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
- man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
- a person who follows or serves another
- A country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body.
- A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.
- (colloquial, uncountable) Satellite TV; reception of television broadcasts via services that use man-made satellite technology.
- (genetics) A very large array of tandemly repeating, non-coding DNA.
- A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth.
- A community or town dependent on a larger town or city nearby.
- (grammar) A grammatical construct that takes various forms and may encode a path of movement, a change of state, or the grammatical aspect. Examples: "a bird flew past"; "she turned on the light".
verb
noun
- The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another, or from one state to another.
- The information passed on in such a case.
- (satellite telecommunications) the process of transferring satellite control responsibility from one earth station to another without loss or interruption of service.
- (cellular telecommunications) the process of transferring an ongoing call or data session from one channel connected to the core network to another channel.
- The transfer of goods from the dealer to the purchaser, often of illegal goods.
- act of relinquishing property or authority etc
noun
- The exercise of power in ruling; sovereignty; authority; government.
- (topology) Synonym of cover.
- (BDSM) A fetish characterized by control and power over and discipline of one's sexual partner.
- Control by means of superior ability, influence, position, or resources; prevailing force.
- (Christianity) A dominion; an angel from a high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy.
- social control by dominating
- power to dominate or defeat
noun
adj
name
adj
- having the supreme power lying in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them or characteristic of such government
- relating to or belonging to the Republican Party
- Alternative letter-case form of Republican.
- Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism.
- Of or belonging to a republic.
noun
adj
- Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament.
- having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament
- (British, historical, railways) Of a class of train which, by an act of parliament, ran both ways along a line, at least once each day, at the rate of one penny per mile.
- Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament.
- in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly
- relating to or having the nature of a parliament
noun
noun
- (by extension, especially in law) The state, the government (headed by a monarch).
- The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.
- (firearms) A rounding or smoothing of the barrel opening.
- A whole bird with the legs and wings removed to produce a joint of white meat.
- (botany) The part of a plant where the root and stem meet.
- (UK) A standard size of printing paper measuring 20 × 15 inches.
- The highest part of a hill.
- (dentistry) A prosthetic covering for a tooth.
- (US) A standard size of writing paper measuring 19 × 15 inches.
- (old slang) The police (referring to Crown Victoria police cars).
- (clothing, monarchy) A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
- (historical) A former predecimalization British coin worth five shillings.
- Splendor; culmination; acme.
- (religion) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
- The dome of a furnace.
- The raised centre of a road.
- (nautical) A knot formed in the end of a rope by tucking in the strands to prevent them from unravelling.
- (anatomy, dentistry) The part of a tooth above the gums.
- The topmost part of the head.
- Any currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress); (translation) various currencies known by similar names in their native languages, such as the korona, koruna, krona, króna, krone.
- (nautical) The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line.
- (geometry) The area enclosed between two concentric perimeters.
- (African-American Vernacular, colloquial) A formal hat worn by women to Sunday church services; a church crown.
- (architecture) A kind of spire or lantern formed by converging flying buttresses.
- Imperial or regal power, or those who wield it.
- (forestry) The top of a tree.
- (nautical) The part of an anchor where the arms and the shank meet.
- (horology) The knurled knob or dial, on the outside of a watch case, used to wind it or adjust the hands.
- (metonymic) The sovereign (in a monarchy), as head of state.
- A wreath or band for the head, especially one given as reward of victory or a mark of honor.
- (chemistry) A monocyclic ligand having three or more binding sites, capable of holding a guest in a central location.
- The top section of a hat, above the brim.
- (by extension) Any reward of victory or mark of honor.
- The upper part of certain fruits, as the pineapple or strawberry, that is removed before eating.
- The highest part of an arch.
- (historical, by extension) A coin or note worth five shillings in various countries that are or were in the British Commonwealth, such as Ireland or Jamaica.
- (medicine) During childbirth, the appearance of the baby's head from the mother's vagina.
- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
- an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
- an English coin worth 5 shillings
- the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head
- the top of the head
- a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory
- (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
- the center of a cambered road
- the award given to the champion
- the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant
- the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel
adj
verb
- (board games) In checkers, to stack two checkers to indicate that the piece has become a king.
- To hit on the head.
- To bestow something upon as a mark of honour, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify.
- To place a crown on the head of.
- (medicine) Of a baby, during the birthing process; for the surface of the baby's head to appear in the vaginal opening.
- To declare (someone) a winner.
- (video games) To shoot an opponent in the back of the head with a shotgun in a first-person shooter video game.
- (military) To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach.
- (nautical) To lay the ends of the strands of (a knot) over and under each other.
- (firearms) To widen the opening of the barrel.
- To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect.
- Of a forest fire or bushfire, to spread to the crowns of the trees and thence move from tree to tree independent of the surface fire.
- To formally declare (someone) a king, queen, emperor, etc.
- (intransitive, slang) To be on the point of defecating.
- (transitive) To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, such as the face of a machine pulley.
- be the culminating event
- put an enamel cover on
- invest with regal power; enthrone
- form the topmost part of
noun
- a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states
- the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution
- (US politics, conservatism) Rights reserved to the 50 state governments of the United States that allow each one to set policy on some issues, rather than being subject to federal policy, especially in reference to their right to allow slavery before the Civil War.
verb
- provide with power and authority
- put a monarch on the throne
- (transitive) to exalt, to praise
- (transitive, figuratively) To help a candidate to the succession of a monarchy (as a kingmaker does), or by extension in any other major organisation.
- (transitive) To put on the throne in a formal installation ceremony called enthronement, equivalent to (and often combined with) coronation and/or other ceremonies of investiture.
verb
- provide with power and authority
- make an investment
- furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
- place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
- give qualities or abilities to
- To commit money or capital in the hope of financial gain.
- To formally give (power or authority).
- (intransitive) To cause to be involved in; to cause to form strong attachments to.
- To formally give (someone) some power or authority.
- (metallurgy) To prepare for lost wax casting by creating an investment mold (a mixture of a silica sand and plaster).
- To surround, accompany, or attend.
- To lay siege to.
- (Spanish politics) To inaugurate the Prime Minister of Spain after a successful parliamentary vote.
- (intransitive) To make investments.
- To ceremonially install someone in some office.
- To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in.
- To envelop, wrap, cover.
noun
verb
- provide with power and authority
- clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments
- place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons
- become legally vested
- clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
- (finance, intransitive) To become vested, to become permanent.
- To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred.
- (chiefly passive) To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
- (law, intransitive) (of an inheritance or a trust fund) To devolve upon the person currently entitled when a prior interest has ended.
- (law) To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of.
- To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor.
noun
- a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
- a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
- (Canada, US) A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.
- (British) A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse.
- Clothing generally; array; garb.
- A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team.
- Any sleeveless outer garment, often for a purpose such as identification, safety, or storage.
- A vestment.
verb
- (transitive) To reduce the authority of (a governing body) by distributing that authority among several bodies.
- (intransitive) To become decentralized.
- (US, law enforcement) To bring (a suspect) to the ground by use of directed force; to tackle.
- (transitive) To cause to change from being concentrated at one point or site to being distributed across several.
- make less central
noun
- the study of government of states and other political units
- social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
- the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs
- the opinion you hold with respect to political questions
- the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government
- (treated as a plural noun) One's political stands and opinions.
- (countable) The profession of conducting political affairs.
- (countable) A methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement.
- (in the singular, informal) Real-world beliefs and social issues irrelevant to the topic at hand.
- (uncountable) Political maneuvers or diplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving power, standing, influence or conflict.
verb
verb
- (transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
- exercise authority over; as of nations
- (transitive) To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.
- (transitive, grammar) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word.
- (intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government.
- (transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
- (transitive) To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
- (intransitive) To have or exercise a determining influence.
- require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
- bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
- direct or strongly influence the behavior of
noun
noun
- a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs
- (international politics) A dominant nation or state that has control over the international affairs of a subservient state which otherwise has domestic autonomy.
- (historical) A feudal landowner to whom vassals were forced to pledge allegiance.
noun
- (politics) A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.
- Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.
- An alliance.
- a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
- a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
- a union of political organizations
adj
- Reducing the power or value of (a governmental body, etc); detracting from.
- Disparaging.
- (usually with to) Tending to derogate:
- (law, of a clause in a testament) Being or pertaining to a derogatory clause.
- Lessening the worth of (a person, etc); expressing derogation; insulting.
- expressive of low opinion
noun
adj
verb
noun
noun
- a government with strong central powers
- (Australia, Malaysia, Nigeria) The national governments of Australia, Malaysia, and Nigeria, in contrast to government at the state or territorial level.
- Any of several forms of government of federations.
- (US) The national government of the United States, in contrast to government at the state or local level.
- (Canada, Pakistan) The national governments of Canada and Pakistan, in contrast to government at the provincial or territorial level.
noun
- the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
- (government) The transfer of some powers and the delegation of some functions from a central government to local government (e.g. from the U.K. parliament to Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly).
- the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
- A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession.
- The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.
- A rolling down.
- (derogatory) Degeneration.
noun
- the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
- The act or process of devolving.
- (banking, India) A process whereby if an investment issue is undersubscribed, an underwriter is required to subscribe to the remaining shares; the outstanding unsubscribed amount devolves onto the underwriter.
noun
- The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate.
- The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.
- The power or right to exercise authority.
- The limits or territory within which authority may be exercised.
- The power or right to perform some action as part of applying the law.
- in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
- (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
noun
- A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority.
- (theology) Covenantalism.
- The belief that such a system is superior to other forms of government.
- the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units
noun
- (chiefly UK, politics, informal) Clipping of devolution (“transfer of some powers and the delegation of some functions from a central government to local government”).
- (Christianity, informal) A devotion; a devotional; a piece of religious text used for devotion, or the time spent on reading and reflecting on such text.
adj
noun
- the authority of a state to govern another state
- royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
- government free from external control
- (by extension) Of a person: the liberty to decide one's actions and thoughts.
- (by extension) Of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities.
- Of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something.
- (countable) A territory under the rule of a sovereign; an independent or self-governing nation or other polity.
- Pre-eminent or superior excellence; also, superior ability to achieve something; mastery.
noun
- Initialism of central authority.
- (computing) Initialism of certificate authority.
- (US, nautical) Initialism of armored cruiser, a type of warship.
- (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of cyanoacrylate.
- (UK, law) Initialism of Companies Act.
- (TTY/TDD) Initialism of communications assistant.
- (cellular automata) Initialism of cellular automaton.
- (linguistics, uncountable) Initialism of conversation analysis.
- Initialism of closed access, as opposed to open access.
- (Japan) Initialism of cabin attendant.
- (US, nautical) Initialism of heavy cruiser, a variant of the cruiser type of warship.
- (Scotland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, accounting) Initialism of chartered accountant.
- (US, military) Initialism of civil affairs, a military occupational specialty or branch.
name
- (linguistics) Abbreviation of Classical Arabic
- (Canadian politics) Initialism of Canadian Alliance, Conservative-Reform Alliance Party, Reform-Conservative Alliance Party.
- (software, computing) Initialism of Computer Associates, an American software company.
- Abbreviation of Canada: a country in North America.
- Abbreviation of California: a state of the United States.
- (sports, cricket) Abbreviation of Cricket Australia, the governing body of cricket in Australia.
- (Philippines) Abbreviation of Clark Airbase.
- (Philippines) Abbreviation of Commission on Appointments.
noun
- (UK politics) Initialism of devolved administration.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of dopamine.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of domoic acid.
- Initialism of dairy association.
- (anatomy) Initialism of descending aorta.
- (Internet) Initialism of domain administration.
- (anatomy) Initialism of ductus arteriosus.
- Initialism of duck's arse (“type of haircut”).
- Initialism of direct action.
- (SEO) Initialism of domain authority.
- Initialism of district attorney.
- Initialism of Doctor of Arts.
- an official prosecutor for a judicial district
adj
name
verb
noun
- the sovereign and their advisers who are the governing power of a state
- respectful deference
- the residence of a sovereign or nobleman
- an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
- an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
- a room in which a law court sits
- a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played
- the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
- a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area
- An organization for the administration of law, consisting of a body of judges with a certain jurisdiction along with its administrative apparatus.
- Attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favor; politeness of manner; civility towards someone.
- one of the two divisions of a tennis, badminton or volleyball court, in which the player or players of each team play
- (Australia, US) A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac.
- The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.
- The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.
- Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
- An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
- The session of a judicial assembly.
- (sports) A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games
- (often capitalized) The judge or judges or other judicial officer presiding in a particular matter, particularly as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.
- The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.
- Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign.
- (Hong Kong, only used in names) A housing estate under the Home Ownership Scheme.
- The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary; a palace.
- (ornithology) A space prepared and decorated by certain bird species in which to advertise themselves for a mate.
- (Hong Kong, only used in names) An apartment building, or a small development of several apartment buildings.
verb
- engage in social activities leading to marriage
- make amorous advances towards
- seek someone's favor
- (transitive) To seek to achieve or win (a prize).
- (transitive) To risk (a consequence, usually negative).
- (transitive) To try to win a commitment to marry from.
- (intransitive) To engage in activities intended to win affections.
- (transitive) To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.
- (transitive) To attempt to gain alliance with.
- (transitive) To engage in behavior conducive to mating with.
verb
- have sovereign power
- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- (intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch.
- (transitive, rare, nonstandard) To reign over (a country)
- To be a dominant quality of a place or situation; to prevail, predominate, rule.
- To be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition.
noun
- The exercise of sovereign power.
- royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
- a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
- the period during which a monarch is sovereign
- The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled.
- The period during which a monarch rules.
noun
- the act of governing; exercising authority
- a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
- the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
- the tenure of a president
- the act of meting out justice according to the law
- the act of administering medication
- (uncountable, law, UK) An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision.
- (uncountable) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.
- (uncountable, business) Management.
- (countable, government, politics) The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.
- (government, politics) The country's government under the rule of a particular leader.
- (countable) A body that administers; a body of administrators.
- (uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.
noun
- the act of governing; exercising authority
- The state of being governed.
- the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
- The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
- The group of people who make up an administrative body.
- (management) Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights.
- The specific system by which a political system is ruled.
noun
- the act of governing; exercising authority
- the study of government of states and other political units
- the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
- (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
- Ellipsis of government name, one's legal name according to a government.
- (grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents.
- The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
- In a parliamentary system, the political party or coalition in power; its condition of being in power.
- The tenure of a head of government; the ministry or administration led by a specified individual.
- (uncountable) The management or control of a system.
- (debating) The team tasked with presenting and speaking in favour of a resolution, as opposed to the opposition.
- The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
noun
- The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another, or from one state to another.
- The information passed on in such a case.
- (satellite telecommunications) the process of transferring satellite control responsibility from one earth station to another without loss or interruption of service.
- (cellular telecommunications) the process of transferring an ongoing call or data session from one channel connected to the core network to another channel.
- The transfer of goods from the dealer to the purchaser, often of illegal goods.
- act of relinquishing property or authority etc
noun
- The exercise of power in ruling; sovereignty; authority; government.
- (topology) Synonym of cover.
- (BDSM) A fetish characterized by control and power over and discipline of one's sexual partner.
- Control by means of superior ability, influence, position, or resources; prevailing force.
- (Christianity) A dominion; an angel from a high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy.
- social control by dominating
- power to dominate or defeat
noun
adj
name
noun
- (by extension, especially in law) The state, the government (headed by a monarch).
- The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.
- (firearms) A rounding or smoothing of the barrel opening.
- A whole bird with the legs and wings removed to produce a joint of white meat.
- (botany) The part of a plant where the root and stem meet.
- (UK) A standard size of printing paper measuring 20 × 15 inches.
- The highest part of a hill.
- (dentistry) A prosthetic covering for a tooth.
- (US) A standard size of writing paper measuring 19 × 15 inches.
- (old slang) The police (referring to Crown Victoria police cars).
- (clothing, monarchy) A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
- (historical) A former predecimalization British coin worth five shillings.
- Splendor; culmination; acme.
- (religion) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
- The dome of a furnace.
- The raised centre of a road.
- (nautical) A knot formed in the end of a rope by tucking in the strands to prevent them from unravelling.
- (anatomy, dentistry) The part of a tooth above the gums.
- The topmost part of the head.
- Any currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress); (translation) various currencies known by similar names in their native languages, such as the korona, koruna, krona, króna, krone.
- (nautical) The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line.
- (geometry) The area enclosed between two concentric perimeters.
- (African-American Vernacular, colloquial) A formal hat worn by women to Sunday church services; a church crown.
- (architecture) A kind of spire or lantern formed by converging flying buttresses.
- Imperial or regal power, or those who wield it.
- (forestry) The top of a tree.
- (nautical) The part of an anchor where the arms and the shank meet.
- (horology) The knurled knob or dial, on the outside of a watch case, used to wind it or adjust the hands.
- (metonymic) The sovereign (in a monarchy), as head of state.
- A wreath or band for the head, especially one given as reward of victory or a mark of honor.
- (chemistry) A monocyclic ligand having three or more binding sites, capable of holding a guest in a central location.
- The top section of a hat, above the brim.
- (by extension) Any reward of victory or mark of honor.
- The upper part of certain fruits, as the pineapple or strawberry, that is removed before eating.
- The highest part of an arch.
- (historical, by extension) A coin or note worth five shillings in various countries that are or were in the British Commonwealth, such as Ireland or Jamaica.
- (medicine) During childbirth, the appearance of the baby's head from the mother's vagina.
- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
- an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
- an English coin worth 5 shillings
- the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head
- the top of the head
- a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory
- (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
- the center of a cambered road
- the award given to the champion
- the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant
- the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel
adj
verb
- (board games) In checkers, to stack two checkers to indicate that the piece has become a king.
- To hit on the head.
- To bestow something upon as a mark of honour, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify.
- To place a crown on the head of.
- (medicine) Of a baby, during the birthing process; for the surface of the baby's head to appear in the vaginal opening.
- To declare (someone) a winner.
- (video games) To shoot an opponent in the back of the head with a shotgun in a first-person shooter video game.
- (military) To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach.
- (nautical) To lay the ends of the strands of (a knot) over and under each other.
- (firearms) To widen the opening of the barrel.
- To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect.
- Of a forest fire or bushfire, to spread to the crowns of the trees and thence move from tree to tree independent of the surface fire.
- To formally declare (someone) a king, queen, emperor, etc.
- (intransitive, slang) To be on the point of defecating.
- (transitive) To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, such as the face of a machine pulley.
- be the culminating event
- put an enamel cover on
- invest with regal power; enthrone
- form the topmost part of
noun
- a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states
- the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution
- (US politics, conservatism) Rights reserved to the 50 state governments of the United States that allow each one to set policy on some issues, rather than being subject to federal policy, especially in reference to their right to allow slavery before the Civil War.
noun
- the study of government of states and other political units
- social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
- the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs
- the opinion you hold with respect to political questions
- the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government
- (treated as a plural noun) One's political stands and opinions.
- (countable) The profession of conducting political affairs.
- (countable) A methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement.
- (in the singular, informal) Real-world beliefs and social issues irrelevant to the topic at hand.
- (uncountable) Political maneuvers or diplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving power, standing, influence or conflict.
verb
noun
- a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs
- (international politics) A dominant nation or state that has control over the international affairs of a subservient state which otherwise has domestic autonomy.
- (historical) A feudal landowner to whom vassals were forced to pledge allegiance.
noun
- (politics) A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.
- Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.
- An alliance.
- a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
- a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
- a union of political organizations
verb
- (transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
- exercise authority over; as of nations
- (transitive) To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.
- (transitive, grammar) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word.
- (intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government.
- (transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
- (transitive) To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
- (intransitive) To have or exercise a determining influence.
- require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
- bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
- direct or strongly influence the behavior of
noun
verb
- (especially of a central government to a local one, a federal one to a federated one, etc.) To transfer authority and responsibility for (something) to (another entity).
- (especially of government authority) To shift or to be transferred from a central government to a local one, a federal one to a federated one, etc.
- (intransitive) To degenerate; to break down.
- (intransitive) To fall as a duty or responsibility on or upon someone.
- (intransitive) To be inherited by someone else; to pass down upon the next person in a succession, especially through failure or loss of an earlier holder.
- (transitive) To delegate (a responsibility, duty, etc.) on or upon someone.
- grow progressively worse
- be inherited by
- pass on or delegate to another
verb
- give or delegate power or authority to
- give qualities or abilities to
- (transitive) To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.
- (transitive) To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.
verb
- have sovereign power
- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- (intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch.
- (transitive, rare, nonstandard) To reign over (a country)
- To be a dominant quality of a place or situation; to prevail, predominate, rule.
- To be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition.
noun
- The exercise of sovereign power.
- royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
- a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
- the period during which a monarch is sovereign
- The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled.
- The period during which a monarch rules.
verb
- provide with power and authority
- put a monarch on the throne
- (transitive) to exalt, to praise
- (transitive, figuratively) To help a candidate to the succession of a monarchy (as a kingmaker does), or by extension in any other major organisation.
- (transitive) To put on the throne in a formal installation ceremony called enthronement, equivalent to (and often combined with) coronation and/or other ceremonies of investiture.
verb
- provide with power and authority
- make an investment
- furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
- place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
- give qualities or abilities to
- To commit money or capital in the hope of financial gain.
- To formally give (power or authority).
- (intransitive) To cause to be involved in; to cause to form strong attachments to.
- To formally give (someone) some power or authority.
- (metallurgy) To prepare for lost wax casting by creating an investment mold (a mixture of a silica sand and plaster).
- To surround, accompany, or attend.
- To lay siege to.
- (Spanish politics) To inaugurate the Prime Minister of Spain after a successful parliamentary vote.
- (intransitive) To make investments.
- To ceremonially install someone in some office.
- To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in.
- To envelop, wrap, cover.
noun
verb
- provide with power and authority
- clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments
- place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons
- become legally vested
- clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
- (finance, intransitive) To become vested, to become permanent.
- To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred.
- (chiefly passive) To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
- (law, intransitive) (of an inheritance or a trust fund) To devolve upon the person currently entitled when a prior interest has ended.
- (law) To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of.
- To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor.
noun
- a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
- a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
- (Canada, US) A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.
- (British) A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse.
- Clothing generally; array; garb.
- A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team.
- Any sleeveless outer garment, often for a purpose such as identification, safety, or storage.
- A vestment.
verb
- (transitive) To reduce the authority of (a governing body) by distributing that authority among several bodies.
- (intransitive) To become decentralized.
- (US, law enforcement) To bring (a suspect) to the ground by use of directed force; to tackle.
- (transitive) To cause to change from being concentrated at one point or site to being distributed across several.
- make less central
verb
- (transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
- exercise authority over; as of nations
- (transitive) To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.
- (transitive, grammar) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word.
- (intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government.
- (transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
- (transitive) To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
- (intransitive) To have or exercise a determining influence.
- require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
- bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
- direct or strongly influence the behavior of
noun
adj
- Having power concentrated in a single, central authority
- drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority
- (phonetics) Moved toward the center of the vowel space: [ë] is less front than [e], though not necessarily central; similarly, [ö] is less back than [o].
- Having things physically towards the center; consolidated or concentrated
verb
adj
- Having the power to wield delegated executive authority.
- Related to a religious minister or ministry.
- Related to a governmental minister or ministry.
- (especially law) Serving as an instrument or means (i.e., procedural or ancillary, not substantive).
- of or relating to a government minister or ministry
- of or relating to a minister of religion or the minister's office
noun
adj
- tending away from centralization, as of authority
- conveying information to the muscles from the CNS
- tending to move away from a center
- (botany) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos.
- Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
- (botany) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.
noun
adj
- characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities
- of or relating to the central government of a federation
- national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units
- (theology) Relating to covenantalism.
- Pertaining to the national government level in a federal nation, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.
- Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.
noun
adj
noun
- any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
- man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
- a person who follows or serves another
- A country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body.
- A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.
- (colloquial, uncountable) Satellite TV; reception of television broadcasts via services that use man-made satellite technology.
- (genetics) A very large array of tandemly repeating, non-coding DNA.
- A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth.
- A community or town dependent on a larger town or city nearby.
- (grammar) A grammatical construct that takes various forms and may encode a path of movement, a change of state, or the grammatical aspect. Examples: "a bird flew past"; "she turned on the light".
verb
adj
- having the supreme power lying in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them or characteristic of such government
- relating to or belonging to the Republican Party
- Alternative letter-case form of Republican.
- Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism.
- Of or belonging to a republic.
noun
adj
- Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament.
- having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament
- (British, historical, railways) Of a class of train which, by an act of parliament, ran both ways along a line, at least once each day, at the rate of one penny per mile.
- Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament.
- in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly
- relating to or having the nature of a parliament
noun
adj
- Reducing the power or value of (a governmental body, etc); detracting from.
- Disparaging.
- (usually with to) Tending to derogate:
- (law, of a clause in a testament) Being or pertaining to a derogatory clause.
- Lessening the worth of (a person, etc); expressing derogation; insulting.
- expressive of low opinion