English words for 'holding office'
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adj
- holding office
- currently fashionable
- directed or bound inward
- In fashion; popular.
- (of fire or fuel) (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) Burning; ablaze.
- (not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or at one's office or place of work.
- Of the tide, at or near its highest level.
- Having been collected or received.
- (not comparable) Located inside something.
- Inserted or fitted into something.
- (sports, of the ball or other playing implement) Falling or remaining within the bounds of the playing area.
- (informal) Having a favourable position, such as a position of influence or expected gain, in relation to another person.
- Incoming.
- Having familiarity or involvement with somebody.
- (cricket) Currently batting.
- Having used, consumed , or invested a certain amount.
- (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
- (law) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin
noun
adv
- to or toward the inside of
- At or towards the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
- After the beginning of something.
- Towards the speaker or other reference point.
- So as to be enclosed or surrounded by something.
- (in combination, after a verb) Denotes a gathering of people assembled for the stated activity, sometimes, though not always, suggesting a protest.
prep
- Pertaining to; with regard to.
- Part of; a member of; out of; from among.
- Contained by; inside.
- Wearing (an item of clothing).
- Surrounded by; among; amidst.
- (grammar, phonetics) Characterized by.
- Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
- Within (a certain elapsed time); by the end of.
- Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
- By (doing something); indicating action causing an effect or achieving a purpose.
- Indicating an order or arrangement.
- Denoting a state of the subject.
- Expressing abstract containment.
- At the end of (a period of time).
- Within the bounds or limits of.
- Into.
- (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
- During (a period of time).
adj
- currently holding an office
- necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
- lying or leaning on something else
- (zoology) Of a body part such as a hair, spine, or wing: bent downwards or otherwise positioned so that it, or part of it, rests on or touches something else; specifically (ornithology), of the hind toe of a bird: fully resting on a support.
- (poetic) Hanging or leaning over.
- Oppressive, pressuring.
- Being the current holder of an office or a title; specifically (Christianity, obsolete), of an ecclesiastical benefice.
- Followed by on or upon: imposed on one as an obligation, especially due to one's office or position.
- (botany) Of an anther: lying on the inner side of the filament; also, of a cotyledon: having its back lying against the radicle.
- Chiefly followed by on or upon: leaning, or lying, reclining, or resting, on something else.
noun
noun
- (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
- place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
- an administrative unit of government
- professional or clerical workers in an office
- the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- a job in an organization
- a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities
- (computing) A collection of business software typically including a word processor and spreadsheet and slideshow programs.
- A room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work, particularly:
- (figuratively, in large organizations) The administrative departments housed in such places, particularly:
- A position of responsibility.
- (Christianity) Any special liturgy, as the Office for the Dead or of the Virgin.
- (Christianity) The authorized form of ceremonial worship of a church.
- (Christianity) Last rites.
- (figuratively, slang) Inside information.
- A room, set of rooms, or building used for selling services or tickets to the public.
- (UK law, historical) Clipping of inquest of office:
- (Protestantism) Various prayers used with modification as a morning or evening service.
- A room, set of rooms, or building used for administration and bookkeeping.
- (Catholicism) The daily service of the breviary, the liturgy for each canonical hour, including psalms, collects, and lessons.
- (now usually in plural) A service, a kindness.
- (UK, Australia, usually capitalized, with clarifying modifier) A ministry or other department of government.
- A duty, particularly owing to one's position or station; a charge, trust, or role; (obsolete, rare) moral duty.
- (Christianity) A daily service without the eucharist.
- A particular place of business of a larger white-collar business.
- Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a position.
- (figuratively) The staff of such places.
- (chiefly US, medicine) A room, set of rooms, or building used for consultation and diagnosis, but not surgery or other major procedures.
- (Catholicism, usually capitalized) Short for Holy Office: the court of final appeal in cases of heresy.
- (religion) A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:
verb
noun
- (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
- a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
- energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
- a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
- one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
- physical strength
- (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
- possession of controlling influence
- a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
- possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
- (biblical, in the plural) In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme.
- (metonymic, chiefly in the plural) The people in charge of legal or political power, the government.
- Physical force or strength.
- (social) The ability to coerce, influence, or control.
- (physics) The rate at which work is done or energy is transferred, expressed in units of energy per unit of time.
- The ability to do or undergo something.
- Any of the elementary forms or parts of machines: three primary (the lever, inclined plane, and pulley) and three secondary (the wheel-and-axle, wedge, and screw).
- (colloquial, dated outside the phrase 'power of good') A large amount or number.
- The strength by which a lens or mirror magnifies an optical image.
- (quiz bowl) A bonus point awarded for answering correctly before a certain part of the tossup is read.
- The ability or authority to control, govern, command, coerce, etc., such as in a legal, political or business sphere.
- (trucking) A tractor.
- (physics, mechanics) A measure of the effectiveness that a force producing a physical effect has over time. If linear, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the displacement of or in an object) ÷ time. If rotational, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the angle of displacement) ÷ time.
- (statistics) The probability that a statistical test will reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true.
- (set theory) Cardinality.
- (attributive) Designating one who does something forcefully or on a large or grand scale.
- The production or flow of energy providing means to do work; energy per time unit.
- (metonymic) A strong or influential nation, company, or other such body.
- (countable) The ability to affect or influence.
- A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): xⁿ, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x×x×⋯×x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent.
- (specifically) Electricity or a supply of electricity.
verb
adj
intj
noun
- (figuratively) The people who hold a certain type of official seat, collectively; a group of officeholders.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A bathroom surface which holds the washbasin, a vanity.
- (law, figuratively) The people who decide on the verdict, collectively; the judiciary.
- (weightlifting) The weight one is able to bench press, especially the maximum weight capable of being pressed.
- A place where assembly or hand work is performed; a workbench.
- (geology) A thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by steeper slopes above and below.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A kitchen surface on which to prepare food, a counter.
- (sports, politics, figuratively) The number of players on a team able to participate, often expressed in terms of length.
- (government) A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber.
- A flat ledge in the slope of an earthwork, work of masonry, or similar.
- (figuratively) The dignity of holding an official seat.
- (surveying) A bracket used to mount land surveying equipment onto a stone or a wall.
- A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.
- A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public, traditionally on benches or raised platforms.
- (sports) The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.
- A horizontal padded surface, usually adjustable in height and inclination and often with attached weight rack, used for proper posture during exercise.
- (law, figuratively) The office or dignity of a judge.
- a long seat for more than one person
- a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic
- the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively
- a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
- the reserve players on a team
- (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom
- persons who administer justice
verb
- (transitive) To place on a bench or seat of honour.
- Alternative spelling of bentsh.
- (transitive, sports) To remove a player from play.
- (transitive, figuratively) To remove someone from a position of responsibility temporarily.
- (transitive and intransitive, colloquial) To lift by bench pressing
- (transitive) To furnish with benches.
- (slang) To push a person backward against a conspirator behind them who is on their hands and knees, causing them to fall over.
- exhibit on a bench
- To exercise using a bench press
- take out of a game; of players
- To lift a weight using a bench press
noun
- a person appointed to a high office in the government
- a person authorized to conduct religious worship
- a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
- the job of a head of a government department
- (Protestantism) A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.
- (government) A politician who heads a ministry
- In diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador.
- A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.
- (Roman Catholicism) A person (either a layperson or an ordained clergy member) who is commissioned to perform some act on behalf of the Catholic Church.
verb
noun
- One who holds a public office.
- A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer.
- An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.
- One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
- (colloquial, military) A commissioned officer.
- a member of a police force
- someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
- a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
- any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
verb
noun
adj
- (Of a statement) Dubious but recognized by authorities as the truth or canon.
- Of or about an office or public trust.
- Discharging an office or function.
- Derived from the proper office or officer, or the appropriate authority; made or communicated by authority
- Approved by authority; authorized.
- (informal) True, real, beyond doubt.
- Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.
- Relating to an office, especially a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
- (pharmacology) Listed in a national pharmacopeia.
- (pharmacology) Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal.
- verified officially
- of or relating to an office
- having official authority or sanction
- conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
- (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
noun
- a meeting of elected or appointed representatives
- a national legislative assembly
- the social act of assembling for some common purpose
- An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.
- A formal gathering or assembly of persons; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
- (countable, collective) A group of baboons; the collective noun for baboons.
- (often capitalized) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
verb
noun
- Initialism of office conference.
- Initialism of oleoresin capsicum.
- Officer of the Order of Canada.
- Initialism of office consultation.
- Initialism of organizing committee.
- (fandom slang) Initialism of original character.
- (computing) Initialism of overclock.
- (business) Initialism of organizational climate.
- Initialism of original content.
- (UK, roleplaying games) Initialism of out of character.
- (military) Officer Commanding.
- (television, film, media) Initialism of open captioning.
adj
name
noun
- a seat of government
- wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
- one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
- assets available for use in the production of further assets
- a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product
- the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
- (countable, by extension) The chief or most important thing.
- (countable) An uppercase letter.
- (uncountable, economics) Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as tools and bulldozers (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
- (countable) A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.
- (uncountable, politics) The capitalist class; investors considered collectively with respect to their societal (economic, political, cultural, etc.) influence.
- (countable, architecture) The uppermost part of a column.
- (uncountable) Knowledge; awareness; proficiency.
- (countable) The most important city in the field specified.
- (uncountable, business, finance, insurance, economics) Money and wealth: the means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
adj
noun
- A temporary office arranged on a regular basis to allow politicians to meet their constituents.
- A meeting for the diagnosis of problems, or training, on a particular subject.
- (wrestling) A series of workouts used to build skills of practitioners regardless of team affiliation.
- (medicine, by extension) A hospital session to diagnose or treat patients.
- A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.
- A group practice of several physicians or other health professionals.
- meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity
- a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists
- a healthcare facility for outpatient care
adj
noun
intj
noun
- Duration of officeholding, or its limit; period in office of fixed length.
- A chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan.
- (astrology) An essential dignity in which unequal segments of every astrological sign have internal rulerships which affect the power and integrity of each planet in a natal chart.
- Part of a year, especially one of the divisions of an academic year.
- (mathematics) Any value (variable or constant) or expression separated from another term by a space or an appropriate character, in an overall expression or table.
- Specifically, the conditions in a legal contract that specify the price and also how and when payment must be made.
- A word or phrase (e.g., noun phrase, verb phrase, open compound), especially one from a specialised area of knowledge; a name for a concept.
- (of a patent) The maximum period during which the patent can be maintained into force.
- (logic) The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice.
- Certain days on which rent is paid.
- Any of the binding conditions or promises in a legal contract.
- (computing, informal) A computer program that emulates a physical terminal.
- (nautical) A piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail.
- One whose employment has been terminated
- That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus.
- (art) A statue of the upper body, sometimes without the arms, ending in a pillar or pedestal.
- The time during which legal courts are open.
- With respect to a pregnancy, the usual duration of gestation for the given species (for example, nine months in humans); (metonymic) the end of this duration: the timepoint at which birth usually happens (for example, in humans, approximately 40 weeks from conception), defining the due date.
- Relations among people.
- a limited period of time
- one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
- the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent
- any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial
- a word or expression used for some particular thing
- (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
- (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
adj
verb
adj
- Having the power or authority to appoint someone to office.
- Forming a constituent part of something else.
- Extremely important; essential.
- (biochemistry) Of an enzyme: continuously produced at a constant rate.
- Having the power or authority to constitute, establish or enact something.
- constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)
noun
noun
- The office or department of a government secretary.
- (chiefly non-native speakers' English) A subdivision within an organisation or a company that deals with office management and/or administrative tasks such as handling correspondence and telephone calls, scheduling appointments, administering invoices, etc., often attached to specific executives or specific departments
- (Roman Catholicism) A kind of dicastery within the Roman Curia.
- an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations
noun
- (by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
- An expert at something.
- The original of a document or of a recording.
- (by extension, music) The copyright in a sound recording.
- (Freemasonry) A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.
- Ellipsis of master key.
- The owner of an animal or slave.
- Someone who employs others.
- Someone who has control over something or someone.
- (nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
- (law) A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.
- A skilled artist.
- A person holding such a degree.
- (nautical, in combination) A vessel having a specified number of masts.
- A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.
- (engineering, computing) A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.
- A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.
- (film) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
- (BDSM) A male dominant.
- a person who has general authority over others
- an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
- key that secures entrance everywhere
- someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
- an authority qualified to teach apprentices
- directs the work of others
- presiding officer of a school
- a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
- an artist of consummate skill
- an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
adj
verb
- (transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
- (intransitive) To be a master.
- (transitive) To learn to a high degree of proficiency.
- (intransitive, usually with in) To earn a Master's degree.
- (transitive, especially of a musical performance) To make a master copy of.
- have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
- be or become completely proficient or skilled in
- have dominance or the power to defeat over
- get on top of; deal with successfully
noun
- The office or role of president.
- the office and function of president
- (British, India, historical) One of the three original provinces of British India.
- The bureaucratic organization and governmental initiatives devolving directly from the president.
- (Christianity) The role of ordained clergy in the celebration of the Eucharist in some denominations.
- The time during which one is president; a president's term of office.
- (Mormonism) A supreme local council made up of three persons; (usually capitalized; also First Presidency) the highest authority.
- the tenure of a president
noun
- A person presiding over a meeting; a chair, presiding officer, presider.
- the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government
- the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
- Primary leader of a corporation. Not to be confused with CEO, which is a related but separate position that is sometimes held by a different person.
- The head of state of a republic.
- In presidential republics, the head of government and head of state.
- the chief executive of a republic
- an executive officer of a firm or corporation
- the head administrative officer of a college or university
verb
noun
verb
noun
- the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
- a seat for one person, with a support for the back
- the position of professor
- a particular seat in an orchestra
- an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
- (music) The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.
- The seat or office of a person in authority, such as a judge or bishop.
- (education) A distinguished professorship at a university.
- (rail transport) A cast-iron component used on railways to support bullhead rails and secure them to the sleepers.
- (informal, with the) Ellipsis of electric chair (“device used for performing execution”).
- An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.
- (organic chemistry, physical chemistry) One of two possible conformers of cyclohexane rings (the other being boat), shaped roughly like a chair.
- A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or a two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse; a gig.
- (usually with definite article) The post or position of chairperson.
- An assigned position in a beauty salon or barbershop.
- (often with definite article, also written Chair) Clipping of chairperson.
verb
- preside over
- act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
- (transitive, Wales, UK) To award a chair to (a winning poet) at a Welsh eisteddfod.
- (transitive) To act as chairperson at; to preside over.
- (transitive) To carry in a seated position upon one's shoulders, especially in celebration or victory.
noun
- The chair or president of a meeting, etc.
- (Ireland) At the University of Dublin, either the first (senior) or second (junior) in rank in an examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
- (nuclear physics) A substance (often water or graphite) used to decrease the speed of fast neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increase likelihood of fission.
- (UK) Someone who supervises and monitors the setting and marking of examinations by different people to ensure consistency of standards.
- (UK) An examiner at Oxford and Cambridge universities.
- (historical) A kind of lamp in which the flow of the oil to the wick is regulated.
- Someone who moderates.
- The person who presides over a synod of a Presbyterian church.
- (Internet) A person who enforces the rules of a discussion forum by deleting posts, banning users, etc.
- An arbitrator or mediator.
- A mechanical arrangement for regulating motion in a machine, or producing equality of effect.
- A device used to deaden some of the noise from a firearm, although not to the same extent as a suppressor or silencer.
- in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly
- someone who presides over a forum or debate
- someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence
- any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors
adj
verb
- assign a name or title to
- decree or designate beforehand
- give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
- design or destine
- To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty — with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.
- To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
- To call by a distinctive title; to name.
adj
- currently holding an office
- necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
- lying or leaning on something else
- (zoology) Of a body part such as a hair, spine, or wing: bent downwards or otherwise positioned so that it, or part of it, rests on or touches something else; specifically (ornithology), of the hind toe of a bird: fully resting on a support.
- (poetic) Hanging or leaning over.
- Oppressive, pressuring.
- Being the current holder of an office or a title; specifically (Christianity, obsolete), of an ecclesiastical benefice.
- Followed by on or upon: imposed on one as an obligation, especially due to one's office or position.
- (botany) Of an anther: lying on the inner side of the filament; also, of a cotyledon: having its back lying against the radicle.
- Chiefly followed by on or upon: leaning, or lying, reclining, or resting, on something else.
noun
noun
- (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
- place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
- an administrative unit of government
- professional or clerical workers in an office
- the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- a job in an organization
- a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities
- (computing) A collection of business software typically including a word processor and spreadsheet and slideshow programs.
- A room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work, particularly:
- (figuratively, in large organizations) The administrative departments housed in such places, particularly:
- A position of responsibility.
- (Christianity) Any special liturgy, as the Office for the Dead or of the Virgin.
- (Christianity) The authorized form of ceremonial worship of a church.
- (Christianity) Last rites.
- (figuratively, slang) Inside information.
- A room, set of rooms, or building used for selling services or tickets to the public.
- (UK law, historical) Clipping of inquest of office:
- (Protestantism) Various prayers used with modification as a morning or evening service.
- A room, set of rooms, or building used for administration and bookkeeping.
- (Catholicism) The daily service of the breviary, the liturgy for each canonical hour, including psalms, collects, and lessons.
- (now usually in plural) A service, a kindness.
- (UK, Australia, usually capitalized, with clarifying modifier) A ministry or other department of government.
- A duty, particularly owing to one's position or station; a charge, trust, or role; (obsolete, rare) moral duty.
- (Christianity) A daily service without the eucharist.
- A particular place of business of a larger white-collar business.
- Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a position.
- (figuratively) The staff of such places.
- (chiefly US, medicine) A room, set of rooms, or building used for consultation and diagnosis, but not surgery or other major procedures.
- (Catholicism, usually capitalized) Short for Holy Office: the court of final appeal in cases of heresy.
- (religion) A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:
verb
noun
- (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
- a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
- energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
- a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
- one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
- physical strength
- (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
- possession of controlling influence
- a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
- possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
- (biblical, in the plural) In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme.
- (metonymic, chiefly in the plural) The people in charge of legal or political power, the government.
- Physical force or strength.
- (social) The ability to coerce, influence, or control.
- (physics) The rate at which work is done or energy is transferred, expressed in units of energy per unit of time.
- The ability to do or undergo something.
- Any of the elementary forms or parts of machines: three primary (the lever, inclined plane, and pulley) and three secondary (the wheel-and-axle, wedge, and screw).
- (colloquial, dated outside the phrase 'power of good') A large amount or number.
- The strength by which a lens or mirror magnifies an optical image.
- (quiz bowl) A bonus point awarded for answering correctly before a certain part of the tossup is read.
- The ability or authority to control, govern, command, coerce, etc., such as in a legal, political or business sphere.
- (trucking) A tractor.
- (physics, mechanics) A measure of the effectiveness that a force producing a physical effect has over time. If linear, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the displacement of or in an object) ÷ time. If rotational, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the angle of displacement) ÷ time.
- (statistics) The probability that a statistical test will reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true.
- (set theory) Cardinality.
- (attributive) Designating one who does something forcefully or on a large or grand scale.
- The production or flow of energy providing means to do work; energy per time unit.
- (metonymic) A strong or influential nation, company, or other such body.
- (countable) The ability to affect or influence.
- A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): xⁿ, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x×x×⋯×x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent.
- (specifically) Electricity or a supply of electricity.
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- (figuratively) The people who hold a certain type of official seat, collectively; a group of officeholders.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A bathroom surface which holds the washbasin, a vanity.
- (law, figuratively) The people who decide on the verdict, collectively; the judiciary.
- (weightlifting) The weight one is able to bench press, especially the maximum weight capable of being pressed.
- A place where assembly or hand work is performed; a workbench.
- (geology) A thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by steeper slopes above and below.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A kitchen surface on which to prepare food, a counter.
- (sports, politics, figuratively) The number of players on a team able to participate, often expressed in terms of length.
- (government) A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber.
- A flat ledge in the slope of an earthwork, work of masonry, or similar.
- (figuratively) The dignity of holding an official seat.
- (surveying) A bracket used to mount land surveying equipment onto a stone or a wall.
- A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.
- A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public, traditionally on benches or raised platforms.
- (sports) The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.
- A horizontal padded surface, usually adjustable in height and inclination and often with attached weight rack, used for proper posture during exercise.
- (law, figuratively) The office or dignity of a judge.
- a long seat for more than one person
- a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic
- the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively
- a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
- the reserve players on a team
- (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom
- persons who administer justice
verb
- (transitive) To place on a bench or seat of honour.
- Alternative spelling of bentsh.
- (transitive, sports) To remove a player from play.
- (transitive, figuratively) To remove someone from a position of responsibility temporarily.
- (transitive and intransitive, colloquial) To lift by bench pressing
- (transitive) To furnish with benches.
- (slang) To push a person backward against a conspirator behind them who is on their hands and knees, causing them to fall over.
- exhibit on a bench
- To exercise using a bench press
- take out of a game; of players
- To lift a weight using a bench press
noun
- a person appointed to a high office in the government
- a person authorized to conduct religious worship
- a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
- the job of a head of a government department
- (Protestantism) A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.
- (government) A politician who heads a ministry
- In diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador.
- A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.
- (Roman Catholicism) A person (either a layperson or an ordained clergy member) who is commissioned to perform some act on behalf of the Catholic Church.
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- One who holds a public office.
- A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer.
- An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.
- One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
- (colloquial, military) A commissioned officer.
- a member of a police force
- someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
- a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
- any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
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- (Of a statement) Dubious but recognized by authorities as the truth or canon.
- Of or about an office or public trust.
- Discharging an office or function.
- Derived from the proper office or officer, or the appropriate authority; made or communicated by authority
- Approved by authority; authorized.
- (informal) True, real, beyond doubt.
- Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.
- Relating to an office, especially a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
- (pharmacology) Listed in a national pharmacopeia.
- (pharmacology) Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal.
- verified officially
- of or relating to an office
- having official authority or sanction
- conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
- (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
noun
- a meeting of elected or appointed representatives
- a national legislative assembly
- the social act of assembling for some common purpose
- An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.
- A formal gathering or assembly of persons; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
- (countable, collective) A group of baboons; the collective noun for baboons.
- (often capitalized) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
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- Initialism of office conference.
- Initialism of oleoresin capsicum.
- Officer of the Order of Canada.
- Initialism of office consultation.
- Initialism of organizing committee.
- (fandom slang) Initialism of original character.
- (computing) Initialism of overclock.
- (business) Initialism of organizational climate.
- Initialism of original content.
- (UK, roleplaying games) Initialism of out of character.
- (military) Officer Commanding.
- (television, film, media) Initialism of open captioning.
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- a seat of government
- wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
- one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
- assets available for use in the production of further assets
- a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product
- the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
- (countable, by extension) The chief or most important thing.
- (countable) An uppercase letter.
- (uncountable, economics) Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as tools and bulldozers (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
- (countable) A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.
- (uncountable, politics) The capitalist class; investors considered collectively with respect to their societal (economic, political, cultural, etc.) influence.
- (countable, architecture) The uppermost part of a column.
- (uncountable) Knowledge; awareness; proficiency.
- (countable) The most important city in the field specified.
- (uncountable, business, finance, insurance, economics) Money and wealth: the means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
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- A temporary office arranged on a regular basis to allow politicians to meet their constituents.
- A meeting for the diagnosis of problems, or training, on a particular subject.
- (wrestling) A series of workouts used to build skills of practitioners regardless of team affiliation.
- (medicine, by extension) A hospital session to diagnose or treat patients.
- A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.
- A group practice of several physicians or other health professionals.
- meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity
- a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists
- a healthcare facility for outpatient care
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- Duration of officeholding, or its limit; period in office of fixed length.
- A chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan.
- (astrology) An essential dignity in which unequal segments of every astrological sign have internal rulerships which affect the power and integrity of each planet in a natal chart.
- Part of a year, especially one of the divisions of an academic year.
- (mathematics) Any value (variable or constant) or expression separated from another term by a space or an appropriate character, in an overall expression or table.
- Specifically, the conditions in a legal contract that specify the price and also how and when payment must be made.
- A word or phrase (e.g., noun phrase, verb phrase, open compound), especially one from a specialised area of knowledge; a name for a concept.
- (of a patent) The maximum period during which the patent can be maintained into force.
- (logic) The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice.
- Certain days on which rent is paid.
- Any of the binding conditions or promises in a legal contract.
- (computing, informal) A computer program that emulates a physical terminal.
- (nautical) A piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail.
- One whose employment has been terminated
- That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus.
- (art) A statue of the upper body, sometimes without the arms, ending in a pillar or pedestal.
- The time during which legal courts are open.
- With respect to a pregnancy, the usual duration of gestation for the given species (for example, nine months in humans); (metonymic) the end of this duration: the timepoint at which birth usually happens (for example, in humans, approximately 40 weeks from conception), defining the due date.
- Relations among people.
- a limited period of time
- one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
- the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent
- any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial
- a word or expression used for some particular thing
- (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
- (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
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- The office or department of a government secretary.
- (chiefly non-native speakers' English) A subdivision within an organisation or a company that deals with office management and/or administrative tasks such as handling correspondence and telephone calls, scheduling appointments, administering invoices, etc., often attached to specific executives or specific departments
- (Roman Catholicism) A kind of dicastery within the Roman Curia.
- an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations
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- (by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
- An expert at something.
- The original of a document or of a recording.
- (by extension, music) The copyright in a sound recording.
- (Freemasonry) A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.
- Ellipsis of master key.
- The owner of an animal or slave.
- Someone who employs others.
- Someone who has control over something or someone.
- (nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
- (law) A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.
- A skilled artist.
- A person holding such a degree.
- (nautical, in combination) A vessel having a specified number of masts.
- A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.
- (engineering, computing) A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.
- A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.
- (film) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
- (BDSM) A male dominant.
- a person who has general authority over others
- an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
- key that secures entrance everywhere
- someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
- an authority qualified to teach apprentices
- directs the work of others
- presiding officer of a school
- a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
- an artist of consummate skill
- an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
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- (transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
- (intransitive) To be a master.
- (transitive) To learn to a high degree of proficiency.
- (intransitive, usually with in) To earn a Master's degree.
- (transitive, especially of a musical performance) To make a master copy of.
- have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
- be or become completely proficient or skilled in
- have dominance or the power to defeat over
- get on top of; deal with successfully
noun
- The office or role of president.
- the office and function of president
- (British, India, historical) One of the three original provinces of British India.
- The bureaucratic organization and governmental initiatives devolving directly from the president.
- (Christianity) The role of ordained clergy in the celebration of the Eucharist in some denominations.
- The time during which one is president; a president's term of office.
- (Mormonism) A supreme local council made up of three persons; (usually capitalized; also First Presidency) the highest authority.
- the tenure of a president
noun
- A person presiding over a meeting; a chair, presiding officer, presider.
- the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government
- the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
- Primary leader of a corporation. Not to be confused with CEO, which is a related but separate position that is sometimes held by a different person.
- The head of state of a republic.
- In presidential republics, the head of government and head of state.
- the chief executive of a republic
- an executive officer of a firm or corporation
- the head administrative officer of a college or university
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- the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
- a seat for one person, with a support for the back
- the position of professor
- a particular seat in an orchestra
- an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
- (music) The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.
- The seat or office of a person in authority, such as a judge or bishop.
- (education) A distinguished professorship at a university.
- (rail transport) A cast-iron component used on railways to support bullhead rails and secure them to the sleepers.
- (informal, with the) Ellipsis of electric chair (“device used for performing execution”).
- An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.
- (organic chemistry, physical chemistry) One of two possible conformers of cyclohexane rings (the other being boat), shaped roughly like a chair.
- A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or a two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse; a gig.
- (usually with definite article) The post or position of chairperson.
- An assigned position in a beauty salon or barbershop.
- (often with definite article, also written Chair) Clipping of chairperson.
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- preside over
- act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
- (transitive, Wales, UK) To award a chair to (a winning poet) at a Welsh eisteddfod.
- (transitive) To act as chairperson at; to preside over.
- (transitive) To carry in a seated position upon one's shoulders, especially in celebration or victory.
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- The chair or president of a meeting, etc.
- (Ireland) At the University of Dublin, either the first (senior) or second (junior) in rank in an examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
- (nuclear physics) A substance (often water or graphite) used to decrease the speed of fast neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increase likelihood of fission.
- (UK) Someone who supervises and monitors the setting and marking of examinations by different people to ensure consistency of standards.
- (UK) An examiner at Oxford and Cambridge universities.
- (historical) A kind of lamp in which the flow of the oil to the wick is regulated.
- Someone who moderates.
- The person who presides over a synod of a Presbyterian church.
- (Internet) A person who enforces the rules of a discussion forum by deleting posts, banning users, etc.
- An arbitrator or mediator.
- A mechanical arrangement for regulating motion in a machine, or producing equality of effect.
- A device used to deaden some of the noise from a firearm, although not to the same extent as a suppressor or silencer.
- in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly
- someone who presides over a forum or debate
- someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence
- any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors
adj
- holding office
- currently fashionable
- directed or bound inward
- In fashion; popular.
- (of fire or fuel) (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) Burning; ablaze.
- (not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or at one's office or place of work.
- Of the tide, at or near its highest level.
- Having been collected or received.
- (not comparable) Located inside something.
- Inserted or fitted into something.
- (sports, of the ball or other playing implement) Falling or remaining within the bounds of the playing area.
- (informal) Having a favourable position, such as a position of influence or expected gain, in relation to another person.
- Incoming.
- Having familiarity or involvement with somebody.
- (cricket) Currently batting.
- Having used, consumed , or invested a certain amount.
- (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
- (law) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin
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- to or toward the inside of
- At or towards the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
- After the beginning of something.
- Towards the speaker or other reference point.
- So as to be enclosed or surrounded by something.
- (in combination, after a verb) Denotes a gathering of people assembled for the stated activity, sometimes, though not always, suggesting a protest.
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- Pertaining to; with regard to.
- Part of; a member of; out of; from among.
- Contained by; inside.
- Wearing (an item of clothing).
- Surrounded by; among; amidst.
- (grammar, phonetics) Characterized by.
- Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
- Within (a certain elapsed time); by the end of.
- Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
- By (doing something); indicating action causing an effect or achieving a purpose.
- Indicating an order or arrangement.
- Denoting a state of the subject.
- Expressing abstract containment.
- At the end of (a period of time).
- Within the bounds or limits of.
- Into.
- (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
- During (a period of time).
adj
- currently holding an office
- necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
- lying or leaning on something else
- (zoology) Of a body part such as a hair, spine, or wing: bent downwards or otherwise positioned so that it, or part of it, rests on or touches something else; specifically (ornithology), of the hind toe of a bird: fully resting on a support.
- (poetic) Hanging or leaning over.
- Oppressive, pressuring.
- Being the current holder of an office or a title; specifically (Christianity, obsolete), of an ecclesiastical benefice.
- Followed by on or upon: imposed on one as an obligation, especially due to one's office or position.
- (botany) Of an anther: lying on the inner side of the filament; also, of a cotyledon: having its back lying against the radicle.
- Chiefly followed by on or upon: leaning, or lying, reclining, or resting, on something else.
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- Having the power or authority to appoint someone to office.
- Forming a constituent part of something else.
- Extremely important; essential.
- (biochemistry) Of an enzyme: continuously produced at a constant rate.
- Having the power or authority to constitute, establish or enact something.
- constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)
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- assign a name or title to
- decree or designate beforehand
- give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
- design or destine
- To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty — with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.
- To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
- To call by a distinctive title; to name.