adj
Of or pertaining to administering or administration.
n
(government, politics) The country's government under the rule of a particular leader.
adj
Of or relating to administering or administration.
n
the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
n
Alternative form of advocator [One who advocates; an advocate]
n
One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution.
n
(historical) In Germany, one who had passed his first public examination in law, and who was merely retained, not yet employed or paid by government.
n
Obsolete spelling of authorship [The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.]
n
(US, colloquial) The taking of the position of a candidate; specifically, the preaching of a clergyman with a view to settlement.
n
(informal) A set of unwritten rules that bind a social group.
v
(transitive, Christianity) To admit a cleric to a benefice; to present and institute in a benefice, when the person presenting is both the patron and the ordinary; followed by to.
n
(politics) A meeting of a deliberative assembly according to modified procedural rules based on those of a committee.
n
(Catholicism) A document issued by a religious authority serving to promulgate some particular church laws or doctrines.
n
One who assembles people for an official or public purpose.
adj
(political science) Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes instead of through one or more representatives or delegates.
adj
Of or pertaining to administration or to a directorate
adj
Of or relating to an executor.
adj
Of or pertaining to administration or execution.
n
(US) The Founding Fathers of the United States; those who framed the US Constitution.
n
(sociology) The organized practices (mentalities, rationalities, and techniques) through which subjects are governed and influenced.
n
A rule adopted by a particular establishment.
n
A custom or practice of a society or community.
n
(obsolete) An interregnum.
n
(ecclesiastical) A reading of a religious text; a lesson to be read in church etc.
n
A school of thought, originating in ancient China during the Warring States period and officially adopted during the Qin dynasty, advocating rule of law as key to ensuring social stability.
adv
By legislation, by the method of enacting laws.
n
The ability of local political jurisdictions, typically counties or municipalities, to allow decisions on certain controversial issues, especially the sale of alcohol, based on popular vote within their borders.
adj
Of or relating to a manager or management; involving management-like duties.
n
The fact or discipline of running things according to managerial techniques.
n
(historical) An order by the League of Nations to a member nation to establish a government responsible for a conquered territory, as the colonies of Germany after World War I.
adj
Of one who, or something that, administers.
v
(transitive, obsolete) To rule; to govern
n
candidacy for office, especially political office
n
(India, Pakistan) A temporary law promulgated by the president on the recommendation of the cabinet.
n
(obsolete) One who ordains.
n
Obsolete form of ordinance. [(US) A local law, passed by e.g. a city.]
adj
Of or relating to ordonnance.
adj
Having a title that is merely official, or given by courtesy or convention.
n
(Christianity) In electing a pope, the phase following scrutiny of the votes, during which the ballots are checked for errors and then burned.
n
(historical, Protestant ecclesiastical) Any of various similar works issued in England for private prayer in accordance with the Book of Common Prayer.
n
A spokesman, one who speaks on behalf of others.
n
A voting principle aimed at securing a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates (usually political parties) obtain in elections, and the percentage of seats they receive in the elected body.
n
The whole of such public authorities, the governmental administration in the widest sense
n
(grammar, archaic) regimen; government; the rules governing the syntax, rules of agreement of a language.
n
(informal) A regulation.
adj
Pronunciation spelling of regular. [(Christianity) Bound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic or religious order (often as opposed to secular).]
n
Mode of rule or management.
n
Orderly government; system of order; administration.
n
(obsolete, medicine) A regimen.
adj
Of or relating to regimen.
v
(obsolete, transitive) To rule; to govern.
adj
(obsolete) ruling; governing
n
a book of rules for a religious establishment
n
A person or organisation that is subject to regulation
n
(countable) A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.
n
(military, slang) A person who strictly enforces all rules, without exception.
adj
Of or relating to regulation; having a regulatory function.
n
A set of regulations that is valid in a given industry.
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to regulus.
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Reduced to regulus; separated, as a metal from extraneous matter.
n
any of a number of temperatures to which a gas oven may be set. e.g. regulo 4
v
(obsolete) To regulate; to govern.
n
(obsolete) rule; regulation
v
(transitive, rare, nonstandard) To reign over (a country)
n
Obsolete form of rule. [A regulation, law, guideline.]
n
Obsolete spelling of rule [A regulation, law, guideline.]
v
(transitive, stative) To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
v
Informal spelling of rules.
n
Alternative spelling of regime [Mode of rule or management.]
n
(US) A professional member of an educational team who assists students in their personal, social, academic, and career development aspects of education through services such as individual counseling, small group counseling, and classroom teaching, and provide leadership in educational reform (advocacy); traditionally known as a guidance counselor, although this term is deemed inaccurate by most professionals today.
n
(printing, historical) Synonym of composing rule
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the capacity of a supervisor
n
(US, politics) A politician or person of influence campaigning for a presidential candidate.
adj
Of, relating to, being, derived from, or having a title.
n
The set of titles or names held by a person.
n
A state or country that is governed constitutionally as one single unit, with one constitutionally created legislature.
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