pr
(ɒtˈswoʊ li)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
public relations.
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pro
(ʊ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
public relations officer.
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public-relations campaign
(public-relations campaign)
Princeton's WordNet
an advertising campaign intended to improve public relations
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publicist
(ˈpʌb lə sɪst)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a person who publicizes, esp. a press agent or public-relations consultant.
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press release
(ˈprɛs ər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a statement or news story prepared and distributed to the press by a public relations firm, governmental agency, etc.
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geometry
Webster Dictionary
that branch of mathematics which investigates the relations, properties, and measurement of solids, surfaces, lines, and angles; the science which treats of the properties and relations of magnitudes; the science of the relations of space
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spinmeister
(spin doctor, spinmeister)
Princeton's WordNet
a public relations person who tries to forestall negative publicity by publicizing a favorable interpretation of the words or actions of a company or political party or famous person
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spin doctor
(spin doctor, spinmeister)
Princeton's WordNet
a public relations person who tries to forestall negative publicity by publicizing a favorable interpretation of the words or actions of a company or political party or famous person
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mathematics
Webster Dictionary
that science, or class of sciences, which treats of the exact relations existing between quantities or magnitudes, and of the methods by which, in accordance with these relations, quantities sought are deducible from other quantities known or supposed; the science of spatial and quantitative relations
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homologous
Webster Dictionary
being of the same typical structure; having like relations to a fundamental type to structure; as, those bones in the hand of man and the fore foot of a horse are homologous that correspond in their structural relations, that is, in their relations to the type structure of the fore limb in vertebrates
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cointension
Webster Dictionary
the condition of being of equal in intensity; -- applied to relations; as, 3:6 and 6:12 are relations of cointension
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algebra
(ˈæl dʒə brə)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the branch of mathematics that deals with general statements of relations, utilizing letters and other symbols to represent specific sets of numbers, values, vectors, etc., in the description of such relations.
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algebra
Webster Dictionary
that branch of mathematics which treats of the relations and properties of quantity by means of letters and other symbols. It is applicable to those relations that are true of every kind of magnitude
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boycott
Webster Dictionary
to combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold social or business relations from him, and to deter others from holding such relations; to subject to a boycott
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public easement
(public easement)
Princeton's WordNet
any easement enjoyed by the public in general (as the public's right to use public streets)
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trigonometry
Webster Dictionary
that branch of mathematics which treats of the relations of the sides and angles of triangles, which the methods of deducing from certain given parts other required parts, and also of the general relations which exist between the trigonometrical functions of arcs or angles
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ultra-
Webster Dictionary
a prefix from the Latin ultra beyond (see Ulterior), having in composition the signification beyond, on the other side, chiefly when joined with words expressing relations of place; as, ultramarine, ultramontane, ultramundane, ultratropical, etc. In other relations it has the sense of excessively, exceedingly, beyond what is common, natural, right, or proper; as, ultraconservative; ultrademocratic, ultradespotic, ultraliberal, ultraradical, etc
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ban
Webster Dictionary
a public proclamation or edict; a public order or notice, mandatory or prohibitory; a summons by public proclamation
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positivism
Webster Dictionary
a system of philosophy originated by M. Auguste Comte, which deals only with positives. It excludes from philosophy everything but the natural phenomena or properties of knowable things, together with their invariable relations of coexistence and succession, as occurring in time and space. Such relations are denominated laws, which are to be discovered by observation, experiment, and comparison. This philosophy holds all inquiry into causes, both efficient and final, to be useless and unprofitable
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liturgy
Webster Dictionary
an established formula for public worship, or the entire ritual for public worship in a church which uses prescribed forms; a formulary for public prayer or devotion. In the Roman Catholic Church it includes all forms and services in any language, in any part of the world, for the celebration of Mass
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financial institution
(financial institution, financial organization, financial organisation)
Princeton's WordNet
an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets
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financial organisation
(financial institution, financial organization, financial organisation)
Princeton's WordNet
an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets
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financial organization
(financial institution, financial organization, financial organisation)
Princeton's WordNet
an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets
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social phobia
(social phobia)
Princeton's WordNet
any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with situations in which you are subject to criticism by others (as fear of eating in public or public speaking etc)
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petty apartheid
(petty apartheid)
Princeton's WordNet
racial segregation enforced primarily in public transportation and hotels and restaurants and other public places
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ticket
(ticket)
Princeton's WordNet
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
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gallup poll
(ˈgæl əp)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a representative sampling of public opinion or public awareness concerning a certain subject or issue.
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welfare state
(welfare state)
Princeton's WordNet
a government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.
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rostrum
Webster Dictionary
hence, a stage for public speaking; the pulpit or platform occupied by an orator or public speaker
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peculate
Webster Dictionary
to appropriate to one's own use the property of the public; to steal public moneys intrusted to one's care; to embezzle
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