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267996900capitalthe wealth, whether in money or property, owned or employed in business by an individual, firm, corporation,etc.0
267996901capitalisman economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations, especially as contrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth.1
267996902capitola building occupied by a state legislature. The building in Washington, DC used by Congress.2
267996903capitulateto surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms.3
267996904cartelan international syndicate, combine, or trust formedespecially to regulate prices and output in some field ofbusiness.4
267996905casualtya member of the armed forces lost to service through death, wounds, sickness, capture, or because his or her whereabouts or condition cannot be determined5
267996906causationthe action of causing or producing.6
267996907celibacyabstention from sexual relations.7
267996908celibatea person who remains unmarried, especially for religious reasons.8
267996909centralin, at, or near the center: a central position.9
267996910-centrica combining form with the meanings "having a center or centers" of the specified number or kind10
267996911circa (c. ca.)about approximate dates11
267996912city-statea sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies.12
267996913citizena native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection13
267996914civilizationan advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached.14
267996915chauvinismbiased devotion to any group, attitude, or cause.15
267996916chivalrythe sum of the ideal qualifications of a knight, including courtesy, generosity, valor, and dexterity in arms.16
267996917class struggleConflict between different classes in a community resulting from different social or economic positions and reflecting opposed interests.17
267996918classicalof, pertaining to, or characteristic of Greek and Roman antiquity: classical literature; classical languages.18
267996919coerceto dominate or control, especially by exploiting fear, anxiety, etc.19
267996920coerciveserving or tending to coerce.20
267996921coincidencea striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance:21
267996922colonyany people or territory separated from but subject to a ruling power.22
267996923colonialof, concerning, or pertaining to a colony or colonies23
267996924columbian exchangea dramatically widespread exchange of animals, plants, culture, human populations (including slaves), communicable disease, and ideas between the Eastern and Westernhemispheres (Old World and New World).24
267996925communalof, by, or belonging to the people of a community; shared or participated in by the public25
267996926communisma theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership beingascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.26
267996927conjuncturea combination of circumstances; a particular state of affairs.27
267996928conscriptto compel into service.28
267996929conscriptiona compulsory contribution of money or service to a government during a time of war.29
267996930conservativedisposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.30
267996931constitutionalismthe principles of constitutional government or adherence to them.31
267996932consumerEconomics . a person or organization that uses a commodity or service.32
267996933consumerismthe concept that an ever-expanding consumption of goods is advantageous to the economy.33
267996934conflateto fuse into one entity; merge: to conflate dissenting voices into one protest.34
267996935contextthe set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event, situation, etc.35
267996936continentone of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckoned as seven in number36
267996937contingencydependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition; uncertainty37
267996938conventiona meeting or formal assembly, as of representatives ordelegates, for discussion of and action on particular mattersof common concern38
267996939conventionalconforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conductor taste. Non-nuclear weapons39
267996940convergeto tend to a common result, conclusion, etc.40
267996941corporationan association of individuals, created by law or underauthority of law, having a continuous existenceindependent of the existences of its members, and powersand liabilities distinct from those of its members.41
267996942corporatepertaining to a united group, as of persons; having to do with a corporation42
267996943corollaryan immediate consequence, result or easily drawn conclusion.43
267996944correlationmutual relation of two or more things, parts; similarity, interconnection44
267996945cosmopolitanfree from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, orattachments; at home all over the world.45
267996946coup d'etata sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one resultingin a change of government illegally or by force46
267996947-cracyDenoting a particular form of government, rule, or influence47
267996948craft ( n & v)Noun: an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill: the craft of a mason. Verb: to make or manufacture (an object, objects, product, etc.) with skill and careful attention to detail.48
267996949creditconfidence in a purchaser's ability and intention to pay,displayed by entrusting the buyer with goods or serviceswithout immediate payment.49
267996950currencysomething that is used as a medium of exchange; money.50
267996951Darwinismtheory that species originate by descent, with variation, from parent forms, through the natural selection ofthose individuals best adapted for the reproductive success oftheir kind.51
267996952debitthe recording or an entry of debt in an account.52
267996953debtsomething that is owed or that one is bound to pay to orperform for another53
267996954deficitthe amount by which expenditures or liabilities exceed ncome or assets.54
267996955deforestationto divest or clear of forests or trees55
267996956deitydivine character or nature, especially that of the Supreme Being; divinity.56
267996957deismbelief in a God who created the world but has since remained indifferent to it.57
267996958democracygovernment by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exerciseddirectly by them or by their elected agents under a freeelectoral system.58
267996959demographythe science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.59
267996960destinythe predetermined, usually inevitable or irresistible, course of events.60
267996961determinismthe doctrine that all events, including human choices and decisions, have sufficient causes.61
267996962dictatora person exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession.62
267996963dictatorshipa country, government, or the form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator.63
267996964diffuseto spread or scatter widely or thinly; disseminate.64
267996965diffusionact of diffusing; state of being diffused Spreading or scattering widely, as in culture.65
267996966diplomacythe art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations without arousing hostility66
267996967diversityvariety; multiformity.67
267996968divinitythe quality of being divine68
267996969divineof or pertaining to a god, especially the Supreme Being.69
267996970doctrine"a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government70
267996971documentNOUN: a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper. VERB: to arrange (notes, data, etc.) for easy reference: Statistical data is referenced in the glossary.71
267996972dogmaprescribed doctrine proclaimed as unquestionably true by a particular group72
267996973dogmaticasserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner; opinionated.73
267996974domesticof or pertaining to one's own or a particular country as apart from other countries: domestic trade.74
267996975draft"Noun: a first or preliminary form of any writing, subject to revision, copying, etc. VERB: to draw the outlines or plan of; sketch. To take or select by draft, especially for military service.75
267996976dualismthe state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two.76
267996977dynastya sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group77

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