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Disposal

The act of disposing, or disposing of, anything; arrangement; orderly distribution; a putting in order; as, the disposal of the troops in two lines.

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Abandonment 76% connected

The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.

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Appointment 76% connected

The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; as, he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.

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Conducting 76% connected

of Conduct

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Giving 76% connected

of Give

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Lending 76% connected

of Lend

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Loaning 76% connected

of Loan

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Organization 76% connected

The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body.

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Polity 76% connected

The form or constitution of the civil government of a nation or state; the framework or organization by which the various departments of government a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Running 76% connected

of Run

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Act 76% connected

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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Deed 76% connected

Dead.

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Direction 76% connected

The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance; management; superintendence; administration; as, the direction o/ public…

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Management 76% connected

The act or art of managing; the manner of treating, directing, carrying on, or using, for a purpose; conduct; administration; guidance; control; as,…

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Power 76% connected

Same as Poor, the fish.

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Administration 92% connected

The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Disposition 92% connected

The act of disposing, arranging, ordering, regulating, or transferring; application; disposal; as, the disposition of a man's property by will.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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