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Triumvirate

Government by three in coalition or association; the term of such a government.

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Triad 76% connected

A union of three; three objects treated as one; a ternary; a trinity; as, a triad of deities.

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Trinity 76% connected

The union of three persons (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost) in one Godhead, so that all the three are one God as to substance, but three per…

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Trio 76% connected

Three, considered collectively; three in company or acting together; a set of three; three united.

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alternative hypothesis noun · 78% connection

The claim considered when evidence does not support the null hypothesis.

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Association noun · 78% connection

Union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose; as, the American Association for the Advancement of Science; a b…

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Associational adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to association, or to an association.

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Bureaucracy noun · 78% connection

A system of carrying on the business of government by means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of a chief, in contradic…

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Carbonaro noun · 78% connection

A member of a secret political association in Italy, organized in the early part of the nineteenth centry for the purpose of changing…

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Central bank noun · 78% connection

a government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sell…

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Club noun · 78% connection

An association of persons for the promotion of some common object, as literature, science, politics, good fellowship, etc.; esp. an as…

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Coalition noun · 78% connection

The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms.

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Coalitionist noun · 78% connection

One who joins or promotes a coalition; one who advocates coalition.

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Concrete adjective · 78% connection

United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid form.

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Continental adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the main land of Europe, in distinction from the adjacent islands, especially England; as, a continental tour; a c…

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Convention verb · 78% connection

The act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition.

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Democracy noun · 78% connection

Government by popular representation; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but is indirectly exe…

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Diphthong noun · 78% connection

A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a proper diphthong.

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Double dipping noun · 78% connection

two incomes received from the same source (as by holding a government job and receiving a government pension)

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Envoy noun · 78% connection

One dispatched upon an errand or mission; a messenger; esp., a person deputed by a sovereign or a government to negotiate a treaty, or…

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Episcopacy noun · 78% connection

Government of the church by bishops; church government by three distinct orders of ministers -- bishops, priests, and deacons -- of wh…

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Guild verb · 78% connection

An association of men belonging to the same class, or engaged in kindred pursuits, formed for mutual aid and protection; a business fr…

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