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CHANCELLERY
- The position, court, or department of a chancellor.
- Usage: Report on pay talks between German public service workers and federal, state and municipal government representatives, averting the possibility of a full-scale workers' strike that could have had a devastating effect on the already weakened German economy.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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EGALITARIANISM
- A belief in human equality, especially with respect to social, political, and economic rights and privileges; a social philosophy advocating the removal of inequalities among people.
- Usage: Report on a magazine story focusing on the 10 best companies to work for in Europe.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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SMASH-AND-GRAB
- A robbery where a thief or thieves break the window of a store or shop and steal handfuls of items before running or driving away very quickly, in hopes of escaping before being identified or caught.
- Usage: Report on a series of robberies in Florida.
Source: Derived from the Cambridge International Dictionary of English.
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