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  • 51Stjepan Radić — (11 June 1871 ndash; 8 August 1928) was a Croatian politician and the founder of the Croatian Peasant Party (CPP, Hrvatska Seljačka Stranka ) in 1905. Radić is credited with galvanizing the peasantry of Croatia into a viable political force.… …

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  • 52perform — per‧form [pəˈfɔːm ǁ pərˈfɔːrm] verb 1. [transitive] to do work, carry out a duty, task etc: • It takes a highly skilled mechanic to perform repairs on this car. • Symbols across the top of the screen let a user click a mouse button to perform… …

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  • 53in terrorem — [L.] By way of threat, for a warning …

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  • 54in terrorem — ˈin.ˌteˈräˌrem adverb (or adjective) Etymology: Latin, for terror : by way of threat or intimidation if, after becoming aware of the other party s offense, the injured party could hold it in terrorem over his or her head Edward Jenks * * * in… …

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  • 55threaten — threat•en [[t]ˈθrɛt n[/t]] v. t. 1) to utter a threat against 2) to be a menace or source of danger to: to threaten one s peace of mind[/ex] 3) to offer (a punishment, injury, etc.) by way of a threat: They threatened swift retaliation[/ex] 4) to …

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  • 56international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 57china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 58China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 59France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …

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  • 60United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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