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  • 121Mackenzie, William Lyon — (1795 1861)    Mc His personality, Goldwin Smith on, 3; Dr. Harrison on, 4; W. J. Rattray on, 5, 6; first to enunciate principle of responsible government, 5; a man ahead of his time, 6; his loyalty, 10; not an annexationist, 11; constitutional… …

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  • 122McCarthyism — /məˈkaθiˌɪzəm/ (say muh kahthee.izuhm) noun 1. public accusation of disloyalty, especially of pro Communist activity, in many instances unsupported by proof or based on slight, doubtful, or irrelevant evidence. 2. unfairness in investigative… …

  • 123subversiveness — noun disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior • Syn: ↑treason, ↑traitorousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑traitorous (for: ↑traitorousness), ↑subversive, ↑treasonous …

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  • 124traitorousness — noun disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior • Syn: ↑treason, ↑subversiveness • Derivationally related forms: ↑traitorous, ↑subversive (for: ↑subversiveness), ↑treasonous …

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  • 125witch hunt — n hounding, hue and cry, McCarthyism * * * witch hunter. witch hunting, n. an intensive effort to discover and expose disloyalty, subversion, dishonesty, or the like, usually based on slight, doubtful, or irrelevant evidence. Also, witch hunt.… …

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  • 126treach|er|y — «TREHCH uhr ee», noun, plural er|ies. 1. a breaking of faith; betrayal of trust; treacherous behavior; deceit: »King Arthur s kingdom was destroyed by treachery. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under disloyalty. (Cf. ↑disloyalty) 2. = tr …

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  • 127trea|son — «TREE zuhn», noun. 1. the action of being false to one s country or ruler. Helping the enemies of one s country is treason. According to the United States Constitution, “Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against… …

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  • 128MESOPOTAMIA — The original article in the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica traced Mesopotamian history to its earliest beginnings and provided a detailed survey of Mesopotamian literature and institutions. With the availability of such tools as J.… …

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