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1operate — v. 1) (d; intr.) to operate against (their troops were operating against the guerrillas) 2) (med.) (D; intr.) to operate for; on (the surgeon operated on her for appendicitis; she was operated on for appendicitis) * * * [ ɒpəreɪt] on (the surgeon …
2operate — [[t]ɒ̱pəreɪt[/t]] ♦ operates, operating, operated 1) V ERG If you operate a business or organization, you work to keep it running properly. If a business or organization operates, it carries out its work. [V n] Until his death in 1986 Greenwood… …
3operate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin operatus, past participle of operari to work, from oper , opus work; akin to Old English efnan to perform, Sanskrit apas work Date: 1588 intransitive verb 1. to perform a function ; exert power or influence <… …
4militate against — War against, contend against, operate against, be opposed to, be repugnant to, be hostile to …
5Federation Against Software Theft — The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) [1] was formed in 1984 by the British Computer Society s Copyright Committee, making it the world s first software anti piracy organisation.In September 2008 FAST and Investors in Software signed an… …
6Women Against Pornography — (WAP) was a radical feminist activist group based out of New York City and an influential force in the anti pornography movement of the late 1970s and 1980s. WAP was the best known of a number of feminist anti pornography groups that were active… …
7Arguments for and against drug prohibition — Arguments about the prohibition of drugs, and over drug policy reform, are subjects of considerable controversy. The following is a presentation of major drug policy arguments, including those for drug law enforcement on one side of the debate,… …
8League Against Cruel Sports — The League Against Cruel Sports (formerly abbreviated to LACS) is an animal welfare organisation that campaigns against all blood sports including bull fighting, fox hunting and hare coursing. It also campaigns to ban the manufacture, sale and… …
9The National Council Against Health Fraud — is a 501(c)(3) non profit,[1] US based organization registered in California,[2] that describes itself as a private nonprofit, voluntary health agency that focuses upon health misinformation, fraud, and quackery as public health problems. [3] The …
10United States embargo against Cuba — The United States embargo against Cuba (described in Cuba and Latin America as el bloqueo, Spanish for the blockade ) is a commercial, economic, and financial embargo partially imposed on Cuba in October 1960. It was enacted after Cuba… …
