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To formally resign from official power
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abdicate
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to give as a gift
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bestow
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a government administered through bureaus, each specialized by function and a hierarchyof authority
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bureaucracy
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a hereditary social position based on wealth
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caste
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a private meeting of a faction to elect a candidate or to decide policy
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caucus
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to shorten; to reduce in degree
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curtail
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a desertion of loyalty or obligation to something or someone
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defection
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those eligible to vote
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electorate
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to transfer a suspected criminal from one legal jurisdiction to another
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extradite
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to form voting districts in such a way as to give political advantage to a particular party
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gerrymander
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unable to be taken away
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inalienable
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a group of officials sent on a diplomatic assignment
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legation
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a public statement of intention and opinions of a political group or movement
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manifesto
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providing for many things at once
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omnibus
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a cruel or unjust use of power or authority
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oppression
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a legislative body, especially that of the United Kingdom
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parliament
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having full power
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plenipotentiary
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political; clever in gaining an objective
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politic
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a deceptive move to conceal or evade
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subtefuge
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the changing from one element or position to another
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transition
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