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CONSCRIPTION
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to enroll into service by force : DRAFT <was conscripted into the army>
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COUP D'ETAT
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Etymology: from French coup d'état, literally, "stroke of state (the government)," from coup "blow, stroke" and de "of" and état "state"
: a sudden overthrowing of a government by a small group |
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CASUALTIES
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1 : a serious or fatal accident : DISASTER
2 a : a military person lost (as by death or capture) during warfare b : a person or thing injured, lost, or destroyed |
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ABDICATE
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to formally give up sovereign power, office, or responsibility
- ab·di·ca·tion /"ab-di-'kA-sh&n/ noun |
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PREFECT
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a high official or judge (as of ancient Rome or France)
2 : a student assistant in some schools |
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CEDE
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to give up especially by treaty <Russia ceded Alaska to the U.S. in 1867>
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COSSACKS
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: a member of any of the groups that formed in Ukraine, southern Russia, the Caucasus, and Siberia after 1400 and were included in czarist Russia during the 18th and 19th centuries
2 : a mounted soldier serving in a unit drafted from Cossack communities |
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FEUDALISM
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a system of political organization (as in Europe during the Middle Ages) in which a vassal served a lord and received protection and land in return
- feu·dal·is·tic /"fyüd-&l-'is-tik/ adjective |
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ABOLISH
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to do away with completely : put an end to
- abol·ish·able /-&-b&l/ adjective - abol·ish·er noun - abol·ish·ment /-m&nt/ noun |
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COALITION
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a temporary union of persons, parties, or countries for a common purpose
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