Tog 3-Wk 13-Ug

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spoils system

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a practice of regarding public offices and their emoluments as plunder to be distributed to members of the victorious party

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reservation

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3 : something reserved for a special use; especially : an area of public lands so reserved <an Indian reservation>

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charter

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1 : an official document granting, guaranteeing, or showing the limits of the rights and duties of the group to which it is given

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stump speech

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a place or occasion for public speaking (as for a cause or candidate); also : the circuit followed by a maker of such speeches -- used especially in the phrase on the stump

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nullify

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to make null or valueless

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compromise

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1 : a settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands

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tariff

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1 a : a list of taxes placed by a government on imported or in some countries exported goods

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mandate

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1 : an order from a higher court to a lower court
2 : authorization or approval given to a representative especially by voters <accepted the mandate of the people>

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distort

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: to tell in a way that is misleading

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misrepresent

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to give a false or misleading idea of

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slander

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1 : the making of false statements that damage another's reputation
2 : a false and harmful oral statement about a person