Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
- Council of Economic Advisors
- an executive agency responsible for providing economic advice to the President
- Third Lateran Council
- the Lateran Council in 1179 that condemned the heresies of the Albigenses and the Waldenses
- treasure trove
- any collection of valuables that is discovered
- expressionism
- an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality
- gaudy
- (Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a college
- jazz band
- a small band of jazz musicians
- military machine
- the military forces of a nation
- issuer
- an institution that issues something (securities or publications or currency etc.)
- gamelan
- a traditional Indonesian ensemble typically including many tuned percussion instruments including bamboo xylophones and wooden or bronze chimes and gongs
- parliamentary monarchy
- a monarchy having a parliament
- Forces of Umar Al-Mukhtar
- a little known Palestinian group responsible for bombings and for killing Israelis; seeks to defeat Israel and liberate southern Lebanon, Palestine, and Golan Heights
- feudalism
- the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war
- Revolutionary Organization 17 November
- a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Greece that is violently opposed to imperialism and capitalism and NATO and the United States; an active terrorist group during the 1980s
- eye clinic
- a clinic where specialist care for a patient's eyes
- Congregational Church
- a Protestant denomination holding that each individual congregation should be self-governing
- Star Chamber
- a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments
- Inland Revenue
- a board of the British government that administers and collects major direct taxes
- Iraqi Intelligence Service
- the most notorious and possibly the most important arm of Iraq's security system
- sum
- the final aggregate
- Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan
- Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen
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