seat+of+authority

  • 31National Prosecuting Authority — The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act No. 108 of 1996), created a single National Prosecution Authority (the NPA ), which is governed by the National Prosecuting Authority Act (Act No. 32 of 1998). The Constitution, read with this …

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  • 32Amyrlin Seat — The Amyrlin Seat is a fictional title from Robert Jordan s Wheel of Time series. The Amyrlin Seat, or Amyrlin as it is often shortened to, is the leader of the Aes Sedai in Tar Valon. The term can also refer to the actual seat upon which the… …

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  • 33driver's seat — noun 1. : the position of top authority and governing power whether a czar or a commissar sits in the driver s seat is immaterial L.A.White 2. : the position of dominance or of tight control (as of a situation) the feeling that the occupation… …

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  • 34Durham Area Transit Authority — Headquarters 1907 Fay Street …

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  • 35Key seat — Key Key (k[=e]), n. [OE. keye, key, kay, AS. c[ae]g.] 1. An instrument by means of which the bolt of a lock is shot or drawn; usually, a removable metal instrument fitted to the mechanism of a particular lock and operated by turning in its place …

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  • 36key seat — Key Key (k[=e]), n. [OE. keye, key, kay, AS. c[ae]g.] 1. An instrument by means of which the bolt of a lock is shot or drawn; usually, a removable metal instrument fitted to the mechanism of a particular lock and operated by turning in its place …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 37Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri — The Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri, aka the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, or MOHELA, is one of the largest holders and servicers of student loans nationwide. Headquartered in Chesterfield, MO, MOHELA’s… …

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  • 38Elections in the Palestinian National Authority — (PNA) gives information on election and election results in the Palestinian territories allowed to hold elections. Palestine elects on national level a head of state the president and a legislature. Until 2007, the National Council had 133… …

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  • 39de facto county seat — A place occupied and recognized as the county seat under color and authority of law; that is, under color of its having been selected and established as such county seat in the mode provided by law. Watts v State, 22 Tex App 572, 578 …

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  • 40hot seat —    an electric chair used for execution     ... the killers who end up in the gas chambers or the hot seat. (Chandler, 1953)    Much figurative use of an uncomfortable position of authority where something has gone wrong and there is nobody else… …

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