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  • 71authority — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. expert, pundit, know it all (inf.), maven (inf.). See skill, knowledge, authority. II Right to govern Nouns 1. (supremacy) authority, power, right, jurisdiction, title, prerogative; …

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  • 72below — below, beneath, under These three words appear to be synonymous, but many contexts call for one in preference to another. Beneath is somewhat more literary in use. Under in its physical sense is rather more literal than the other two: under the… …

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  • 73beneath — below, beneath, under These three words appear to be synonymous, but many contexts call for one in preference to another. Beneath is somewhat more literary in use. Under in its physical sense is rather more literal than the other two: under the… …

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  • 74subjection — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Position under the power of another Nouns 1. subjection; dependence, dependency; subordination; thrall, thraldom, enthralment, subjugation, oppression, bondage, serfdom; feudalism, vassalage, villeinage; …

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  • 75finger — n 1. digit, pointer, arrow, index. 2. have a finger in meddle in or with, stick or poke one s nose in, have a hand in, get involved in; snoop, pry, nose; tamper with, monkey with, mess around with. 3. keep one’s fingers crossed wish for good luck …

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  • 76subject — I. v. a. 1. Subdue, control, bring under rule, make submissive, make subordinate. 2. Enslave, enthrall. 3. Expose, make liable. 4. Submit, refer, make accountable. 5. Make subservient. 6. Cause to undergo. II. a …

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  • 77control — v 1. dominate, rule over, reign over, exercise control over, govern; command, order, dictate, have it all one s way, call the shots, call the plays, run the show; boss, lay down the law, hold the purse strings; be in control, be in the driver s… …

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  • 78obedient — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Dutiful] Syn. amenable, loyal, law abiding, governable, tractable, resigned, devoted, respectful, complaisant, controllable, attentive, obliging, willing, deferential, under the control of, at one s command, obeisant,… …

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  • 79dominate — v 1. control, rule over, reign over, exercise control over, govern; command, order, dictate, have it all one s way, call the shots, call the plays, run the show; boss, lay down the law, hold the purse strings; be in control, be in the driver s… …

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  • 80command — v 1. order, direct, charge, adjure, instruct, dictate; require, demand, exact, compel, make, coerce, force, task, inflict upon, lay on, obligate, impose upon; bid, tell, request, ask for, call upon, summon, call for, Law. subpoena, cite; enjoin,… …

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