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  • 51Corps de logis — Corps Corps (k[=o]r, pl. k[=o]rz), n. sing. & pl. [F., fr. L. corpus body. See {Corpse}.] 1. The human body, whether living or dead. [Obs.] See {Corpse}, 1. [1913 Webster] By what craft in my corps, it cometh [commences] and where. Piers Plowman …

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  • 52Corps diplomatique — Corps Corps (k[=o]r, pl. k[=o]rz), n. sing. & pl. [F., fr. L. corpus body. See {Corpse}.] 1. The human body, whether living or dead. [Obs.] See {Corpse}, 1. [1913 Webster] By what craft in my corps, it cometh [commences] and where. Piers Plowman …

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  • 53korps — Corps Corps (k[=o]r, pl. k[=o]rz), n. sing. & pl. [F., fr. L. corpus body. See {Corpse}.] 1. The human body, whether living or dead. [Obs.] See {Corpse}, 1. [1913 Webster] By what craft in my corps, it cometh [commences] and where. Piers Plowman …

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  • 54ministry — min•is•try [[t]ˈmɪn ə stri[/t]] n. pl. tries 1) rel the service, functions, or profession of a minister of religion 2) rel the body or class of ministers of religion; clergy 3) gov the service, function, or office of a minister of state 4) gov… …

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  • 55Diplomacy — Di*plo ma*cy, n. [F. diplomatie. This word, like supremacy, retains the accent of its original. See {Diploma}.] 1. The art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations (particularly in securing treaties), including the methods and… …

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  • 56Ministry — Min is*try, n.; pl. Ministries . [L. ministerium. See {Minister}, n., and cf. {Mystery} a trade.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of ministering; ministration; service. With tender ministry. Thomson. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: Agency; instrumentality.… …

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  • 57ministry — n. 1. Service, instrumentality agency, aid, interposition, ministration, intervention. 2. Office of a clergyman, ecclesiastical function. 3. Cabinet, council, administration, body of ministers. 4. Administration, ministry …

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  • 58clergy — /ˈklɜdʒi / (say klerjee) noun (plural clergies) the body of ministers ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian church. {Middle English clergie, from Old French, from Late Latin clēricus cleric} …

  • 59ministry — n. (pl. ies) 1 a a government department headed by a minister. b the building which it occupies (the Ministry of Defence). 2 a (prec. by the) the vocation or profession of a religious minister (called to the ministry). b the office of a religious …

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  • 60labour law — Body of law that applies to matters such as employment, wages, conditions of work, labour unions, and labour management relations. Laws intended to protect workers, including children, from abusive employment practices were not enacted in… …

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