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  • 81Ambitus — Am bi*tus ([a^]m b[i^]*t[u^]s), n. [L. See {Ambit}, {Ambition}.] 1. The exterior edge or border of a thing, as the border of a leaf, or the outline of a bivalve shell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rom. Antiq.) A canvassing for votes. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 82Canvass — Can vass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {canvassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Canvassing}.] [OF. Canabasser to examine curiously, to search or sift out; properly, to sift through canvas. See {Canvas}, n.] 1. To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to… …

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  • 83canvassed — Canvass Can vass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {canvassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Canvassing}.] [OF. Canabasser to examine curiously, to search or sift out; properly, to sift through canvas. See {Canvas}, n.] 1. To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to… …

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  • 84house-to-house — adj. omitting no one; proceeding from the door of one house to that of the next; as, house to house canvassing. Syn: door to door. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 85poll — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pol, polle, from Middle Low German Date: 14th century 1. head 2. a. the top or back of the head b. nape 3. the broad or flat end of a striking tool (as a hammer) 4. a …

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  • 86Census — taker visits a family living in a caravan, Netherlands 1925 A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular… …

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  • 87Politics of Gibraltar — Gibraltar is represented in the European Union, having been the only British Overseas Territory which joined the EC under the British Treaty of Accession (1973).The Government of Spain continues with an irredentist territorial claim to Gibraltar …

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  • 88Huldrych Zwingli — Huldrych (or Ulrich [Harvnb|Potter|1976|p=1. According to Potter, Huldrych was the spelling Zwingli preferred. However, Potter uses Ulrich , while Gäbler, Stephens, and Furcha uses Huldrych . His signature at the Marburg Colloquy was the… …

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  • 89Henry J. Heinz — Henry John Heinz (October 11, 1844–May 14, 1919) was a German American businessman.Heinz was one of eight children born to John Henry Heinz. Both parents had emigrated from Kallstadt, Germany and settled in the Birmingham section of Pittsburgh,… …

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  • 90Jello Biafra — at Fusion Festival 2010 Background information Birth name Eric Reed Boucher …

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