cognition knowledge noesis | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning |
general election | a national or state election, candidates are chosen in all constituencies |
Attorney General Attorney General of the United States | the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States, the post of Attorney General was created in |
quarterback signal caller field general | (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team, quarterback is the most important position on the team |
b sexual intercourse intercourse sex act copulation coitus coition sexual congress congress sexual relation relation carnal knowledge | the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman, the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur |
unlawful carnal knowledge criminal congress | forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals |
general verdict | an ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without any special findings of fact |
command post general headquarters GHQ | military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces |
country store general store trading post | a retail store serving a sparsely populated region, usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise |
general anesthetic general anaesthetic | an anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness |
general-purpose bomb GP bomb | a large bomb ( to , pounds that is % explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect |
inhalation anesthetic inhalation anaesthetic inhalation general anesthetic inhalation general anaesthetic | a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled |
public knowledge general knowledge | knowledge that is available to anyone |
common knowledge | anything generally known to everyone |
desire to know lust for learning thirst for knowledge | curiosity that motivates investigation and study |
self-knowledge | an understanding of yourself and your goals and abilities |
general | a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular), he discussed the general but neglected the particular |
background background knowledge | information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem, the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident |
lore traditional knowledge | knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote, early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend |
knowledge domain knowledge base domain | the content of a particular field of knowledge |
scientific knowledge | knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organized by general principles, mathematics is the basis for much scientific knowledge |
internal medicine general medicine | the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults) |
anatomy general anatomy r | the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals |
general relativity general theory of relativity general relativity theory Einstein's general theory of relativity | a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence) |
book of knowledge | an elementary encyclopedia dealing with general knowledge |
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command PFLP-GC | a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that conducted several attacks in western Europe |
Arminian Baptist General Baptist | group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists) |
general delivery poste restante | the part of a post office that handles mail for persons who call for it |
legislature legislative assembly legislative body general assembly law-makers | persons who make or amend or repeal laws |
States General | assembly of the estates of an entire country especially the sovereign body of the Dutch republic from th to th centuries |
Estates General | assembly of the estates of all France, last meeting in |
Royal Society Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge | an honorary English society (formalized inand given a royal charter by Charles II in ) through which the British government has supported science |
General Assembly | the supreme deliberative assembly of the United Nations |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GATT | a United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas |
Shin Bet General Security Services | the Israeli domestic counterintelligence and internal security agency, the Shin Bet also handles overall security for Israel's national airline |
Office of Inspector General OIG | the investigative arm of the Federal Trade Commission |
General Services Administration GSA | a central management agency that sets Federal policy for Federal procurement and real property management and information resources management |
general staff | military officers assigned to assist a senior officer in planning military policy |
adjutant general | a general's adjutant, chief administrative officer |
attorney general | the chief law officer of a country or state |
brigadier brigadier general | a general officer ranking below a major general |
Comptroller General | a United States federal official who supervises expenditures and settles claims against the government |
general full general | a general officer of the highest rank |
general superior general | the head of a religious order or congregation |
general manager | the highest ranking manager |
general officer | officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel |
general practitioner GP | a physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses |
governor general | a governor of high rank |
inspector general | a military officer responsible for investigations |
insurance broker insurance agent general agent underwriter | an agent who sells insurance |