stratified sampling
representative sampling
proportional sampling | the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum |
| equal temperament | the division of the scale based on an octave that is divided into twelve exactly equal semitones, equal temperament is the system commonly used in keyboard instruments |
accordance
accordance of rights | the act of granting rights, the accordance to Canada of rights of access |
equal-area projection
equal-area map projection | a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe |
| equal protection of the laws | a right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution and by the due-process clause of the Fifth Amendment |
| equal opportunity | the right to equivalent opportunities for employment regardless of race or color or sex or national origin |
| states' rights | the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution |
example
illustration instance
representative | an item of information that is typical of a class or group, this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome, there is an example on page |
Kepler's second law
law of areas
law of equal areas | a law concerning the speed at which planets travel, a line connecting a planet to the sun will sweep out equal areas in equal times, Kepler's second law means that a planet's orbital speed changes with its distance from the sun |
stratified sample
representative sample
proportional sample | the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum |
| states' rights | a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states |
| Bill of Rights | a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution) |
| equal sign | a sign indicating that the quantities on either side are equal |
rights offering
rights issue | an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public later, the investment banker who handles a rights offering usually agrees to buy any shares not bought by shareholders |
United States Trade Representative
US Trade Representative | the executive agency that administers the President's policies on international trade |
United States House of Representatives
U.S. House of Representatives
US House of Representatives
House of Representatives
U.S. House
US House | the lower legislative house of the United States Congress |
States' Rights Democratic Party
Dixiecrats | a former political party in the United States, formed in by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose to the candidacy of Harry S Truman |
| Commission on Human Rights | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with human rights |
| Civil Rights movement | movement in the United States beginning in the s and led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens |
peer
equal
match
compeer | a person who is of equal standing with another in a group |
account executive
account representative
registered representative
customer's broker
customer's man | someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business |
civil rights leader
civil rights worker
civil rights activist | a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups |
congressman
congresswoman
representative | a member of the United States House of Representatives |
| legal representative | a personal representative with legal standing (as by power of attorney or the executor of a will) |
| personal representative | a person who manages the affairs of another |
| representative | a person who represents others |
salesperson
sales representative
sales rep | a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited) |
spokesperson
interpreter
representative voice | an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose, the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government |
| union representative | a representative for a labor union |
special drawing rights
paper gold | reserve assets in the International Monetary Fund, designed to supplement reserves of gold and convertible currencies used to maintain stability in the foreign exchange market |
equal
match equalize
equalise
equate | make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching, let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office, The company matched the discount policy of its competitors |
equal
be | be identical or equivalent to, One dollar equals ,rubles these days! |
equal touch rival
match | be equal to in quality or ability, Nothing can rival cotton for durability, Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues, Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents |
adequate
equal | having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task, she had adequate training, her training was adequate, she was adequate to the job, he was equal to the task |
adequate to(p)
capable
equal to(p)
up to(p) | having the requisite qualities for, equal to the task, the work isn't up to the standard I require |
| representative | being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives, representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people |
| equal | having the same quantity, value, or measure as another, on equal terms, all men are equal before the law |
| representative | standing for something else, the bald eagle is representative of the United States |
| representative | serving to represent or typify, representative moviegoers, a representative modern play |
pari passu
at an equal rate | used in legal language |
by rights
properly | with reason or justice |