function office part role | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group, the function of a teacher, the government must do its part, play its role |
role | normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting, what is your role on the team? |
gender role | the overt expression of attitudes that indicate to others the degree of your maleness or femaleness, your gender role is the public expression of your gender identity |
special verdict | a verdict rendered on certain specific factual issues posed by the court without finding for one party or the other |
K jet super acid special K honey oil green cat valium super C | street names for ketamine |
Saturday night special | a cheap handgun that is easily obtained |
power hunger status seeking | a drive to acquire power |
function purpose role use | what something is used for, the function of an auger is to bore holes, ballet is beautiful but what use is it? |
special education | education of physically or mentally handicapped children whose needs cannot be met in an ordinary classroom |
special effect | an effect used to produce scenes that cannot be achieved by normal techniques (especially on film) |
character role theatrical role part persona | an actor's portrayal of someone in a play, she played the part of Desdemona |
bit part minor role | a small role |
title role name part | the role of the character after whom the play is named |
special relativity special theory of relativity special relativity theory Einstein's special theory of relativity | a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems |
semantic role participant role | (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause |
affected role patient role patient | the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause |
agentive role agent | the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause |
benefactive role beneficiary | the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause |
instrumental role instrument | the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process |
locative role locative | the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb |
recipient role recipient | the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause |
resultant role result | the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause |
temporal role temporal | the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb |
sealed instrument contract under seal special contract | a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached |
special pleading | (law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations |
special act | a legislative act that applies only to a particular person or particular district |
special delivery | mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge) |
special | a television production that features a particular person or work or topic, the last of a series of BBC specials on Iran is being shown tonight |
special session | a session that is held in addition to the regular sessions |
special | a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising, they are having a special on pork chops |
special pleading | an argument that ignores all unfavorable evidence |
Special Olympics | an athletic contest modeled after the Olympic Games but intended for mentally or physically handicapped persons |
special | a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant |
special interest | an individual or group who are concerned with some particular part of the economy and who try to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor |
Special Branch | a government police department dealing with political security |
Naval Special Warfare NSW | the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare |
Special Forces U. S. Army Special Forces United States Army Special Forces | a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting |
SWAT team SWAT squad Special Weapons and Tactics team Special Weapons and Tactics squad | a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations |
Commission on the Status of Women | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with the status of women in different societies |
special court-martial | a court-martial to try soldiers for offenses less serious that than those committed in action, consists of at least three officers |
Special Air Service SAS | a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups) |
special jury blue ribbon jury | a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues |
actor histrion player thespian role player | a theatrical performer |
b imposter impostor pretender fake faker fraud sham shammer pseudo pseud role player | a person who makes deceitful pretenses |
model role model | someone worthy of imitation, every child needs a role model |
special agent | someone whose authority is limited to the special undertaking they have been instructed to perform |
special assessment | an additional tax levied on private property for public improvements that enhance the value of the property |
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 |
condition status | a state at a particular time, a condition (or state) of disrepair, the current status of the arms negotiations |
status quo | the existing state of affairs |