| occupation occupancy moving in | the act of occupying or taking possession of a building, occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal |
| trick fast one a | a cunning or deceitful action or device, he played a trick on me, he pulled a fast one and got away with it |
| fast track | a rapid means of achieving a goal, they saw independence as the fast track to democracy, he took a fast track to the top of the corporate ladder, the company went off the fast track when the stock market dropped |
| fast break | (basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball |
campaigning
candidacy
candidature
electioneering
political campaign | the campaign of a candidate to be elected |
fast
fasting | abstaining from food |
escalator
moving staircase
moving stairway | a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt |
| fast lane | the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving rapidly |
| fast reactor | nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used |
| moving van | a van used for moving home or office furniture |
political correctness
political correctitude | avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against |
| political incorrectness | the use of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult groups who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against |
| fast lane | a hectic and pressured lifestyle often characterized by recklessness or dissipation, life in fashion's fast lane has taught her a lot |
politics
political science
government | the study of government of states and other political units |
| politics political sympathies | the opinion you hold with respect to political questions |
economics
economic science
political economy | the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management |
political orientation
ideology political theory | an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation |
platform
political platform
political program
program | a document stating the aims and principles of a political party, their candidate simply ignored the party platform, they won the election even though they offered no positive program |
a movie
film picture moving picture
moving-picture show
motion picture
motion-picture show
picture show
pic
flick | a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement, they went to a movie every Saturday night, the film was shot on location |
| wave moving ridge | one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) |
political campaign
campaign
run | a race between candidates for elective office, I managed his campaign for governor, he is raising money for a Senate run |
| fast food | inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quickly |
| party political party | an organization to gain political power, in Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level |
machine
political machine | a group that controls the activities of a political party, he was endorsed by the Democratic machine |
political action committee
PAC | committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates |
political unit
political entity | a unit with political responsibilities |
political system
form of government | the members of a social organization who are in power |
| political movement | a group of people working together to achieve a political goal |
mover
public mover
moving company
removal firm
removal company | a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another |
environment
environs
surroundings
surround | the area in which something exists or lives, the country--the flat agricultural surround |
commissar
political commissar | an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit |
detainee
political detainee | some held in custody |
| political dissident | a dissenter from political orthodoxy |
machine politician
ward-heeler
political hack
hack | a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends |
party boss
political boss
boss | a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments, party bosses have a reputation for corruption |
| political prisoner | someone who is imprisoned because of their political views |
| political scientist | a social scientist specializing in the study of government |
politician
politico
pol
political leader | a person active in party politics |
fast buck
quick buck | quick or easy earnings, they are traders out to make a fast buck |
political contribution
political donation | a contribution made to a politician or a political campaign or a political party |
| moving expense | the cost of moving your residence from one location to another |
politics
political relation | social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power, office politics is often counterproductive |
| environment | the totality of surrounding conditions, he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room |
civil liberty
political liberty | one's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under the laws of the country |
political arena
political sphere | a sphere of intense political activity |
| fast time scale | (simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is less than one |
| fast day | a day designated for fasting |
| major fast day | one of two major fast days on the Jewish calendar |
| minor fast day | one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar |
Tishah b'Av
Tishah b'Ab
Tisha b'Av
Tisha b'Ab
Ninth of Av
Ninth of Ab
Fast of Av
Fast of Ab | (Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem |