| abortion | termination of pregnancy |
spontaneous abortion
miscarriage
stillbirth | a natural loss of the products of conception |
| habitual abortion | repeated spontaneous abortion (often for no known reason) |
imminent abortion
threatened abortion | the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception |
incomplete abortion
partial abortion | termination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the products of conception |
| induced abortion | a deliberate termination of pregnancy |
| therapeutic abortion | a legally induced abortion for medical reasons (as when the mother's life is threatened) |
campaign hunting expedition
safari | an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa) |
| anti-takeover defense | resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover |
campaign cause crusade
drive movement effort | a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end, he supported populist campaigns, they worked in the cause of world peace, the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant, the movement to end slavery, contributed to the war effort |
advertising campaign
ad campaign
ad blitz | an organized program of advertisements |
| anti-war movement | a campaign against entering or continuing a war |
| charm campaign | a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support |
campaigning
candidacy
candidature
electioneering
political campaign | the campaign of a candidate to be elected |
front-porch campaigning
front-porch campaign | a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel, William McKinley's dignified front-porch campaign won him the presidency in , her approach was the opposite of a passive front-porch campaign |
fundaising campaign
fundaising drive
fundaising effort | a campaign to raise money for some cause |
| whispering campaign | the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate |
| sales campaign | an advertising campaign intended to promote sales |
| publicelations campaign | an advertising campaign intended to improve public relations |
campaign
military campaign | several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) |
| naval campaign | an operation conducted primarily by naval forces in order to gain or extend or maintain control of the sea |
Dardanelles
Dardanelles campaign | the unsuccessful campaign in World War I () by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia, defeated by the Turks |
Okinawa
Okinawa campaign | a campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June ), in savage close-quarter fighting United States marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese, considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans |
Petersburg
Petersburg Campaign | the final campaign of the American Civil War (-), Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee |
| Wilderness Campaign | American Civil War, a series of indecisive battles in Grant's campaign () against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses |
abortifacient
aborticide
abortion-inducing drug | a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion |
abortion pill
mifepristone
RU | an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU ) developed in France, when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo |
anti-G suit
G suit | worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration |
anti-inflammatory
anti-inflammatory drug | a medicine intended to reduce inflammation |
| anti-submarine rocket | a shipboard system to fire rockets at submarines |
| anti-TNF compound | a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints |
| campaign hat | a broad-brimmed felt hat with a high crown, formerly worn by the United States Army and Marine personnel |
fragmentation bomb
antipersonnel bomb
anti-personnel bomb
daisy cutter | a bomb with onlytoper cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments, most effective against troops and vehicles |
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
NSAID | an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids, NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox- and Cox- enzymes |
stabilizer bar
anti-sway bar | a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks, serves to stabilize the chassis |
tail rotor
anti-torque rotor | rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a singleotor helicopter, keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor |
virility drug
anti-impotence drug | drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction |
anti-Semitism
antisemitism | the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people |
| anti-Catholicism | a religious orientation opposed to Catholicism |
| anti-drug law | a law forbidding the sale or use of narcotic drugs |
| anti-virus program | a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread |
miscarriage
abortion | failure of a plan |
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 |
governor's race
campaign for governor | a race for election to the governorship |
senate campaign
senate race | a race for election to the senate |
Japanese Red Army
JRA
Anti-Imperialist International Brigade | a terrorist group organized into overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution, is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists, in the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Israel |
| Anti-Masonic Party | a former political party in the United States, founded in in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs |
| anti | a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.), the antis smelled victory after a long battle |
| anti-American | a person who is opposed to the United States and its policies |
anti-Semite
Jew-baiter | someone who hates and would persecute Jews |