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Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
Animal testing regulations — vary around the world. Most governments aim to control the number of times individual animals may be used; the overall numbers used; and the degree of pain that may be inflicted without anaesthetic.EuropeExperiments on vertebrate animals in the… … Wikipedia
dissenting — I adjective arguing, argumentative, at cross purposes, at issue, at loggerheads, at odds, at variance, caviling, clashing, conflicting, conflictive, conflictory, contentious, contradicting, controverting, debating, declining to agree, demurring,… … Law dictionary
Democratisation in the Soviet Union — was proposed by General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev in January 1987. He was calling for the infusion of democratic elements into the Soviet Union s single party government. Gorbachev s democratisation meant the introduction of multi candidate not … Wikipedia
sanction — Approval. Authority. Something giving force and authority. A coercive measure. That part of a law which signifies the evil or penalty which will be incurred by the wrongdoer for his breach of it. 50 Am J1st Stat § 151. As used in the Federal… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Tax protester statutory arguments — Part of the Taxation in the United States series Tax protest in the United States … Wikipedia
Iran–Contra affair — Iran–Contra Scandal Other names Iran–Contra Participants Ronald Reagan, Robert McFarlane, Caspar Weinberger, Hezbollah, Nicaraguan contras, Oliver North, Manucher Ghorbanifar, John Poindexter Date August 20, 1985 … Wikipedia
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
Royal Assent (Ireland) — The granting, reserving or withholding of the Royal Assent was one of the key roles, and potentially one of the key powers, possessed by the Governor General of the Irish Free State. Until it was granted, no bill passed by the Oireachtas… … Wikipedia
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
