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1 put/set to rights
(to put back into the correct order, state etc: The room was in a dreadful mess, and it took us the whole day to set it to rights.) spraviti v red -
2 rest
I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) počitek2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) spanje3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) opora, naslon4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) mirovanje2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) odpočiti se2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) počivati3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) počivati4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) oddahniti si5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) opreti (se)6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) biti odvisen (od)•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest* * *I [rest]noun(nočni) počitek, počivanje, mirovanje, mir; spanje, odmor, oddih; večni počitek (mir); počivališče; dom, zavetišče, prebivališče; technical opora, opornik, podpornik; music pavza; (metrika) cezura; (redko) obnovljena močwithout rest — brez miru, brez odloga, nemudomaat rest — miren, nepremičen, mrtevrest room — soba za počivanje, dnevna soba; American toaletarest period sport odmor v igriday of rest — dan počitka, praznikto be at rest — mirovati, v miru počivati (o mrtvem); biti pomirjento come to rest — priti do miru, pomiriti seto go (to retire) to rest — iti k počitku, iti spatto lay to rest — položiti k (večnemu) počitku, zagrebsti, pokopatito set s.o.'s mind at rest — pomiriti, umiriti, utešiti, potolažiti kogato set a question at rest — odločiti, rešiti vprašanjeto take one's rest — počivati, iti k počitkuII [rest]intransitive verbmirovati, počivati, najti mir, umiriti se, biti miren; ležati, spati; odpočiti se; oddahniti se; obstati, ustaviti se (o stroju); opirati se (against, on na), opreti se, nasloniti se; zanesti se na, zaupati (in v); transitive verb pustiti (komu) počivati, dati počitek komu; varovati, prizanašati komu; dati mir komu; nasloniti, opreti (on na); upreti (pogled) na, vto rest oneself — odpočiti se, oddahniti sirest his soul! — mir, pokoj njegovi duši!to rest on (upon) one's oars — nehati veslati, figuratively počivati po napornem deluto rest on one's laurels figuratively počivati na svojih lovorikahare you rested? — si se odpočil?it rests with you to propose terms — vam je prepuščeno, da predlagate pogojethe burden rests upon him — breme odgovornosti leži, počiva na njemlet him rest in peace! — naj (on) v miru počiva!we stopped to rest the horses — ustavili smo se, da bi dali počitka konjemIII [rest]nounostanek; preostanek; ostalo, ostali; rezervni sklad, rezerva (zlasti v Bank of England); commerce zaključek bilance, delanje bilance, računski zaključek; tennis niz (dolga zaporednost) žogfor the rest — v ostalem, kar se ostalega tiče, gledé ostalega, sicerIV [rest]intransitive verbostati, preostati, biti preostanek (of česa)rest assured that I will do my best — bodite prepričani, da bom storil vse, kar bo v moji močito rest with — biti v rokah, biti odvisen odit rests with you to decide — vi odločite; vaša stvar je, da odločiteV [rest]nounhistory kavelj na oklepu srednjeveškega viteza, v katerega je zataknil svoje kopje pri napadu na nasprotnika -
3 dedicate
['dedikeit]1) (to give up wholly to; to devote to: He dedicated his life to good works.) posvetiti (se)2) (to set apart, especially for a holy or sacred purpose: He decided to dedicate a chapel to his wife's memory.) posvetiti3) ((of an author etc) to state that (a book etc) is in honour of someone: He dedicated the book to his father; She dedicated that song to her friend.) posvetiti•- dedication* * *[dédikeit]transitive verbposvetiti, posvečati, pokloniti, poklanjati; American slovesno otvoriti; nameniti -
4 disguise
1. verb1) (to hide the identity of by altering the appearance etc: He disguised himself as a policeman; She disguised her voice with a foreign accent.) preobleči se v; prekriti2) (to hide (eg one's intentions etc): He tried hard to disguise his feelings.) skrivati2. noun1) (a disguised state: He was in disguise.) preobleka2) (a set of clothes, make-up etc which disguises: He was wearing a false beard as a disguise.) krinka* * *I [disgáiz]transitive verbpreobleči, prikri(va)ti; hliniti; (po)pačiti; potvarjatito disguise o.s. as — preobleči se vto disguise the truth from s.o. — skrivati resnico pred komII [disgáiz]nounpreobleka; pretvara; pretveza, hlimba, krinkaa blessing in disguise — le navidezno zlo, sreča v nesrečito travel in disguise — potovati pod tujim imenom, inkognito -
5 frequency
plural - frequencies; noun1) (the state of happening often: The frequency of her visits surprised him.) pogostnost2) ((in electricity, radio etc) the number of waves, vibrations etc per second: At what frequency does the sound occur?) frekvenca3) (a set wavelength on which radio stations regularly broadcast: I regularly listen to this frequency in order to hear my favourite music.) frekvenca* * *[frí:kwənsi]see frequence -
6 mess
[mes] 1. noun(a state of disorder or confusion; an untidy, dirty or unpleasant sight or muddle: This room is in a terrible mess!; She looked a mess; The spilt food made a mess on the carpet.) nered2. verb((with with) to meddle, or to have something to do with: She's always messing with the television set.) delati zmešnjavo- messy- messily
- messiness
- mess-up
- make a mess of
- mess about/around
- mess up* * *I [mes]nounjed, obrok (jedi); krma, klajamilitary nautical obednica in dnevni prostor, menza, stalno omizje pri jedi, menaža; derogatory godlja, ričet; nered, nesnaga, umazanija, svinjarija, zmešnjava; figuratively kaša zadrega, stiska; military nautical at mess — pri mizi, pri obeduto go to mess — iti k obedu, v menzoin a mess — v neredu, umazan; figuratively v kašifiguratively to make a mess of — pokvariti, skazitihe was a mess — strašno je izgledal; figuratively bil je zelo zanemarjena pretty mess! — lepa reč!II [mes]1.transitive verbnahraniti koga; umazati, grdo zdelati, spraviti v nered (tudi up); figuratively skaziti, pokvariti (tudi up);2.intransitive verb -
7 mind
1.(the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) pamet2. verb1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) paziti na kaj2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) vznemirjati se3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) paziti4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) upoštevati3. interjection(be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) pazi!- - minded- mindful
- mindless
- mindlessly
- mindlessness
- mindreader
- at/in the back of one's mind
- change one's mind
- be out of one's mind
- do you mind!
- have a good mind to
- have half a mind to
- have a mind to
- in one's mind's eye
- in one's right mind
- keep one's mind on
- know one's own mind
- make up one's mind
- mind one's own business
- never mind
- on one's mind
- put someone in mind of
- put in mind of
- speak one's mind
- take/keep one's mind off
- to my mind* * *I [máind]nounspomin; mišljenje, mnenje, nazor; misel; namen, volja, želja; pamet, razum; duh, duša; razpoloženje, čud; srceto be in two minds about s.th. — kolebati, omahovatito be of s.o.'s mind — strinjati se s kom, biti istega mnenjain one's mind's eye — v duhu, v domišljijito close one's mind to — zapreti se vase, zapreti srce čemuto enter s.o.'s mind — priti komu na misela frame ( —ali state) of mind — duševno stanje, trenutno razpoloženjeto give one's mind to s.th. — lotiti se česa zanimati se za kajto give s.o. a piece ( —ali bit) of one's mind — učiti koga kozjih molitvic, odkrito povedati svoje mnenje o komto have a good ( —ali great) mind to — nameniti se, biti trdno odločen za kajto have s.th. on one's mind — biti zaskrbljen zastran česa stalno misliti na kajto have an open mind — biti brez predsodkov, nepristranskito bave it in mind to do s.th. — nameravati kaj storitito have s.th. in mind — nameravati, imeti načrt, izbratito know one's own mind — biti odločen, vedeti kaj hočešnot to know one's own mind — biti poln dvomov, obotavljati seto make up one's mind to s.th. — sprijazniti se s čimto ( —ali in) my mind — po mojem mnenju, meni pri srcumany men, many minds — kolikor glav, toliko mislito pass ( —ali go) out of mind — iti v pozabo, pozabiti kajto put s.o. in mind of s.th. — spomniti koga na kajto put s.tb. out of one's mind — izbiti si kaj iz glaveto read s.o.'s mind — brati komu misli, uganiti komu mislijuridically of sound mind and memory — prisebento set one's mind on — ubiti si kaj v glavo, odločiti se za kajout of sight, out of mind — kar ne vidiš, hitro pozabišto tell s.o. one's mind — komu odkrito povedati svoje mnenjetime out of mind — davno, pozabljeni časito turn over in one's mind — skrbno pretehtati, premislitiII [máind]1.transitive verbpaziti na kaj, meniti se za kaj, skrbeti, brigati, ozirati se na kaj; nasprotovati, ugovarjati; archaic spomniti (of na), spomniti se na kaj;2.intransitive verbpaziti; biti protito mind one's own business — pometati pred svojim pragom, brigati se zasedon't mind me — ne oziraj se name, ne pusti se motitiwould you mind coming! — bi prišel, prosim!do you mind my smoking? — imaš kaj proti, če kadim?colloquially mind you write — glej, da boš pisalcolloquially I don't mind if I do — prav rad to storimmind and do that — pazi, da boš to res storilslang to mind one's eye — biti previdenmind (yon)! — zapomni si!never mind! — nič ne de, ni važno, ne vznemirjaj se, ne oziraj se na to!never mind him! — ne brigaj se zanj!slang mind out! — pazi, umakni se!he minds a great deal — je proti, zelo ga motiI shouldn't mind (a drink) — rad bi (kaj popil), nimam nič protimind the step! — pazi na stopnico! -
8 motion
['məuʃən] 1. noun1) (the act or state of moving: the motion of the planets; He lost the power of motion.) gibanje2) (a single movement or gesture: He summoned the waiter with a motion of the hand.) gib3) (a proposal put before a meeting: She was asked to speak against the motion in the debate.) predlog2. verb(to make a movement or sign eg directing a person or telling him to do something: He motioned (to) her to come nearer.) pomigniti- motion picture
- in motion* * *I [móušən]noungibanje; kretnja; hoja (težka, lahka); premik; zamah, pogon; figuratively spodbuda, nagib; juridically parliament predlog; medicine stolica; plural koraki, ravnanje, dejanjato go through the motions of — pretvarjati se, navidezno kaj delatiin motion — gibajoč, v pogonuof one's own motion — iz lastnega nagiba, prostovoljnoto put ( —ali set) in motion — sprožiti (postopek), začeti, razgibatito watch s.o.'s motions — budno spremljati dejanja kogatechnical idle motion — prazni tektechnical lost motion — mrtvi tekII [móušən]1.intransitive verbpomigniti ( with s, z), pokazati s kretnjo;2.transitive verbopozoriti s kretnjo, napotiti (to, towards, away, to do)to motion s.o. away — odsloviti koga z zamahom roke -
9 order
['o:də] 1. noun1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) ukaz2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) naročilo3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) naročilo4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) red5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) red6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) red7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) red8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) nalog9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) vrsta, red10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) red2. verb1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) ukazati2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) naročiti3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) urediti•- orderly3. noun1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) bolničar2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) vojaški kurir•- order-form
- in order
- in order that
- in order
- in order to
- made to order
- on order
- order about
- out of order
- a tall order* * *I [ɔ:də]nounred, ureditev, urejenostbiology red, vrsta; vrsta, zapovrstje; military razvrstitev, razpored, predpisana uniforma in oprema; stanje; ukaz, nalog, odredba; economy (plačilni) nalog, naročilo, naročilnica, nakaznica; juridically sklep (sodišča), odredba; vrsta, razred, stopnja; čin; mathematics red, stopnja; družbeni sloj, družbena ureditev; ecclesiastic cerkveni red, liturgijski red; viteški red, odlikovanje viteškega reda; odlikovanje, red; architecture klasičen slog stebrov; military at the order — puška pri nogimilitary battle order — bojni redmilitary marching order — paradna formacijamilitary close (open) order — zaprta (odprta) formacijamathematics equation of the first order — enačba prve stopnjeby order of — po nalogu, na ukazto order — po povelju, po naročiluin order — v redu, urejenin bad order — v slabem stanju, neurejento set in order — urediti, razvrstitito take order with — urediti kaj, razpolagati s čimin order to — zato da, da bion order — po naročilu, naročenon the order of — do neke mere sličen; economy po naročilu kogaout of order — pokvarjen, neurejen, v slabem stanju; medicine načet (zdravje)to be under orders to do s.th. — na ukaz kaj nareditiparliament to call to order — pozvati k reduparliament to rise to (a point of) order — prositi za besedoparliament to rule s.o. out of order — odvzeti komu besedoeconomy to be on order — biti naročen (blago)economy to fill an order — izvršiti naročiloeconomy money order — denarna nakaznicaeconomy postal order — poštna nakaznicaorder of the day — dnevni red; military dnevno poveljearchitecture Doric order — dorski slog (stebrov)American in short order — takoj, nemudomastanding order — trajno pravilo, določen poslovnikII [ɔ:də]1.transitive verbukazati, odrediti; poslati koga kam (to); medicine predpisati (zdravilo); naročiti; urediti;2.intransitive verbukazovati; naročatimilitary order arms! — puške k nogam!to order s.o. home — poslati koga domovto order s.o. out of one's house — spoditi koga iz svoje hiše -
10 room
[ru:m ]( in compounds rum, ( American[) ru:m)]1) (one part of a house or building, usually used for a particular purpose: This house has six rooms; a bedroom; a dining-room.) soba2) (the space or area in which a person, thing etc is or could be put etc: The bed takes up a lot of room; There's no room for you in our car; We'll move the bookcase to make room for the television.) prostor3) (a need or possibility (for something): There is room for improvement in his work.) prostor•- - roomed- roomful
- rooms
- roomy
- room-mate* * *I [rum, ru:m]nounprostor, mesto; soba, sobana; plural stanovanje, stanovanjski prostori; družba, stanovalci, ki so navzoči v sobi; figuratively možnost, prilika, ugoden trenutek; povod, vzrok (for za)in one's room, in the room of — namesto koga, v zameno za kogabachelor's rooms — garsonjera, samsko stanovanjedining-room — obednica, jedilnicaschool-room — šolska soba, učilnica, razredstanding-room only! — samo stojišča (so še na voljo!)there is room for improvement — lahko bi bilo bolje, ni ravno najboljethere is no room to swing a cat figuratively ni niti toliko prostora, da bi se človek obrnilwe'd rather have his room than his company — rajši bi videli, da on ne bi bil tuto make room for s.o. — napraviti komu prostor, mestoII [rum]intransitive verb & transitive verbAmerican stanovati (at pri); dati komu stanovanje; namestiti -
11 stroke
[strəuk] I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) udarec2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) udarec3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) udarec4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) poteza5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) zamah6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) zamah7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) trud8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) napad•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) božati2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) božanje* * *I [stróuk]nounudarec (s šibo, z bičem), sunek; močan zamah (pri plavanju, z veslom, s krilom); bitje (ure); utrip (žile); poteza (s peresom, čopičem itd.), figuratively poteza; medicine napad, šok, kap, poškodba; veslač, ki daje takt za veslanje; takt; mathematics vektor; electrical razelektritev; stil, manira; (redko) značilna poteza, znak; božanje, ljubkovanje, glajenje (z roko)at a stroke, at one stroke — z enim udarcem, zamahoma stroke of business — dobra kupčija, dober posela stroke of apoplexy (paralysis) medicine kapa stroke of genius — genialna poteza, izvirna idejaaa stroke of luck — srečen slučaj, (nepričakovana) srečaa stroke of piston mechanics pot bata od začetnega položaja do konca valja in spet nazajstroke of wit — duhovita opazka, duhovitosta clever stroke — spretna, vešča potezafinishing stroke — milostni, smrtonosni udarecfinishing strokes — zadnje poteze, dovrševanjea stroke of liglttning — udar strele, strelasun-stroke medicine sončaricato have a stroke medicine biti zadet od kapito put (to add) the finishing stroke (s) to s.th. — dokončati kajII [stróuk]transitive verbsport dajati takt (pri veslanju); označiti s črto, prečrtati; biti (o uri); (po)molsti (kravo); (po)gladiti (z roko), (po)božati (lase, žival, gube); ljubkovati; intransitive verb veslati, dajati tempo veslačemto stroke a boat (a race, a crew) — veslati in dajati takt veslanja v čolnu (pri tekmovanju, moštvu)to stroke s.o. (s.o.'s hair) the wrong way — (raz)dražiti, (raz)jeziti kogato stroke s.o. down — pomiriti koga, omehčati, pridobiti koga z laskanjemIII [stróuk]obsolete preterite & past participle od to strike -
12 to
1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) proti, na2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) do3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) do4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.)5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.)6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) na7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) od; proti8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) po; na9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) da10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) v (skoraj) zaprtem stanju2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).)•* * *I [tu:, tu, tə]preposition (osnovni pomen k);1.(krajevno) k, proti, do, v, na, poleg, obto arms! — k orožju!next door to us — sosedna vrata, tik poleg naših vrat (poleg nas)to take one's hat off to s.o. — odkriti se komu;2.(časovno) doto time — točno, pravočasnoto live to a great age — doživeti visoko starost;3.(namera, cilj, posledica ipd.)as to... — kar se tiče...to you colloquially vam na uslugoto what purpose? — čemú?dead fallen to their hands — mrtvi, ki so padli od njihove rokethat is nothing to me — to se me ne tiče; to ni nič zamewhat is that to you? — kaj te to briga?to come to hand — priti v roke, v posesthere's to you! — na tvoje (vaše) zdravje!to drink to s.o.'s health — piti na zdravje kake osebe, nazdraviti komuwould to God (Heaven)! — daj bog!;4.(stopnja, mera, meja)to the full — do sitega, do mile voijeto a great extent — v veliki meri, zelothey were to the number of 400 — bilo jih je 400;5.(pripadnost, posest)that is all there is to it — to je vse in nič več;6.(odnos, razmerje)aversion to s.th. — odpor do česanothing to... — nič v primeri z...to all appearance — po vsem videzu, po vsej prilikito my (your etc) heart's desire — po moji (tvoji itd.) mili voljithree to dozen — tri na ducat;7.(rabi za tvorbo dajalnika)she was a good mother to him — bila mu je dobra mati;8.(za oznako nedoločnika, pred nedoločnikom)there is no one to see us — nikogar ni, ki bi nas videlwhat am I to do? — kaj naj naredim?he was seen to fall — videli so ga, kako je padelwe expect her — to come pričakujemo, da bo prišlato be honest, I should decline — če hočem biti pošten, moram odkloniti;9.(kot nadomestilo za predhodni nedoločnik)I don't go because I don't want to — ne grem, ker nočem (iti)I meant to ring you up but had no time to — nameraval sem vam telefonirati, pa nisem imel časa (telefonirati)II [tu:]adverbv normalnem (zlasti zaprtem) stanju; v mirnem položajuto and fro, to and back — sem in tjato bring s.o. to — spraviti koga k zavestito come to — priti k sebi, zavedeti se, osvestiti seto fall to — planiti (na jed, jedačo)to set to — lotiti se dela, pravilno začeti
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set — /set/, v., set, setting, n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table. 2. to place in a particular position or posture: Set the baby on his feet. 3. to place in some relation to something … Universalium
state — n often attrib 1 a: a politically organized body of people usu. occupying a definite territory; esp: one that is sovereign b: the political organization that has supreme civil authority and political power and serves as the basis of government… … Law dictionary
Set — (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root of E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Set — (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root of E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
state — state, the state The state is a distinct set of institutions that has the authority to make the rules which govern society . It has, in the words of Max Weber, a ‘monopoly on legitimate violence’ within a specific territory. Hence, the state… … Dictionary of sociology
State recognized tribes — are Native American Indian Tribes and Heritage Groups that are recognized by individual states for their various internal government purposes.DescriptionAbout 20 states have found that they have purpose to recognize Native American tribes outside … Wikipedia
State College Area School District — We are the future! Type and location Type Public Country United States … Wikipedia
State of nature — is a term in political philosophy used in social contract theories to describe the hypothetical condition that preceded governments. There must have been a time before government, and so the question is how legitimate government could emerge from … Wikipedia
state — [stāt] n. [ME < OFr & L: OFr estat < L status, state, position, standing < pp. of stare, to STAND] 1. a set of circumstances or attributes characterizing a person or thing at a given time; way or form of being; condition [a state of… … English World dictionary
set — Ⅰ. set [1] ► VERB (setting; past and past part. set) 1) put, lay, or stand in a specified place or position. 2) put, bring, or place into a specified state. 3) cause or instruct (someone) to do something. 4) give someone (a task) … English terms dictionary