to vent a grievance

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• grievance — n. 1) to air, vent a grievance 2) to file, submit a (formal) grievance 3) to hear a grievance (the committee heard the grievance) 4) to nurse a grievance 5) to redress; settle a grievance 6) a justified, legitimate, valid; unjustified grievance… …   Combinatory dictionary

• express — adj *explicit, definite, specific, categorical Analogous words: expressed, voiced, uttered (see EXPRESS vb): lucid, *clear, perspicuous: distinct, plain (see EVIDENT): precise, exact, accurate (see CORRECT) Contrasted words: implicit,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• venter — noun 1. a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievance • Derivationally related forms: ↑vent • Hypernyms: ↑speaker, ↑talker, ↑utterer, ↑verbalizer, ↑verbaliser 2. the region of the body of a vertebra …   Useful english dictionary

• Roland Warpole Loane — Roland Walpole Loane (died 8 October, 1844) was a merchant descended from a family of English landlords and early settler in New South Wales. Concerned more with his personal wealth than contributing to colonial society, Loane became a well known …   Wikipedia

• Washington, George — born Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland county, Va. died Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, Va., U.S. American Revolutionary commander in chief (1775–83) and first president of the U.S. (1789–97). Born into a wealthy family, he was educated privately. In 1752 …   Universalium

• economic development — Process whereby simple, low income national economies are transformed into modern industrial economies. Theories of economic development the evolution of poor countries dependent on agriculture or resource extraction into prosperous countries… …   Universalium

• collective behaviour — ▪ psychology Introduction       the kinds of activities engaged in by sizable but loosely organized groups of people. Episodes of collective behaviour tend to be quite spontaneous, resulting from an experience shared by the members of the group… …   Universalium

• ventilate — [vent′ l āt΄] vt. ventilated, ventilating [< L ventilatus, pp. of ventilare, to fan, ventilate < ventus,WIND2] 1. a) to circulate fresh air in (a room, etc.), driving out foul air b) to circulate in (a room, etc.) so as to freshen: said of… …   English World dictionary

• ven|ti|late — «VEHN tuh layt», transitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. 1. to change the air in: »We ventilate a room by opening windows. 2. to expose to fresh air so as to keep in, or restore to, good condition: »to ventilate bedding …   Useful english dictionary