fiat
(en)
(noun) an authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree
135
and certainly cannot be generated by ministerial fiat
strange
7 years, 7 months ago
and certainly cannot be generated by ministerial fiat
strange
7 years, 7 months ago
Mezzogiorno
(it)
the traditional term for the southern regions of Italy
135
per capita income in the Mezzogiorno was less than half the average for Italy at the beginning of the 1950s
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per capita income in the Mezzogiorno was less than half the average for Italy at the beginning of the 1950s
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7 years, 7 months ago
clientelist
(en)
relating to clientism (a social order which depends on relations of patronage)
137
bolster traditional local relations of clientelist domination
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7 years, 7 months ago
bolster traditional local relations of clientelist domination
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7 years, 7 months ago
Historic Compromise
(en)
a historical Italian political alliance between the Christian Democrats and the Italian Communist Party in the 1970s
143
especially with the Historic Compromise (the compromesso storico) already looming in Italy
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7 years, 7 months ago
especially with the Historic Compromise (the compromesso storico) already looming in Italy
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7 years, 7 months ago
glacis
(en)
a bank sloping down from a fort which exposes attackers to the defenders' missiles
146
the whole of the Balkans, which since 1989 has become another unstable glacis of the West European prosperity zone
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7 years, 7 months ago
the whole of the Balkans, which since 1989 has become another unstable glacis of the West European prosperity zone
unknown
7 years, 7 months ago
virtuosi
(en)
plural of virtuoso
147
offered by virtuosi in the art of confidence-building
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7 years, 7 months ago
offered by virtuosi in the art of confidence-building
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7 years, 7 months ago
tout court
(fr)
(adverb) with no addition or qualification; simply
149
The rhetorical function of the ‘social dimension’ has now fallen to ‘Europe’ tout court
footnote 78
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7 years, 7 months ago
The rhetorical function of the ‘social dimension’ has now fallen to ‘Europe’ tout court
footnote 78
uncertain
7 years, 7 months ago
Ariadne’s thread
(en)
(from Greek mythology) the solving of a problem with multiple apparent means of proceeding through an exhaustive application of logic to all available routes
155
the Ariadne’s thread of their behaviour
confirm
7 years, 7 months ago
the Ariadne’s thread of their behaviour
confirm
7 years, 7 months ago
Kleinstaaterei
(de)
a pejorative word mainly used to denote the territorial fragmentation in Germany and neighboring regions during the Holy Roman Empire
160
a longing for parochial Kleinstaaterei
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7 years, 7 months ago
a longing for parochial Kleinstaaterei
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7 years, 7 months ago
pettifogging
(en)
(adj) placing undue emphasis on petty details; petty or trivial
167
if their policies degenerate into improvised and unprincipled crisis management, pettifogging circumvention of the law, and clientelist rewarding of ailing banks for the purchase of government securities at a guaranteed profit
uncertain
7 years, 7 months ago
if their policies degenerate into improvised and unprincipled crisis management, pettifogging circumvention of the law, and clientelist rewarding of ailing banks for the purchase of government securities at a guaranteed profit
uncertain
7 years, 7 months ago