dyarchy
(en)
(noun) a government in which power is vested in two rulers or authorities
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marking the end of a Conservative–Liberal dyarchy that had lasted for more than a century
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marking the end of a Conservative–Liberal dyarchy that had lasted for more than a century
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belie
(en)
(verb) to give a false impression of / (verb) to present an appearance not in agreement with / (verb) to show (something) to be false or wrong / (verb) to run counter to; contradict / (verb) disguise
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Their continued activities belied government claims that all paramilitaries had laid down their arms following a government-sponsored demobilization programme that began in 2003
from Amnesty International’s 2010 Colombia report
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Their continued activities belied government claims that all paramilitaries had laid down their arms following a government-sponsored demobilization programme that began in 2003
from Amnesty International’s 2010 Colombia report
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scion
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(noun) a detached living portion of a plant (as a bud or shoot) joined to a stock in grafting and usually supplying solely aerial parts to a graft / (noun) descendant child / (noun) a descendant of a wealthy, aristocratic, or influential family / (noun) heir
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Uribe’s senior by one year, Santos is the scion of an elite family
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Uribe’s senior by one year, Santos is the scion of an elite family
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vertiginous
(en)
causing vertigo, especially by being extremely high or steep
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Growth averaged nearly 5 per cent between 2010 and 2014, while inequality remained vertiginous.
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Growth averaged nearly 5 per cent between 2010 and 2014, while inequality remained vertiginous.
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