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left
left in politics, the more radically progressive wing in any legislative body or party. The designation apparently originated in the French National Assembly of 1789, where the radicals were seated to the left of the presiding officer.... Read more |
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New Left
New Left. An uprising of students against the dominant policies and cultural mores of American society, the New Left emerged in the early 1960s, peaked at mid‐decade, and dissipated in the early 1970s.Arising from the civil rights movement, fears of nuclear war, and socialist movements of the... Read more |
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Michael Norman Manley
Michael Norman Manley 1924-97, prime minister of Jamaica (1972-80, 1989-92); son of Norman Manley . A leader of the socialist People's National party, he was first elected to parliament in 1967. Winning a landslide victory in 1972, he shifted Jamaican politics to the left, establishing close... Read more |
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October Manifesto (Russia) 1905
OCTOBRIST PARTY The Octobrist Party was founded in 1906 by Russian moderate liberals, taking its name from the October Manifesto. Unequivocal support for the new constitutional system and rejection of compulsory land expropriation except in extreme state need distinguished it from the major left... Read more |
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Harvesting
HARVESTING HARVESTING. Harvesting is the act of removing a crop from where it was growing and moving it to a more secure location for processing, consumption, or storage. Some root crops and tree fruit can be left in the field or orchard and harvested as needed, but most crops reach a period of... Read more |
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Constantine III
Constantine III (d. 411). Usurper, proclaimed emperor by Roman troops in Britain. At the beginning of the 5th cent. ad Roman Britain was not heavily defended, Stilicho having withdrawn troops in 401–2 to help defend Italy against German invaders. This attack on Italy and the overrunning of... Read more |
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Heart valve replacement
Mitral valve replacement Definition Mitral valve replacement is a surgical procedure in which the diseased mitral valve of the heart is replaced by a mechanical or biological tissue valve. Purpose The mitral valve can become diseased, preventing it from adequately controlling the direction of the... Read more |
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Lewis Cass
Lewis Cass 1782-1866, American statesman, b. Exeter, N.H. He established (1802) himself as a lawyer in Zanesville, Ohio, became a member (1806) of the state legislature, and was U.S. marshal for Ohio from 1807 to 1812. In the War of 1812, Cass's command was included against his will in the forces... Read more |
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right
right in politics, the more conservative groups in the political spectrum, in contrast to the radical left and the liberal center . The designation stems from the seating of the nobility on the right side of the presiding officer in the French National Assembly of 1789. In some European... Read more |
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Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon 1737-94, English historian, author of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. His childhood was sickly, and he had little formal education but read enormously and omnivorously. He went at the age of 15 to Oxford, but was forced to leave because of his conversion to... Read more |
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