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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

police department
noun the department of local government concerned with enforcing the law and preventing crime

police dog
noun any dog trained to assist police especially in tracking

police matron
policewoman noun a woman policeman

police precinct
noun a precinct in which law enforcement is the responsibility of particular police force

police sergeant
sergeant noun a lawman with the rank of sergeant

police squad
noun a squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime

police state
noun a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police)

police station
police headquarters noun a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought; `in England they call a police station a police office`

police van
police wagon noun van used by police to transport prisoners

police work
police investigation noun the investigation of criminal activities

policeman
police officer noun a member of a police force; `it was an accident, officer`

policeman bird
black-necked stork noun large mostly white Australian stork

policy
noun a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; `it was a policy of retribution`; `a politician keeps changing his policies`

policy
insurance noun written contract or certificate of insurance; `you should have read the small print on your policy`

policy maker
noun someone who sets the plan pursued by a government or business etc.; `policy makers often make the right decision for the wrong reason`

policy-making
adjective concerned with policy, not administration

policyholder
noun an insured person; the client in whose name an insurance policy is written

poliomyelitis
polio noun an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord

Polioptila
genus Polioptila noun New World gnatcatchers

poliosis
noun loss of color from the hair

poliovirus
noun the virus causing poliomyelitis

poliovirus vaccine
noun vaccine prepared from poliovirus to provide immunity to poliomyelitis

Polish
adjective of or relating to Poland or its people or culture; `Polish sausage`

polish
verb improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; `refine one`s style of writing`

Polish monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Poland

polished
refined adjective showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; `his polished manner`; `maintained an urbane tone in his letters`

polisher
noun a power tool used to buff surfaces

Polistes
genus Polistes noun a genus of Vespidae

Polistes annularis
noun a variety of paper wasp

politburo
noun the chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party

polite
adjective showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.

politely
courteously adverb in a polite manner; `the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...``

politeness
civility noun the act of showing regard for others

politic
smooth adjective smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; `he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage`; `the hostess averted a confrontation between two guests with a diplomatic change of subject`; `the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error`; `affable, suave, moderate men...smugly convinced of their respectability` - Ezra Pound

political
adjective involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians; `calling a meeting is a political act in itself`- Daniel Goleman; `political pressure`; `a political machine`; `political office`; `political policy`

political action committee
PAC noun committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates

political arena
political sphere noun a sphere of intense political activity

political campaign
campaign noun a race between candidates for elective office; `I managed his campaign for governor`; `he is raising money for a Senate run`

political contribution
political donation noun a contribution made to a politician or a political campaign or a political party

political correctness
political correctitude noun avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against

political dissident
noun a dissenter from political orthodoxy

political incorrectness
noun the use of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult groups who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against

political movement
noun a group of people working together to achieve a political goal

political orientation
ideology 1 political theory noun an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

political party
noun an organization to gain political power; `in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level`

political prisoner
noun someone who is imprisoned because of their political views

political scientist
noun a social scientist specializing in the study of government

political sympathies
noun the opinion you hold with respect to political questions

political system
form of government noun the members of a social organization who are in power

political unit
political entity noun a unit with political responsibilities

politically
adverb with regard to social relationships involving authority; `politically correct clothing`

politically correct
adjective exhibiting political correctness

politically incorrect
adjective exhibiting political incorrectness

politician
politico noun a person active in party politics

politics
political science noun the study of government of states and other political units

politics
noun the opinion you hold with respect to political questions

polity
noun shrewd or crafty management of public affairs; `we was innocent of stratagems and polity`

Polk
James Polk noun 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)

polka
noun a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time

polka dot
noun design consisting of a pattern of regularly spaced circular spots

poll
poll parrot noun a tame parrot

poll tax
noun a tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote

Pollachius
genus Pollachius noun pollack

pollack
pollock noun important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod

pollard
noun a usually horned animal that as either shed its horns or had them removed

pollen
noun the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant

pollen count
noun the number of pollen grains (usually ragweed) in a standard volume of air over a twenty-four hour period and a specified time and place

pollen tube
noun (botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a pollen grain when deposited on the stigma for a flower; it penetrates the style and conveys the male gametes to the ovule

pollination
pollenation noun transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant

pollinator
noun an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another

polling booth
noun a temporary booth in a polling place which people enter to cast their votes

polling day
election day noun the day appointed for an election; in the United States it is the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November

polling place
polling station noun a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election

pollinium
noun a coherent mass of pollen grains (as in orchids)

Pollock
Jackson Pollock noun United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956)

polls
noun the place where people vote

pollster
poll taker noun someone who conducts surveys of public opinion; `a pollster conducts public opinion polls`; `a headcounter counts heads`

pollucite
noun a rare mineral that is an important source of cesium

pollutant
noun waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil

polluter
defiler noun a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment

pollution
noun undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities

Pollux
noun the brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor

polo
noun a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball

polo ball
noun wooden ball that is struck with mallets in playing polo

polo mallet
polo stick noun a mallet used to strike the ball in polo

polo pony
noun a small agile horse specially bred and trained for playing polo

polo shirt
sport shirt noun a shirt with short sleeves designed for comfort and casual wear

polo-neck
adjective having a close-fitting neckband or collar

polonaise
noun a woman`s dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt

polonium
Po noun a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor

polony
noun another name for Bologna sausage

poltergeist
noun a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder

poltroon
adjective characterized by complete cowardliness

poltroonery
noun abject pusillanimity

polyamide
polymeric amide noun a polymer containing repeated amide groups

polyandrist
noun a woman with two or more husbands

polyandrous
adjective having more than one husband at a time

polyandry
noun having more than one husband at a time

Polyangiaceae
family Polyangiaceae noun bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung

Polyangium
genus Polyangium noun type genus of the family Polyangiaceae: myxobacteria with rounded fruiting bodies enclosed in a membrane