A | B |
hostilities | enmity; antagonism; unfriendliness. |
nationalize | to bring under the ownership or control of a nation, as industries and land |
militia | a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies |
establish (1) | to found, institute, build, or bring into being |
legitimate | according to law |
intervene | to occur or be between two things |
disputes | arguments |
regulate | to control or direct by a rule, principle or law |
party platform | a list of the actions which a political party supports in order to appeal to the general public |
political endorsement | the action of publicly declaring one's personal or group's support of a candidate for elected office |
incumbant | current office holder |
ideology | the beliefs that guide a group, political party, person, etc. |
centralized | to bring under one control |
decentralized | to distribute to powers or functions, e.g. from the federal gov to the states |
solicitor | lawyer |
consideration by the court | the court agrees to review the case or issue |
impound | to seize and retain in custody of the law |
monies | plural of money |
void | having no legal force or effect; not legally binding or enforceable. |
establish (2) | to show to be valid or true |