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See Separation of duties for a description of the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative functions as they are generally understood today. Titles that bestow functional authority with minimal executive, judicial, or legislative power are listed as Administrative. Titles that bestow political or spiritual authority with minimal executive, judicial ...
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples sacc-bag: Greek: σάκκος (sákkos): sack sacchar-sugar: Greek: σάκχαρ, σάκχαρον (sákkharon)
Alliteration. Alliteration is the repetition of syllable -initial consonant sounds between nearby words, or of syllable-initial vowels, if the syllables in question do not start with a consonant. [ 1] It is often used as a literary device. A common example is " P eter P iper p icked a p eck of p ickled p e pp ers ," in which the "p" sound is ...
In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...
The occult (from the Latin word occultus "clandestine, hidden, secret") is "knowledge of the hidden". [1] In common usage, occult refers to "knowledge of the paranormal", as opposed to "knowledge of the measurable", [2] usually referred to as science.
Sack Man (Worldwide) Sagari ( Japanese) – Horse head that dangles from trees on Kyūshū. Sakabashira ( Japanese) – Haunted pillar, installed upside-down. Salamander ( Alchemy) – Fire elemental. Samebito ( Japanese) – Shark -man servant of the dragon king of the sea. Samodiva ( Slavic) – Nature spirit. Sampati ( Hindu) – The demigod ...
Category:Positions of authority. Category. : Positions of authority. This category includes all positions or roles that involve having authority over others, and thus all positions in hierarchies other than the "bottom" ones. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Positions of authority.
Growl, low, guttural vocalization produced by predatory animals. Hiss, sound made by a snake. Honk, call of the male Canada goose. Hoot, call of an owl. Howl, sound made by canines, especially wolves. Meow, cry of a cat. Moo, sound of a cow. Purr, a tonal, fluttering sound made by all members of the cat family.