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| | |algorithm | | |algorithm |
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| | |an efficient and consistent step-by-step methodology for achieving a goal, the opposite of [[liberal style]] | | |an efficient and consistent step-by-step methodology for achieving a goal, the opposite of [[liberal style]] |
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| | |assimilate | | |assimilate |
| − | |1400s<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assimilate Merriam-Webster online dictionary, origin of Assimilate</ref> | + | |1880s<ref>estimate only; this originated sometime in the late 1880s.</ref> |
| | |the desired absorption of immigrant groups into the culture and mores of the resident population | | |the desired absorption of immigrant groups into the culture and mores of the resident population |
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| | |originally coined to describe a throwing device that returns to the thrower, the term became increasingly useful to describe how wrongful conduct returns to bite the perpetrator | | |originally coined to describe a throwing device that returns to the thrower, the term became increasingly useful to describe how wrongful conduct returns to bite the perpetrator |
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| | |brainstorm | | |brainstorm |
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| | |a burst of productive thought | | |a burst of productive thought |
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| | |cesspool | | |cesspool |
| − | |Late 1600s <ref> according to the Oxford English Dictionary. [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cesspool Miram-webster] gives the date of 1782</ref> | + | |1782 |
| | |an evil or corrupt place or state. | | |an evil or corrupt place or state. |
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| | |1969<ref>Earlier usage in the 1900s may have occurred, but the term "stunt" was not coined until 1878.</ref> | | |1969<ref>Earlier usage in the 1900s may have occurred, but the term "stunt" was not coined until 1878.</ref> |
| | |Used on April 10, 1969 by Republican Senators who withdrew from a tour and probe by Senator [[Ted Kennedy]], criticizing him for his "publicity stunt" in preparation for his expected run for the presidency; the [[Chappaquiddick incident]] sunk his chances three months later. | | |Used on April 10, 1969 by Republican Senators who withdrew from a tour and probe by Senator [[Ted Kennedy]], criticizing him for his "publicity stunt" in preparation for his expected run for the presidency; the [[Chappaquiddick incident]] sunk his chances three months later. |
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| − | |Term used by conservatives to describe the fraudulent promotion of unproven liberal ideas
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| | |quantify | | |quantify |