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| | |[[self-defense]] | | |[[self-defense]] |
| | |1651 | | |1651 |
| − | | | + | |The ability to protect oneself against violent assault; weapons, including firearms, may be used for self-defense |
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| | |self-destruct | | |self-destruct |
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| | |[[silent majority]] | | |[[silent majority]] |
| | |1969 | | |1969 |
| − | |coined by President [[Richard Nixon]] in his speech to the nation on Nov. 3, 1969<ref>http://watergate.info/nixon/silent-majority-speech-1969.shtml</ref> | + | |coined by President [[Richard Nixon]] in his speech to the nation on Nov. 3, 1969<ref>http://watergate.info/nixon/silent-majority-speech-1969.shtml</ref>; refers to the large conservative population in America silenced by liberal media |
| | |- | | |- |
| | |silver lining | | |silver lining |
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| | |tea party | | |tea party |
| | |2007 | | |2007 |
| − | |an amorphous group of ordinary citizens unified against a more expensive government | + | |an amorphous group of ordinary citizens unified against a more expansive government |
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| | |[[Tebowing]] | | |[[Tebowing]] |
| | |2011 | | |2011 |
| − | |bending on one knee in public to give glory to God (named after [[pro-life]] [[NFL]] [[QB]] [[Tim Tebow]]) | + | |bending on one knee in public to give glory to God (named after [[pro-life]] [[NFL]] [[quarterback]] [[Tim Tebow]]) |
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| | |teetotaler | | |teetotaler |
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| | |terrorism | | |terrorism |
| | |1795 | | |1795 |
| − | |this was during the French Revolution | + | |Coined during the French Revolution, refers to any form of spontaneous extreme violence, mainly committed by Muslims in modern times |
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| | |[[textualism]] | | |[[textualism]] |