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auto limitation
social control achieved as a manifestation of self-will or general consent
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sanction
a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
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population control
control over the growth of population; a government program
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administration, governance, governing, government, government activity
the act of governing; exercising authority
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enforcement
the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
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domination
social control by dominating
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acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization
the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
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duty, obligation, responsibility
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
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military control, occupation
the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
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direction, management
the act of managing something
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deprivation, privation
act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
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appeasement, calming
the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)
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communisation, communization, nationalisation, nationalization
changing something from private to state ownership or control
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denationalisation, denationalization, privatisation, privatization
changing something from state to private ownership or control
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detribalisation, detribalization
the act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and adopt urban ways of living
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discrimination, favoritism, favouritism
unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
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patronage
(politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
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militarisation, militarization, mobilisation, mobilization
act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"
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demobilisation, demobilization
act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops
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normalisation, normalization, standardisation, standardization
the imposition of standards or regulations
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penalisation, penalization, penalty, punishment
the act of punishing
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corrections
the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole
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job
the responsibility to do something
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guardianship, keeping, safekeeping
the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
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misgovernment, misrule
government that is inefficient or dishonest
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lawmaking, legislating, legislation
the act of making or enacting laws
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trust busting
(law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws)
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coercion
the act of compelling by force of authority
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carrying out, execution, implementation
the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
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imposition, infliction
the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
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law enforcement
ensuring obedience to the laws
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bossism
domination of a political organization by a party boss
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mastery, subordination
the act of mastering or subordinating someone
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monopolisation, monopolization
domination (of a market or commodity) to the exclusion of others
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cultivation
socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners
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breeding, bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
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moral obligation
an obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong
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noblesse oblige
the obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically)
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burden of proof
the duty of proving a disputed charge
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civic duty, civic responsibility
the responsibilities of a citizen
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filial duty
duty of a child to its parents
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imperative
some duty that is essential and urgent
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incumbency
a duty that is incumbent upon you
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legal duty
acts which the law requires be done or forborne
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line of duty
all that is normally required in some area of responsibility
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white man's burden
the supposed responsibility of the white race to provide care for their non-white subjects
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conducting
the direction of an orchestra or choir
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database management
creation and maintenance of a database
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finance
the management of money and credit and banking and investments
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homemaking
the management of a household
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misconduct
bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
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misdirection, mismanagement
management that is careless or inefficient
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handling, treatment
the management of someone or something
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oversight, superintendence, supervising, supervision
management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
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administration, disposal
a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
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authorisation, authorization, empowerment
the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
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disenfranchisement
the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise
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canalisation, canalization, channelisation, channelization
management through specified channels of communication
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guidance, steering
the act of guiding or showing the way
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impoverishment, pauperisation, pauperization
the act of making someone poor
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starvation, starving
the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
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mollification, pacification
the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined
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conciliation, placation, propitiation
the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
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nomenklatura
the system of patronage in communist countries; controlled by committees in the Communist Party
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able-bodiedism, able-bodism, ableism, ablism
discrimination in favor of the able-bodied
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ageism, agism
discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people
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cronyism
favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications)
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fatism, fattism
discrimination against people who are overweight
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heterosexism
discrimination in favor of heterosexual and against homosexual people
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nepotism
favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
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racial discrimination, racialism, racism
discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race
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sexism
discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex
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armament, arming, equipping
the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
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disarmament, disarming
act of reducing or depriving of arms
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conscription, draft, muster, selective service
compulsory military service
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remilitarisation, remilitarization
the act of militarizing again
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stabilisation, stabilization
the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable
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stylisation, stylization
the act of stylizing; causing to conform to a particular style
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castigation, chastisement
verbal punishment
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corporal punishment
the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
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cruel and unusual punishment
punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed
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detention
a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home
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correction, discipline
the act of punishing
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economic strangulation
punishment of a group by cutting off commercial dealings with them
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imprisonment
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
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medicine, music
punishment for one's actions
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self-punishment
punishment inflicted on yourself
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stick
threat of a penalty
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penance, self-abasement, self-mortification
voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
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prerequisite, requirement
something that is required in advance
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demand, requirement
required activity
