lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)
petit bourgeois
Noun
a member of the lower middle class
petite bourgeoisie
Noun
lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)
petty bourgeoisie
Noun
lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)
peasantry
Noun
the class of peasants
political party
Noun
an organization to gain political power
professional association
Noun
an association of practitioners of a given profession
parish
Noun
a local church community
parish
Noun
the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
pop group
Noun
a group that plays pop music
political machine
Noun
a group that controls the activities of a political party
party to the action
Noun
a party of people taking a role in legal proceedings
party to the transaction
Noun
a party of people taking a role in legal proceedings
professional organization
Noun
an organization of and for professional people
professional organisation
Noun
an organization of and for professional people
perpetual calendar
Noun
a chart or mechanical device that indicates the days of the week corresponding to any given date over a long period of years
periodic table
Noun
(chemistry) a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements according to atomic number as based on the periodic law
principal diagonal
Noun
the diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left entry to the lower right entry
pesantran
Noun
a Muslim school in Indonesia operated by religious leaders
pesantren
Noun
a Muslim school in Indonesia operated by religious leaders
parochial school
Noun
a private religious school run by a church or parish
psychotherapy group
Noun
a meeting of people for psychotherapeutic purposes
polytechnic institute
Noun
a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences
polytechnic
Noun
a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences
panchayat
Noun
a village council in India or southern Pakistan
panchayet
Noun
a village council in India or southern Pakistan
punchayet
Noun
a village council in India or southern Pakistan
privy council
Noun
an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British Crown)
preschool
Noun
an educational institution for children too young for elementary school
police academy
Noun
an academy for training police officers
psychedelia
Noun
the subculture of users of psychedelic drugs
popular front
Noun
a leftist coalition organized against a common opponent
pep rally
Noun
a rally, especially of students, before a game
political unit
Noun
a unit with political responsibilities
political entity
Noun
a unit with political responsibilities
planning commission
Noun
a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments
plutocracy
Noun
a political system governed by the wealthy people
politburo
Noun
the chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party
political action committee
Noun
committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates
PAC
Noun
committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates
presidium
Noun
a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
praesidium
Noun
a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
placement office
Noun
an office that finds suitable employment for applicants
placement center
Noun
an office that finds suitable employment for applicants
press agency
Noun
an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically
press association
Noun
an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically
provost court
Noun
a military court for trying people charged with minor offenses in an occupied area
police court
Noun
a court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused of serious offenses
probate court
Noun
a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates