Dictionary

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regulatory authority Noun a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest
research colloquium Noun a colloquium at which the results of (scientific) research are reported
ruling class Noun the class of people exerting power or authority
riffraff Noun disparaging terms for the common people
ragtag Noun disparaging terms for the common people
ragtag and bobtail Noun disparaging terms for the common people
reserves Noun civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
racial segregation Noun segregation by race
rogue's gallery Noun a collection of pictures of criminals
rogue's gallery Noun a coterie of undesirable people
revisionism Noun a moderate evolutionary form of Marxism
revisionism Noun any dangerous departure from the teachings of Marx
rank and file Noun the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
rank and file Noun people who constitute the main body of any group
rockers Noun originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s
revival meeting Noun an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion
reform movement Noun a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms
religious movement Noun a movement intended to bring about religious reforms
retinue Noun the group following and attending to some important person
right wing Noun those who support political or social or economic conservatism
religious right Noun United States political faction that advocates social and political conservativism, school prayer, and federal aid for religious groups and schools
reception line Noun a line of people (hosts and guests of honor) who welcome the guests at a reception party
raw data Noun unanalyzed data
record company Noun a company that makes and sells musical recordings
removal firm Noun a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another
removal company Noun a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another
rain forest Noun a forest with heavy annual rainfall
rainforest Noun a forest with heavy annual rainfall
rap group Noun a gathering of people holding a rap session
rave-up Noun a raucous gathering
romantic realism Noun the first coherent school of American art
reductivism Noun an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color
rotten borough Noun an English parliamentary constituency with few electors
river basin Noun the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries
retention basin Noun a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream
rootage Noun the place where something begins, where it springs into being
rootage Noun a developed system of roots
rootage Noun fixedness by or as if by roots
rock bottom Noun the lowest possible level
residential district Noun a district where people live
residential area Noun a district where people live
retirement community Noun a planned community for residents who have retired from an active working life
retirement complex Noun a planned community for residents who have retired from an active working life
red-light district Noun a district with many brothels
rubbish dump Noun a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
rubbish heap Noun an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
refuse heap Noun an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
rain shadow Noun an area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it
red line Noun a line that is colored red and that bisects an ice hockey rink
rifle shot Noun the distance that a rifle bullet will carry