Unit 4 Lesson 33 Flashcards
Hegemony
Leadership; preponderant influence or authority, especially of a government or state
Canon
An ecclesiastical or secular law or code of laws; a basis for judgement; any officially recognized set of books
Oligarchy
Form of government in which the ruling power lies in the hands of a select few
Peonage
A system by which debtors are bound in servitude to their creditors until debts are paid; the condition of being an unskilled day laborer, especially in Latin America and the Southwestern US
Pharisaical
Making an outward show of piety but lacking the inward spirit; hypocritical
Plebiscite
A direct vote of the qualified electors of a state in regard to some important public question
Plenipotentiary
Invested with or conferring full power; a diplomatic agent fully authorized to represent his government
Proxy
An agent or substitute; a document giving one authority to act for another
Recession
The act of withdrawing or going back; a moderate and temporary decline in economic activity that occurs during a period of otherwise increasing prosperity
Regicide
The killing of a king; one who kills or helps to kill a king
Renascent
Coming into being again; showing renewed growth or vigor
Reprisal
The practice of using political or military force without actually resorting to war; retaliation for an injury with the intent of inflicting at least as much injury in return
Subversion
Ruination or complete destruction; corruption; complete overthrow
Surrogate
A substitute; in some states, a judge having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the settlement of estates
Votary
A person bound by vows to live a life of religious worship and service, as a monk or nun; any person fervently devoted to a religion, activity, leader, or ideal
