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palace
has definitions from the fields of housing,architecture,government
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[ noun ] (housing) a large and stately mansion
Synonyms Used in print (Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)All these emotions were screwed_up to new heights when , after acceptance and the first rehearsals , there ensued such a buzz of excitement among Parisian music_lovers that Duclos had_to come running to Rousseau to inform him that the news had reached the superintendent of the King 's amusements , and that he was now demanding that the work be offered first at the royal summer palace of Fontainebleau . And that was why , on the day of the performance , when a carriage from the royal stables called to take him to the palace , he did not bother to shave . `` But here you are in the palace . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (government) the governing group of a kingdom
Examples "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects" Used in print (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)The day following his intervention the palace issued a statement reassuring the citizens that `` the possibility of introducing appeals concerning the establishment of electoral lists , lists of candidates and finally the holding of the consultation itself '' would be supported by the King himself . There remained only the delicate task of maneuvering the laws through the labyrinth of Palace politics and making a small number of policy decisions . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (architecture) a large ornate exhibition hall
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[ noun ] (housing) official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)
Related terms residence alhambra lateran_palace tuileries palace_of_versailles alcazar |
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