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platform
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[ noun ] a raised horizontal surface
Examples "the speaker mounted the platform" Used in print (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)Seated on the platform were Amos_C._Barstow , ex-mayor of Providence and a wealthy Republican stove manufacturer ; Thomas_Davis , an uncompromising Garrisonian ; the Reverend_Augustus_Woodbury , a Unitarian minister ; the Reverend_George_T._Day , a Free-Will Baptist ; Daniel_w._Vaughan , and William_H._H._Clements . (Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)An extended cold_spell caused ice to build_up on the aerator which was mounted on a floating platform and caused the entire platform to sink lower in the water . An extended cold_spell caused ice to build_up on the aerator which was mounted on a floating platform and caused the entire platform to sink lower in the water . |
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[ noun ] (politics,writing) a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
Synonyms Examples "their candidate simply ignored the party platform" "they won the election even though they offered no positive program" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)Five per_cent of the voters in each county must sign petitions requesting that the Republicans be allowed to place names of candidates on the general_election ballot , or The Republicans must hold a primary under the county unit system - a system which the party opposes in its platform . |
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[ noun ] (computer science) the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system
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[ noun ] (military) any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons
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