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1. AA in A, n. View full entry 1957
...administrative assistant....
2. ACP in A, n. View full entry 1974
...African, Caribbean, and Pacific (countries), spec. the signatories to the Lomé Conventions (signed between 1975 and 1989) and the Cotonou Agreement (of 2000), establishing...
3. AGM in A, n. View full entry 1886
...annual general meeting....
4. ALP in A, n. View full entry 1922
...Australian Labour Party....
5. ANC in A, n. View full entry 1952
...African National Congress....
6. AV in A, n. View full entry 1965
...alternative vote (see alternative votealternative)....
7. AWM in A, n. View full entry 1994
...= angry white maleangry....
8. abhorrence, n. View full entry 1672
...An expression of abhorrence; spec. an address abhorring the actions of those who petitioned Charles II in 1680 for the summoning of Parliament (see quot. 16801...
9. abhorrer, n. View full entry 1681
...Any of those who signed addresses of abhorrence of the actions of those who petitioned Charles II in 1680 for the summoning of Parliament. Cf. abhorrence3. Usu....
10. Oath of Abjuration in abjuration, n. View full entry 1612
...a legally binding vow to abjure (in various senses); (Eng. Hist.) an oath disclaiming allegiance to James, son of James II, or his descendants as claimants to the English (later...
11. abolitionist, n. and adj. View full entry 1827
...gen. A person who advocates or works for the abolition of a particular practice or institution....
12. absent voter in absent, adj. and n. View full entry 1867
...a person authorized to vote in an election (by post, by proxy, etc.) although unable to attend the polling station in person; an absentee voter....
13. absentee, n. and adj. View full entry 1864
...A person authorized to vote in an election (by post, by proxy, etc.) although absent at the time; an absentee voter....
14. absolute majority in absolute, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry 1782
...a majority comprising more than half of all votes cast or (rarely) more than half of the total number of registered voters; a government majority comprising more than half of...
15. absolutism, n. View full entry 1824
...Polit. The practice of absolute government; absolute authority, despotism; (occas.) an instance of this....
16. absolutist, n. and adj. View full entry 1799
...Polit. A supporter or advocate of absolute government. Also: a person who rules or governs absolutely....
17. abstentionist, n. and adj. View full entry 1857
...A person who refrains from exercising his or her vote. Cf. abstention2....
18. abstentionist, n. and adj. View full entry 1857
...Characterized by the practise or support of political abstention; (also) of or relating to such abstention....
19. abstinence, n. View full entry 1836
...Polit. Econ. The practice of abstaining from or delaying expenditure in order to accumulate capital. Obs....
20. abstractionist, n. and adj. View full entry 1841
...U.S.Polit. (chiefly depreciative). A doctrinaire supporter or advocate of states' rights, typically from one of the Southern states. Freq. in Virginia abstractionist. Now hist....
