agism | (noun) discrimination on the basis of a person's age | Synonyms: ageism |
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imagism | (noun) a movement by American and English poets early in the 20th century in reaction to Victorian sentimentality; used common speech in free verse with clear concrete imagery | - |
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magisterial | (adjective) of or relating to a magistrate | - |
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(adjective) used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person | Synonyms: distinguished, grand, imposing |
(adjective) offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power | Synonyms: autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, peremptory |
magisterially | (adverb) in an authoritative and magisterial manner | Synonyms: authoritatively |
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(adverb) in an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator | Synonyms: autocratically, dictatorially |
magistracy | (noun) the position of magistrate | Synonyms: magistrature |
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magistrate | (noun) a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses) | - |
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magistrature | (noun) the position of magistrate | Synonyms: magistracy |
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mycophagist | (noun) a person or animal who eats fungi (especially mushrooms) | Synonyms: mycophage |
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suffragism | (noun) the belief that the right to vote should be extended (as to women) | - |
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suffragist | (noun) an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women) | - |
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