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A form of government where the monarch is elected, a modern example being the King of Cambodia, who is chosen by the Royal Council of the Throne; Vatican City is also often considered a modern elective monarchy. Self-proclaimed monarchy: A form of government where the monarch claims a monarch title without a nexus to the previous monarch dynasty.
For example, oxygen is necessary for fire. But one cannot assume that everywhere there is oxygen, there is fire. A condition X is sufficient for Y if X, by itself, is enough to bring about Y. For example, riding the bus is a sufficient mode of transportation to get to work.
Litotes. In rhetoric, litotes ( / laɪˈtoʊtiːz, ˈlaɪtətiːz /, US: / ˈlɪtətiːz / ), [ 1] also known classically as antenantiosis or moderatour, is a figure of speech and form of irony in which understatement is used to emphasize a point by stating a negative to further affirm a positive, often incorporating double negatives for effect ...
Kakistocracy. A kakistocracy ( / kækɪˈstɒkrəsi /, / kækɪsˈtɒ -/) is a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens. [ 1]: 54 [ 2][ 3] The word was coined as early as the seventeenth century. [ 4] Peter Bowler has noted in his book that there is no word for the government run by the best citizens, [ a] and ...
List of Generation Z slang. The following is a list of slang that is used or popularized by Generation Z (Gen Z), generally those born between the late 1990s and early 2010s in the Western world. Generation Z slang differs from slang of prior generations. [ 1][ 2] Ease of communication with the Internet facilitated the rapid proliferation of ...
Since at least the 1990s, scientists have researched whether the now-ubiquitous radiation associated with mobile phone antennas or cell phone towers is affecting human health. [ 1] Mobile phone networks use various bands of RF radiation, some of which overlap with the microwave range. Other digital wireless systems, such as data communication ...
Phatic expression. In linguistics, a phatic expression ( English: / ˈfætɪk /, FAT-ik) is a communication which primarily serves to establish or maintain social relationships. In other words, phatic expressions have mostly socio- pragmatic rather than semantic functions. They can be observed in everyday conversational exchanges, [ 1] as in ...
An air quality index (AQI) is an indicator developed by government agencies [ 1] to communicate to the public how polluted the air currently is or how polluted it is forecast to become. [ 2][ 3] As air pollution levels rise, so does the AQI, along with the associated public health risk. Children, the elderly and individuals with respiratory or ...