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Topic: Politics

retrogress

IPA: /ˌrɛtrəˈɡrɛs/

KK: /rɛtrəˈɡrɛs/

intransitive verb

Definition: To move backward or return to a previous, less advanced state.

Example: After the new policy was implemented, the company began to retrogress instead of improving.

retrogression

IPA: /ˌrɛtrəˈɡrɛʃən/

KK: /rɛtrəˈɡrɛʃən/

noun

Definition: A process of returning to a simpler or less developed state, often involving decline or deterioration.

Example: The retrogression of the species was evident as their habitat was destroyed.

retrogressive

IPA: /ˌrɛtrəˈɡrɛsɪv/

KK: /ˌrɛtrəˈɡrɛsɪv/

adjective

Definition: Relating to a movement backward or a decline to a worse state.

Example: The retrogressive policies of the government have led to a decrease in public services.

reunification

IPA: /ˌriːjuːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

KK: /riːˌjuːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

noun

Definition: The process of bringing together things or people that were separated, especially in the context of a country that was divided.

Example: The reunification of the two countries was celebrated by many citizens.

reunify

IPA: /ˌriːjuːˈnaɪfaɪ/

KK: /riˈjunəˌfaɪ/

transitive verb

Definition: To bring together again after a separation or division, making something whole once more.

Example: The government aims to reunify the country after years of conflict.

reunionist

IPA: //rɪˈjuːniəst//

KK: /riˈjunɪst/

noun

Definition: A person who supports the idea of bringing together groups that have been separated, especially in the context of religious or political divisions.

Example: The reunionist spoke passionately about the need for unity among the divided communities.

revanche

IPA: /rɪˈvænʃ/

KK: /rɪˈvænʃ/

noun

Definition: A policy or action taken by a group or nation to regain lost territory or status, often as a form of revenge or retaliation.

Example: The country adopted a revanche strategy to reclaim its former territories.

revanchism

IPA: /rɪˈvænʧɪzəm/

KK: /rɪˈvænʧɪzəm/

noun

Definition: A political policy aimed at recovering lost land or territory, often after a conflict or war.

Example: The country's revanchism was evident in its demands for the return of the territories it had lost in the previous war.

revanchist

IPA: /rɪˈvænʧɪst/

KK: /rɪˈvænʧɪst/

adjective

Definition: Relating to a policy that seeks to regain lost territory or status, often through revenge or retaliation.

Example: The country's revanchist policies aimed to reclaim the land it had lost in the previous war.

noun

Definition: A person who supports a political policy aimed at recovering lost territory or status, often after a defeat or loss.

Example: The revanchist movement gained momentum after the war, as many sought to reclaim their former lands.

revenge

IPA: /rɪˈvɛndʒ/

KK: /rɪˈvɛndʒ/

noun

Definition: The act of getting back at someone for something they did, often because of a feeling of anger or hurt.

Example: He planned his revenge after being betrayed by his friend.

transitive verb

Definition: To cause harm or punishment to someone because they have harmed you or someone else.

Example: He sought to take revenge on those who wronged him.

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