PLEONASM, n. An army of words escorting a corporal of thought.
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Suffrage, noun. Expression of opinion by means of a ballot. The right of suffrage (which is held to be both a privilege and a duty) means, as commonly interpreted, the right to vote for the man of another man's choice, and is highly prized.
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EXECUTIVE, n. An officer of the Government, whose duty it is to enforce the wishes of the legislative power until such time as the judicial department shall be pleased to pronounce them invalid and of no effect.
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INTIMACY, n. A relation into which fools are providentially drawn for their mutual destruction.
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PRECIPITATE, adj. Anteprandial.
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DISTANCE, n. The only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs, and keep.
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