it could become a symbol of authority. Mating became marriage, and all social relationships between parents and children and brothers and sisters becamemoralobligations, duties, rights, and privileges. The world of nature, from the stones beside the path to the stars in their courses, became aliv...
You can combinede factowith other titles to demonstrate that someone acts in a certain role without explicit authority to do so. Sometimes, a de facto situation results from socio-economic factors such as the de facto segregation that exists in some areas.De factocan also refer to things. Con...
Regulatory systems can include a variety of third-party intermediaries, performing a variety of roles, with variable capacities, motivations, strategic position, and authority. Third parties may be deliberately 'enrolled' in the regulatory system, or they may be 'enrolled' de facto, due to the ...
Advocates of central planning believe that the government can direct economic investment more efficiently than private actors, especially towards social goals with lower potential for profits. Moreover, since the planning authority has more resources than any single company or business, government projects...
When the public deems a brand or company an expert in their industry, they might want to branch out into new offerings that still fall under their area of authority. Think of the Beats By Dre headphones. The brand became known for its stylish and quality over-ear headphones, so when the...
Rebellious: resisting control or authority; insubordinate. –The groove Sciron had shot across the left side of his scalp was interesting too—almost like a rebellious streak. Reborn: spiritually reborn or converted; converted; regenerate. –The violence and bombings ceased, and it was as if we...
Due to their vagueness, bias of the Russian judicial system and its dependence on the executive authority, these amendments increase the risk of selective and arbitrary justice. For instance, how is one supposed to establish that disrespect towards authorities found its expression in indecent form an...
“family veil” to considerable lengths by granting the father an autocratic position during his lifetime and even after, if a testamentary guardian was appointed upon his death. In most undeveloped societies,customarylaw gave similar authority to the father, though sometimes the custody and ...
and functions of government. As anautocraticform of government, a military dictatorship may be ruled by either a single military strongman whose authority is unlimited or by a group of high-ranking military officers—a “military junta”—who can to some extent limit thedictator’sauthority. ...
“non-self-governing territories,” scattered around the globe continue to live under virtual colonial rule, according to theUnited Nations. Rather than being self-governed, the indigenous populations of these 17 areas remain under the protection and authority of former colonial powers, such as the...