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  • 11Charter party — Charter Char ter, n. [OF. chartre, F. chartre, charte, fr. L. chartula a little paper, dim. of charta. See {Chart}, {Card}.] 1. A written evidence in due form of things done or granted, contracts made, etc., between man and man; a deed, or… …

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  • 12Charter for Rijeka (Lista za Rijeku) — Charter for Rijeka, (Lista za Rijeku, Lista per Fiume), a regional political party with strong local patriotic, autonomous and progressive liberal tendencies, based in the city of Rijeka. Founded in 2006 Charter for Rijeka is active primarily… …

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  • 13Charter 97 — is a declaration calling for democracy in Belarus and a human rights group taking its inspiration from the declaration. The document whose title deliberately echoes the Czechoslovak human rights declaration Charter 77 twenty years earlier was… …

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  • 14Government procurement in the United States — is based on many of the same principles as commercial contracting, but is subject to special laws and regulation as described below. Persons entering into commercial contracts are pretty much free to do anything that they can agree on. Each… …

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  • 15charter — [chärt′ər] n. [ME chartre < OFr < L chartula, dim. of charta: see CARD1] 1. a franchise or written grant of specified rights made by a government or ruler to a person, corporation, etc. 2. a) a document setting forth the aims and principles …

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  • 16charter school — charter .school n a school in the US that is run by parents, companies etc rather than by the public school system, but which the state government supports …

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  • 17Government of Massachusetts — The State House in Boston The form of Massachusetts government is provided by the Constitution of the Commonwealth. The legislative power is exercised by the bicameral General Court, which is composed of the Senate and House of Representatives.… …

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  • 18Government of Saginaw, Michigan — The Government of Saginaw, Michigan is a Council Manager form of government with a mayor from members of the city council by members of the city council. Saginaw, Michigan is classified as a Home Rule City under the Michigan Home Rule Cities Act… …

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  • 19Charter trustees — In England and Wales, charter trustees are set up to maintain the continuity of a town charter or city charter after a district with the status of a borough or city has been abolished, until such time as a parish council is established. Duties… …

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  • 20Charter city — A charter city is a city in which the governing system is defined by the city s own charter document rather than by state, provincial, regional or national laws. In locations where city charters are allowed by law, a city can adopt or modify its… …

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