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31partisanship — Favoritism toward a party to an action. Prejudice disqualifying a judge. 30A Am J Rev ed Judges § 104. See bias; political activity; prejudice …
32Willie Brown (politician) — Willie Brown, Jr. Brown in February 2006 41st Mayor of San Francisco In office January 8, 1996 – January 8, 2004 Preceded by Frank J …
33Optimal distinctiveness theory — Optimal distinctiveness is a social psychological theory seeking to understand ingroup–outgroup differences. It asserts that individuals desire to attain an optimal balance of inclusion and distinctiveness within and between social groups and… …
34Ingroups and outgroups — In sociology and social psychology, ingroups and outgroups are social groups to which an individual feels as though he or she belongs as a member, or (for outgroups) to which they feel contempt, opposition, or a desire to compete. People tend to… …
35Meritocracy — Sociology …
36Standardized test — Young adults in Poland sit for their Matura exams. The Matura is standardized so that universities can easily compare results from students across the entire country. A standardized test is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent,… …
37Samuel Pierce — Infobox US Cabinet official name=Samuel R. Pierce order=8th title=United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development term start=January 23 1981 term end=January 20 1989 predecessor=Maurice Landrieu successor=Jack Kemp president=Ronald… …
38Song Jing — (宋璟) (663 November 21, 737 [ [http://www.sinica.edu.tw/ftms bin/kiwi1/luso.sh?lstype=2 dyna=%AD%F0 king=%A5%C8%A9v reign=%B6%7D%A4%B8 yy=25 ycanzi= mm=10 dd= dcanzi=%A4A%A4%A1 兩千年中西曆轉換 ] ] ), formally Duke Wenzhen of Guangping (廣平文貞公), was an… …
39Seychelles community in EU — The Seychelles community in the EU [http://seyeu.com/] are nationals of the Republic of Seychelles who have returned or migrated to Europe since 1900 for various reasons. They are descendants of French, British, other European, Creole, Chinese,… …
40John McCain lobbyist controversy, February 2008 — On February 21, 2008, in the midst of John McCain s campaign in the 2008 Republican presidential primaries, both The New York Times and the Washington Post published articles detailing rumors of an improper relationship between John McCain and… …
