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  • 41Reichsverband der Deutschen Industrie — (National Association of German Industry, RdI)    Next to its assortment of cartels,* Ger many s most apparent component of organized capitalism (regulated competition) was a sophisticated web of trade associations. An array of regional interest… …

    Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik

  • 42bluff — Synonyms and related words: Herod, abrupt, act, act a part, acting, affable, affect, affectation, aggressive, appearance, approachable, artful dodge, artifice, artless, assume, attitudinizing, bag of tricks, bamboozle, barefaced, bearish, beastly …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 43intimidate — intimidate, cow, bulldoze, bully, browbeat are comparable when meaning to frighten or coerce by frightening means into submission or obedience. Intimidate primarily implies a making timid or fearful, but it often suggests a display or application …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms