Washington

[wosh-ing-tuhn, waw-shing-] / ˈwɒʃ ɪŋ tən, ˈwɔ ʃɪŋ- /

NOUN

government

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authority law ministry politics power regime rule state union

STRONG

bureaucracy command control direction domination dominion empire execution executive governance guidance influence jurisdiction patronage polity predominance presidency regency regimentation regulation restraint sovereignty statecraft superintendence superiority supervision supremacy sway

WEAK

Uncle Sam political practice powers that be the feds

Antonyms

STRONG

inferiority opposition powerlessness submission subservience weakness

WEAK

anarchy chaos coup insurrection lawlessness mutiny revolt revolution

NOUN

Uncle Sam

Synonyms

WEAK

Brother Jonathan US government

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Callum also has been a staff writer at the Washington Post and Boston Globe.

From The Wall Street Journal

The forces underlying these two trends are driven by a reality settling in across Washington and Beijing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Before joining the the Journal, he was an economist at the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Washington, D.C., and a data and graphics journalist at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

From The Wall Street Journal

The president told reporters on Monday that the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.,

From MarketWatch

Former Lakers star Anthony Davis is reportedly being dealt by the Dallas Mavericks to the Washington Wizards as part of an eight-player trade.

From Los Angeles Times

Washington

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