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noun

• events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

• a justification for something existing or happening

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

• any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results

• a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

verb

• give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

• cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

35%3 Short for Oxford Policy Viewpoint, a publication from the University of Oxford
noun

• an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis

26%15 Finding a logical or sensible reason for something that was initially done without reason
noun

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening

• the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason

• (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation

• the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency

• systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale

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