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pineal gland
Biology; General
A small gland located between the cerebral hemispheres of the brain that secretes melatonin.
national committee
Political systems; General
Between conventions, the governing body of a major political party whose members are chosen in the states and formally elected by the party’s national convention.
national convention
Political systems; General
The formal source of all authority in each major political party. It nominates the party candidates for President and Vice President, writes a platform, settles disputes, writes rules, and elects the ...
ready-made meaning
Literature; General
A set of ready-made perspectives, of symbol systems, of interpretative metaphors and guiding myths – of super-myths – with which to formulate and evaluate our personal and communal ones. They provide ...
regimes of truth
Literature; General
Configurations of knowledge that “count as truth” under determinate historical conditions.
structuralism
Literature; General
Body of thought (derived from the study of language) that is concerned with the structures of signs that allow linguistic performance to be posssible. A structuralist understanding of culture is ...
