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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.

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 ...