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Term | Definition |
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Assessor | an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it |
Chamber of Commerce | an association, primarily of people in business, to promote the commercial interests of an area |
Charitable Organization | a charitable fund, foundation, or institution |
Citizenship | : relationship between an individual and a state in which an individual owes allegiance to that state and in turn is entitled to its protection |
City Planning | the activity or profession of determining the future physical arrangement and condition of a community, involving an appraisal of the present condition, a forecast of future requirements, a plan for the fulfillment of these requirements, and proposals for |
Election | Formal process by which voters make their political choices on public issues or candidates for public office |
Executive Branch | the branch of government charged with the execution and enforcement of laws and policies and the administration of public affairs |
Federal Government | pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states |
Congress | the supreme legislative body of a nation and especially of a republic |
Government | the organization, machinery, or agency through which a political unit exercises authority and performs functions and which is usually classified according to the distribution of power within it |
Governor | the executive head of a state in the U.S. |
House of Representatives | the lower legislative branch in many national and state bicameral governing bodies |