(politics) A period of brutal intimidation and violence by those in power.

plural of term of endearment

plural of term of address

(arithmetic, dated, chiefly UK, usually in the plural) A decimal place.

A word or phrase used to address or refer to someone or something without using his, her, or its name.

(dated, informal) The United States of America.

Alternative spelling of U.S. of A.

plural of board of directors

A particular period in the year.

Used attributively to describe various processes, devices, etc, that use the time an object or light takes to travel a certain distance. See Derived terms.