noun: An official who investigates complaints by individuals against an organization.

Definition: (noun) A system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature. Synonyms: underground press. Usage: The samizdat was successful in disseminating the banned literature until an informant turned in its chief operator. Discuss

noun: 1. A short, thick, heavy stick, used as a weapon. Also known as a truncheon, blackjack, bludgeon, etc. 2. An attack with, or as if with, such a weapon. verb tr.: To hit with, or as if with, such a weapon.

Definition: (noun) A superior skill that one can learn by study and practice and observation. Synonyms: prowess, art. Usage: They were wrought to such a pitch of nervous dread by the uncanny artistry of their witch-doctor, they were helpless with terror. Discuss

Romana Prinoth Fornwagner(*1960), italienische Archäologin und Prähistorikerin

noun: A large conglomerate of businesses, tightly controlled by a person or a family.

Definition: (noun) A school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12. Synonyms: secondary school, Gymnasium, lycee, middle school. Usage: "That lyceum has ruined him," she added, remembering the insistence with which the chevalier had spoken of the evils of education in such schools. Discuss

Michael Wollmann(*1990), Philosoph und Aphoristiker

noun: 1. A sense of purpose or something that gives a sense of purpose; a reason for living. 2. Something that brings fulfillment or enjoyment.

Definition: (noun) A policeman who patrols a given region. Synonyms: flatfoot. Usage: The patrolman was familiar with the area and knew the noises he was hearing were coming from foraging raccoons, not people. Discuss

Definition: (noun) A gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds. Synonyms: teargas. Usage: When the demonstration turned violent, the police used a potent lachrymator to disperse the mob. Discuss

«Quando sei della Juventus lo sei per sempre.» (Zinedine Zidane)

Helga Schäferling(*1957), deutsche Sozialpädagogin

Definition: (noun) A regular patron. Synonyms: regular, fixture. Usage: He was a habitue at the bar, but he never had more than two drinks in a night. Discuss

Jacob Grimm(1785 – 1863), Jacob Ludwig Carl, dt. Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaftler, gilt als Begründer der deutschen Philologie und Altertumswissenschaft; Veröffentlichungen gemeinsam mit seinem Bruder Wilhelm als “Brüder Grimm” (z.B. “Kinder- und Hausmärchen”). Beide waren auch politisch aktiv und traten für Ihre Ideale in Reden und Artikeln ein