special agent
— Noun
– English
～ someone whose authority is limited to the special undertaking they have been instructed to perform
special
— Noun
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～ a television production that features a particular person or work or topic; "the last of a series of BBC specials on Iran is being shown tonight"
special interest
— Noun
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～ an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying
special K
— Noun
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～ street names for ketamine
special pleading
— Noun
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～ (law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations
special effect
— Noun
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～ an effect used to produce scenes that cannot be achieved by normal techniques (especially on film)
special assessment
— Noun
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～ an additional tax levied on private property for public improvements that enhance the value of the property
Special Forces
— Noun
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～ a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting
special session
— Noun
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～ a session that is held in addition to the regular sessions
Special Olympics
— Noun
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～ an athletic contest modeled after the Olympic Games but intended for mentally or physically handicapped persons
special drawing rights
— Noun
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～ reserve assets in the International Monetary Fund; designed to supplement reserves of gold and convertible currencies used to maintain stability in the foreign exchange market
special court-martial
— Noun
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～ a court-martial to try soldiers for offenses less serious that than those committed in action; consists of at least three officers
special pleading
— Noun
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～ an argument that ignores all unfavorable evidence
special act
— Noun
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～ a legislative act that applies only to a particular person or particular district
special delivery
— Noun
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～ mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge)
special interest group
— Noun
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～ an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying
Special Air Service
— Noun
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～ a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups)
special relativity
— Noun
– English
～ a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems
special education
— Noun
– English
～ education of physically or mentally handicapped children whose needs cannot be met in an ordinary classroom
specialafdeling
— Noun
– Danish
～ afdeling af en (privat) virksomhed med særlige arb ...