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Ranters

(Encyclopedia)Ranters, name given to the adherents of an antinomian movement in England about the time of the Commonwealth and Protectorate (1649–59). Its principal teaching was pantheistic, that God is present i...

Nitti, Francesco Saverio

(Encyclopedia)Nitti, Francesco Saverio fränchāsˈkō sävāˈrēō nētˈtē [key], 1868–1953, Italian premier and economist. A professor of economics at the Univ. of Naples, he entered parliament in 1904 and w...

Bentinck, Lord William George Frederick Cavendish

(Encyclopedia)Bentinck, Lord William George Frederick Cavendish, 1802–48, English politician and sportsman, known as Lord George. Although he entered Parliament in 1826, he was known primarily for his horse-racin...

Wilkinson, Ellen

(Encyclopedia)Wilkinson, Ellen, 1891?–1947, English politician. Of a working-class family, she graduated from the Univ. of Manchester and became a union organizer. A Labour member of Parliament (1924–31, 1935�...

Storting

(Encyclopedia)Storting stôrˈtĭng [key], national parliament of Norway, dating from 1814. Its members are elected by direct universal suffrage for a four-year term, and representation is proportional. The Stortin...

Megawati Sukarnoputri

(Encyclopedia)Megawati Sukarnoputri mĕgˌəwäˈtē so͝okärˌnōpo͞oˈtrē [key], 1947–, Indonesian political leader, president of Indonesia (2001–4). The daughter of former president Sukarno, she is seen b...

Council of the European Union

(Encyclopedia)Council of the European Union, institution of the European Union (EU) that has the final vote on legislation proposed by the European Commission and approved by the European Parliament; in some cases ...

Rutskoi, Aleksandr Vladimirovich

(Encyclopedia)Rutskoi or Rutskoy, Aleksandr Vladimirovich ŭlˌyĭksänˈdər vlŭdˌyĭmĭrˈəvyĭchˌ ro͞otskoiˈ [key], 1947–, Russian politician, b. Ukraine. A Russian nationalist and former air force offic...

Adams, Gerry

(Encyclopedia)Adams, Gerry (Gerard Adams), 1948–, Northern Irish political leader. Born into an Irish nationalist family, Adams became politically active during the Catholic civil rights demonstrations of the 196...

Sirisena, Maithripala

(Encyclopedia)Sirisena, Maithripala (Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Gapa Sirisena), 1951–, Sri Lankan political leader. After an early interest in the Communist party, he joined the Sri Lankan Freedom party ...