provide with military equipment

a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

spread negative information about

slanderous defamation

reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

the group of elected politicians whose responsibility is changing or making laws or discussing political matters

disappear gradually

the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight

fading out of existence, mind, or sight quickly

a person who dissents from some established policy

make payment to; compensate

beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted

to forcefully remove a person of authority or power from their position

to cause a person or thing to come across as less significant