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