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Given the HISTORICAL WORD, identify the MEANING

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1.

suffrage

  right of voting at elections

  private meeting or local committee for political party organization

  relating to Socrates, the wise man of ancient Greece

  person with an ability to organize and manage affairs or estate

  Half-n-half Clue
 

2.

glasnost

  remains of old cities and buildings

  relating to monks and monasteries

  policy of openness on domestic and international fronts initiated by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev

  private meeting or local committee for political party organization

  Half-n-half Clue
 

3.

indulgence

  relating to monks and monasteries

  relating to citizens or State; non-military

  right to be free from jurisdiction of territory one resides in; right of foreigners to be protected by their own nation's laws

  privilege often granted by Popes during purgatory for reduction of punishment to sinner

  Half-n-half Clue
 

4.

scroll

  privilege often granted by Popes during purgatory for reduction of punishment to sinner

  roll of parchment or paper; ancient book in roll form

  powerful nobleman in the Middle Ages with his own land owing allegiance to the king

  provincial governor in the Persian Empire

  Half-n-half Clue
 

5.

totalitarianism

  rebirth of soul in other living embodiment as per Hinduism and Buddhism

  political system with single-party dictatorship and complete control over citizen's lives

  policy of openness on domestic and international fronts initiated by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev

  relating to the Middle Ages

  Half-n-half Clue
 

6.

inflation

  price increases due to increases in money supply

  right of self-government or ruling self without outside control

  place of worship for Muslims

  person who travels to places with a sense of inquiry

  Half-n-half Clue
 

7.

caucus

  private meeting or local committee for political party organization

  policy of keeping aloof from disputes of others

  place chosen for building or town

  political system with single-party dictatorship and complete control over citizen's lives

  Half-n-half Clue
 


 
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