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| inertia |
in physics, the tendency of a motionless body to remain still or of a body in motion to continue at a constant velocity along a straight line unless subjected to some external force. [1/2 definitions] |
| Malthusian |
of or relating to the theory of Malthus that population increases faster than the food supply, with disastrous results, unless the population is decreased by natural calamities or sexual restraint. [1/2 definitions] |
| reserved powers |
under the U.S. Constitution, those powers not delegated to the U.S. federal government, which are therefore, unless prohibited by the Constitution, reserved for the states and the people. |
| standing order |
(pl.) in parliamentary procedure, rules that are in effect during all sessions, unless changed or nullified. [1/2 definitions] |
| subordinating conjunction |
in grammar, a conjunction that introduces a subordinate clause, such as "before," "unless," or "because". |
| till1 |
unless; before (used in negative constructions). [1/3 definitions] |
| universal suffrage |
the right of all a nation's citizens above a certain age, usu. eighteen or twenty-one, to vote, unless they are in violation of certain basic legal requirements. |
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