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Goncalo AlvesnounMWEtall tropical American timber tree especially abundant in eastern Brazilverified
Good ContinuationnounMWEa Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established directionverified
Good Ol' BoynounMWEa white male Southerner with an unpretentious convivial manner and conservative or intolerant attitudes and a strong sense of fellowship with and loyalty to other members of his peer groupverified
Good Old BoynounMWEa white male Southerner with an unpretentious convivial manner and conservative or intolerant attitudes and a strong sense of fellowship with and loyalty to other members of his peer groupverified
Good Ole BoynounMWEa white male Southerner with an unpretentious convivial manner and conservative or intolerant attitudes and a strong sense of fellowship with and loyalty to other members of his peer groupverified
Good WillnounMWE(accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)verified
Good WordnounMWEsomething that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirableverified
Goose BumpnounMWEreflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritationverified
Goose PimplenounMWEreflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritationverified
Goose PlumnounMWEwild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow fleshverified
Goose SkinnounMWEreflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritationverified
Gooseberry BushnounMWEspiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berriesverified
Gooseberry FamilynounMWEin some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berryverified
Goosefoot MaplenounMWEmaple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumnverified
Gospel SingingnounMWEfolk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and responseverified
Gourd FamilynounMWEa family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)verified
Gouty ArthritisnounMWEa painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and jointsverified
governance structurenounMWESpecifies the distribution of rights and responsibilities among different participants in the corporation, such as the board, managers, shareholders and other stakeholders, and spells out the rules and procedures for making decisions on corporate affairs.verified
Governance, Risk Management and CompliancenounMWEA business term used to group the three close-related disciplines responsible for the protection of assets, and operationsverified
Governance, Risk, and Compliance frameworknounMWEThe overall structure of procedures of how an organization is controlled and directed , how an organization identifies and mitigates risk, and how the organization adheres to pertinent rules, standards, and regulations that defines the scope, objectives, and activities regrading such procedures.verified
Governing BodynounMWEthe persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering somethingverified
government agencynounMWEA state, county, or federal government organizations that enforce laws, rules, or regulations.verified
Government AgentnounMWEa representative or official of a government or administrative department of a governmentverified
government bodynounMWEThe government of any country or of any political subdivision of any country,including: any instrumentality of any such government; any other person or organization authorized by law to perform any executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative, military, or police functions of any such government, and; any intergovernmental organization.verified
Government Emergency Telecommunications Service (GETS)nounMWEAcronym for the Government Emergency Telecommunications Service card program. GETS cards provide emergency access and priority processing for voice communications services in emergency situations.verified
Government IssuenounMWEsupplies such as food, clothing or ammunition issued by the governmentverified