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Comic OperanounMWEan opera, generally with a happy ending; some of the text may be spoken rather than sungverified
Coming Into CourtnounMWEformal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an actionverified
Comity of NationsnounMWEcourteous respect by one nation for the laws and institutions of anotherverified
Commanouna punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentenceverified
Comma ButterflynounMWEanglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wingverified
Command AuthoritynounMWEIndividual responsible for the appointment of user representatives for a department, agency, or organization and their key ordering privileges.RoleRegulated
Command GuidancenounMWEa method of controlling the flight of a missile by commands originating from the ground or from another missileverified
Command KeynounMWE(computer science) the key on a computer keyboard that is used (in combination with some other key) to type control charactersverified
Command LanguagenounMWEa source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executedverified
Command Line InterfacenounMWEa user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an iconverified
Command ModulenounMWEa space module in which astronauts can live and control the spacecraft and communicate with earthverified
Command OverheadnounMWEthe processing time required by a computer prior to the execution of a commandverified
Command PostnounMWEmilitary headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forcesverified
Command Processing OverheadnounMWEAny operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated meansverified
Command Processing Overhead TimenounMWEAny operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated meansverified
Command PromptnounMWE(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a commandverified
Command Sergeant MajornounMWEa noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Armyverified
Commandernouna commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captainverified
Commedia Dell'artenounMWEItalian comedy of the 16th to 18th centuries improvised from standardized situations and stock charactersverified
Commendationnounan official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statementverified
Commensalismnounthe relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging itverified
Commentarynouna written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual materialverified
Commercenountransactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)verified
Commercial AgencynounMWEan organization that provides businesses with credit ratings of other firmsverified
Commercial BanknounMWEa financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the publicverified
Commercial BriberynounMWEbribery of a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into a transactionverified
Commercial COMSEC Evaluation ProgramnounMWERelationship between NSA and industry in which NSA provides the COMSEC expertise (i.e., standards, algorithms, evaluations, and guidance) and industry provides design, development, and production capabilities to produce a type 1 or type 2 product. Products developed under the CCEP may include modules, subsystems, equipment, systems, and ancillary devices.ProcessRegulatedCUI
Commercial CreditnounMWEcredit granted by a bank to a business concern for commercial purposesverified
Commercial Credit CompanynounMWEa finance company that makes loans to manufacturers and wholesalersverified
Commercial EnterprisenounMWEthe activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspectsverified
Commercial Finance CompanynounMWEa finance company that makes loans to manufacturers and wholesalersverified
Commercial Letter of CreditnounMWEa letter of credit given to a business concern for commercial purposesverified
Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)nounMWECOTS products include software and hardware products that are ready-made and available for sale to the general public. COTS products are typically installed in existing systems and do not require customization. Also known as "shrink-wrap" applications.System
Commercial PapernounMWEan unsecured and unregistered short-term obligation issued by an institutional borrower to investors who have temporarily idle cashverified
Commercialismnountransactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)verified
Commercially ReasonablenounMWEPractices and procedures in widespread use in the business community generally considered to represent prudent and reasonable business methods.Requirement
Commissarnounan official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unitverified
Commissarynouna retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)verified
Commission PlannounMWEa municipal government that combines legislative and executive authority in the members of a commissionverified
Commissioned Military OfficernounMWEa commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corpsverified
Commissurenouna bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the brain or spinal cordverified
Commitmentnounthe official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)verified
Committalnounthe official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)verified