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city
Noun
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A city is large area where many people live and work, larger than a town.
Tokyo and New York are two of the world's largest cities.
There's too much crime in the inner city.
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The city is the government that has power over a city.
A city usually builds roads and parks, and keeps them in good shape.
The city has its offices in a building called a city hall.
The mayor asked city council to reduce taxes.
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The city is the people who live in the city.
The city is afraid of the change.
alliance
Noun
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An alliance is a form of partnership between two or more . An alliance can be in the form of a coalition. It can also be an agreement or a form of friendship.
The alliance was between Germany and Russia.
initiative
Noun
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If you have or take the initiative, you are in control and can decide what to do next.
It's good to see someone take the initiative and start doing something about this problem.
It appears that the army was acting on its own initiative and not on orders from the president.
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If you have initiative, you do things without needing to be told to do them.
We're looking to hire somebody with initiative because I won't be able to supervise them much.
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An initiative is an effort to start doing something to solve a problem.
The town has no new initiatives to deal with garbage.