Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective coming next after the twentieth in a series.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective coming next after the twentieth in position
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Examples
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The former tank commander has dismissed the opposition as "oligarchs" and "US imperialist lackeys" who take orders from Washington and plan to destroy the advances of what he terms a "21st century socialist revolution".
Henrique Capriles to face Hugo Chávez in Venezuela presidential election 2012
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But Chávez's supporters fear Capriles could tap frustration over crime, inflation and crumbling infrastructure to topple what they call a "21st century socialist revolution".
Hugo Chávez calls opposition candidate a 'low-life pig' 2012
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The largest city in the 21st is the state capital of New York, Albany.
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And, they must do so not as ideologues but as what we refer to as 21st Century Citizens.
Ed Crego, George Muñoz and Frank Islam: Take America Forward: A Citizen's Call to Arms Ed Crego 2010
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And, they must do so not as ideologues but as what we refer to as 21st Century Citizens.
Ed Crego, George Muñoz and Frank Islam: Take America Forward: A Citizen's Call to Arms 2010
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This is an example of what we call 21st century statecraft and an opportunity to extend our engagement beyond the halls of government directly to the people of the world.
Department of State Launches New Tool to Foster Online Open Dialogue « ResourceShelf 2010
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Mr. Chávez is renewing his push to create what he calls 21st Century socialism after winning a referendum last month eliminating term limits and permitting him to run for office as many times as he wants.
Chávez Targets Cargill Mills in Price-Control Move Raul Gallegos 2009
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It's much the same all over the Axis of Hugo, the constellation of nine states in the Andes, Central America, and the Caribbean that have followed Chávez in lockstep in the march toward what he calls 21st-century socialism.
Brain Drain 2009
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CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's defeat in a referendum on changing the country's constitution will energize the nation's opposition, but the leader is likely to continue his quest to remain in power and turn the country into a bastion of what he calls 21st-century socialism.
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CARACAS, Venezuela -- As Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez attempts to push through what he calls 21st-Century Socialism, his biggest obstacle is an army of students led by a leftist named Stalin.
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