3
usual(adjective, main, principal, dominant, widespread)
2
adjudicating(verb, judging)
2
administrative(adjective, power, government, managing)
2
all-powerful(adjective, strong, energetic, effective, prevailing)
2
appraisal(noun, order, view, determination, conclusion)
2
arbitrating(verb, judging)
2
arbitration(noun, order, resolve, view, agreement)
2
arch(adjective, important, head, opening, original)
2
assessing(verb, judging)
2
assessment(noun, order, view, determination, judgment)
2
authoritarian(strong, energetic, powerful, effective, dynamic)
2
boss
2
bridling(verb, controlling)
2
bylaw(regulation, order, charge, rule, society)
2
capital(adjective, top, excellent, fine, superior)
2
clothed with authority(expression, idiom, government)
2
cogent(strong, energetic, effective, prevailing, influential)
2
competent(strong, energetic, effective, prevailing, influential)
2
condemnation(order, censure, judgment, decision, verdict)
2
consequential(adjective, important, prominent, main, principal)
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