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  2. Philippine English vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    member of the board of directors of an association or company. bold. (adjective) implying or associated with pornography (as in bold film, and bold star ); (noun) pornography. (adjective) courageous; brave. brownout. blackout; power outage. sudden drop in voltage. Also used in Commonwealth English varieties. [1] [2]

  3. Power (social and political) - Wikipedia

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    The term authority is often used for power that is perceived as legitimate or socially approved by the social structure. Power can be seen as evil or unjust; however, power can also be seen as good and as something inherited or given for exercising humanistic objectives that will help, move, and empower others as well.

  4. Nepotism - Wikipedia

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    Nepotism at work can mean increased opportunity at a job, attaining a job or being paid more than other similarly situated people. Arguments are made both for and against employment granted due to a family connection, which is most common in small, family run businesses .

  5. Delegation - Wikipedia

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    Delegation is the process of distributing and entrusting work to another person. [1] In management or leadership within an organisation, it involves a manager aiming to efficiently distribute work, decision-making and responsibility to subordinate workers in an organization. Delegation may result in creation of an accountable chain of authority ...

  6. Filipino values - Wikipedia

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    The values of Filipinos specifically upholds the following items: solidarity of the family unit, security of the Philippine economy, orientation to small-groups, personalism, the concepts of "loob" or kalooban (meaning "what’s inside the self", the "inner-self", or the "actual personal feelings of the self"), existence and maintenance of ...

  7. Tagalog language - Wikipedia

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    A Tagalog speaker, recorded in South Africa.. Tagalog (/ t ə ˈ ɡ ɑː l ɒ ɡ /, tə-GAH-log; [tɐˈɡaːloɡ]; Baybayin: ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by the ethnic Tagalog people, who make up a quarter of the population of the Philippines, and as a second language by the majority.

  8. Vocabulario de la lengua tagala - Wikipedia

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    The Vocabulario de la lengua tagala by Pedro de San Buenaventura, O.F.M., printed in Pila, Laguna, in 1613, is a jewel of Spanish-Filipino literature. In the first place, its rarity makes it appear among the extremely small number of Filipino incunabula — works printed in the Philippines between the years 1593 and 1643—of which copies are ...

  9. Filipino proverbs - Wikipedia

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    Filipino proverbs or Philippine proverbs [1] are traditional sayings or maxims used by Filipinos based on local culture, wisdom, and philosophies from Filipino life. The word proverb corresponds to the Tagalog words salawikain, [2] [3] kasabihan [2] (saying) and sawikain [3] (although the latter may also refer to mottos or idioms ), and to the ...