| pageant | | |
| n. (act) | 1. pageant, pageantry | an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes. |
| ~ representation | an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent. |
| n. (event) | 2. pageant, pageantry | a rich and spectacular ceremony. |
| ~ ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance | a formal event performed on a special occasion.; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" |
| procession | | |
| n. (event) | 1. emanation, procession, rise | (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son" |
| ~ theological system, theology | a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings.; "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology" |
| ~ inception, origination, origin | an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events. |
| n. (act) | 2. procession | the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation.; "processions were forbidden" |
| ~ group action | action taken by a group of people. |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| ~ convoy | a procession of land vehicles traveling together. |
| ~ caravan, wagon train, train | a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file.; "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for safety" |
| ~ cavalcade | a procession of people traveling on horseback. |
| ~ march | a procession of people walking together.; "the march went up Fifth Avenue" |
| ~ motorcade | a procession of people traveling in motor cars. |
| ~ parade | a ceremonial procession including people marching. |
| ~ cortege | a funeral procession. |
| ~ recessional, recession | the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service. |
| n. (act) | 3. advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, progression | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal). |
| ~ movement, move, motion | the act of changing location from one place to another.; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" |
| ~ push | an effort to advance.; "the army made a push toward the sea" |
| ~ career, life history | the general progression of your working or professional life.; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law" |
| ~ march | a steady advance.; "the march of science"; "the march of time" |
| ~ clear sailing, easy going, plain sailing | easy unobstructed progress.; "after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing" |
| ~ leapfrog | advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors.; "the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends" |
| review | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. reappraisal, reassessment, revaluation, review | a new appraisal or evaluation. |
| ~ appraisal, assessment | the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth. |
| ~ stock-taking, stocktaking | reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook. |
| n. (communication) | 2. critical review, critique, review, review article | an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play). |
| ~ literary criticism, criticism | a written evaluation of a work of literature. |
| ~ book review | a critical review of a book (usually a recently published book). |
| ~ notice | a short critical review.; "the play received good notices" |
| ~ rave | an extravagantly enthusiastic review.; "he gave it a rave" |
| n. (act) | 3. follow-up, followup, reexamination, review | a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment. |
| ~ examination, scrutiny | the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes). |
| n. (possession) | 4. limited review, review | (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data. |
| ~ accounting | a system that provides quantitative information about finances. |
| ~ accounting system, method of accounting, accounting | a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts. |
| ~ analytical review | an auditing procedure based on ratios among accounts and tries to identify significant changes. |
| n. (communication) | 5. review, revue | a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians. |
| ~ follies | a revue with elaborate costuming. |
| ~ variety show, variety | a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances. |
| n. (communication) | 6. review | a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art. |
| ~ periodical | a publication that appears at fixed intervals. |
| ~ literary review | a review devoted to literary criticism. |
| n. (communication) | 7. recap, recapitulation, review | a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion. |
| ~ capitulation | a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic. |
| ~ epanodos | recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech (especially in reverse order). |
| n. (act) | 8. review | (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court). |
| ~ legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings | (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked. |
| ~ bill of review | a proceeding brought to obtain an explanation or an alteration or a reversal of a decree by the court that rendered it. |
| ~ judicial review | review by a court of law of actions of a government official or entity or of some other legally appointed person or body or the review by an appellate court of the decision of a trial court. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| n. (act) | 9. brushup, review | practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory. |
| ~ practice session, practice, drill, exercise, recitation | systematic training by multiple repetitions.; "practice makes perfect" |
| ~ rub up | a review that refreshes your memory.; "I need a rub up on my Latin" |
| n. (act) | 10. inspection, review | a formal or official examination.; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator" |
| ~ check-out procedure, checkout, check | the act of inspecting or verifying.; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure" |
| ~ examination, scrutiny | the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes). |
| v. (cognition) | 11. reexamine, review | look at again; examine again.; "let's review your situation" |
| ~ analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
| v. (communication) | 12. critique, review | appraise critically.; "She reviews books for the New York Times"; "Please critique this performance" |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| ~ peer review, referee | evaluate professionally a colleague's work. |
| v. (cognition) | 13. go over, review, survey | hold a review (of troops). |
| ~ inspect | look over carefully.; "Please inspect your father's will carefully" |
| v. (cognition) | 14. brush up, refresh, review | refresh one's memory.; "I reviewed the material before the test" |
| ~ recall, recollect, remember, call back, call up, retrieve, think | recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection.; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" |
| v. (cognition) | 15. look back, retrospect, review | look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember.; "she reviewed her achievements with pride" |
| ~ think back, remember | recapture the past; indulge in memories.; "he remembered how he used to pick flowers" |
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