exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
faction; denomination; communion
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
majority group (party, faction)
firmly rooted; deep-seated
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
to say; to tell; to state; to do
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast