(US politics, political science) The policy-making relationship among the congressional committees, the bureaucracy (executive, sometimes called “government agencies”), and interest groups or lobbyists.

(historical) A key communist Chinese and North Korean concentration area and communications junction during the Korean War, located in the central sector.

(derogatory, dated) A Jehovah's Witness. / (historical) A Jehovah's Witness in Nazi Germany.

(slang) A homosexual.

(idiomatic) Synonym of ace up one's sleeve

(idiomatic) The process by which media coverage affects a person's reputation by creating a widespread perception of guilt or innocence, often before, or after, a verdict in a court of law.

plural of itchy trigger finger

plural of trident bat

A species of bat, Asellia tridens.

(law) To be put on trial in a court of law; go on trial. / (idiomatic) To sustain the trial or examination of a cause; not to give up without trial.