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| favoring, working for, or characterized by progress or improvement, as through political or social reform |
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| a journalist whose works target business and government corruption |
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| exclusive control of a commodity or service in a given market, or control that makes possible the fixing of prices and the virtual elimination of free competition |
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| a person, especially a federal official, who seeks to dissolve corporate trusts through the vigorous enforcement of antitrust laws |
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| a system of government in which many of the means of production and trade are owned and/or run by the government |
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| the private ownership of most means of production and trade, combined with a generally unrestricted marketplace of goods and services |
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a group of people united by common interests |
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| a person who willfully stirs up strife, riot, rebellion, etc |
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| a statement that seems contradictory, unbelievable, or absurd but that may actually be true in fact |
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| the combination, into one manufacturing organization, of all the phases of production |
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| any individual, group, or organization that seeks to influence legislation or administrative action |
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| to find out with certainty |
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| an invocation of divine blessing; a speech with positive, moving messages |
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| lacking in judgement or caution; rash; indiscreet |
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| a lowering in rank or status; diminishing of quality, moral character, value |
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| the point at which things come together at a point |
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| characterized by clamor or vehement outcry |
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| change of form, shape, structure or substance; a transformation |
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| a startling moment of self discovery |
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