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- noun Ireland, historical The official euphemism used by the Irish Government during the 1940s to refer to its neutral position during World War II.
- noun Ireland, historical World War Two.
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The Jana Sangh grew as a political party slowly and steadily and became a force to be reckoned with by the time of The Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi when most of its prominent leaders were imprisoned.
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