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(Branch), noun affiliate, associate, branch member, branch office, bureau, component, department, division, local, local office, lodge, member, office, organ, section, subdivision, subsidiary

chapter

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chapter

a numbered reference to that part of a Parliamentary session which relates to a specified Act of Parliament, so each Act of Parliament will have a chapter number in the statute book.

CHAPTER, eccl. law. A congregation of clergymen. Such an assembly is termed capitulum, which signifies a little head it being a kind of head, not only to govern the diocese in the vacation of the bishopric, but also for other purposes. Co. Litt. 103.

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West Georgia Chapter of GNA Cheryl Lynn Moore, Chair

Georgia Nurses Association Regions & Chapters

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And the winners are!

Chapter President, Metropolitan Philadelphia: Andrea Malone

LMA welcomes 2011 chapter leaders

Rizzo, along with Chicago Chapter member Stephanie Pater of Kirkland & Ellis, is co-chair of the global organization's Emerging Leader Task Force and is serving as a mentor to the NYC Chapter committee.

CoreNet goes all out to engage industry's top young guns

The subtitle of Eithne Quinn's Nuthin' but a "G" Thang does not really prepare one for the dense cultural and commercial history of gangsta rap that unfolds in the volume's eight chapters. Quinn's book reads like a Toni Morrison novel in that every page is crammed with so much information you feel the need to go back and read it over before you can continue to the next.

Eithne Quinn. Nuthin' but a "G" Thang: The Culture and Commerce of Gangsta Rap

McDonough of the New England Chapter as Senior Vice President, Vincent Alicandri of the Toronto Chapter as Secretary, and Neil D.

Dave Bernard becomes TEI's president

Whitewashed Adobe's six chapters are largely dedicated to tracing how these men "appropriated, absorbed, and occasionally obliterated" (7) Mexican history and spaces in carrying out their vision for Los Angeles.

Whitewashed Adobe: The Rise of Los Angeles and the Remaking of its Mexican Past

Many chapters end with a chapter summary, as well as a list of organizations relevant to the topics examined.

Annotated bibliography on musician wellness

Parker has been instrumental in the revitalization of the Cornbelt Chapter. The chapter has had a resurgence over the last couple years, resulting in increased activity and membership.

NAMA honors the best in leadership

Chapter 3 deals with spectral estimation; it presents a variety of methods for doing spectral analysis of time series with examples of outputs.

Time Series Analysis and Cyclostratigraphy: Examining stratigraphic records of environmental cycles

Lack of support from the national ofrice was also a problem for the Brooklyn, N.Y., chapter, which folded in 2001 after operating for 13 years.

Family boosters: the nation's leading group of straight allies, PFLAG chapters can claim considerable grassroots success. But some members want more support from the struggling national office

Two of the most useful chapters are those on electromagnetic radiation and environmental law.