CARICATURES [PUBLICATION TYPE]
\kˈaɹɪkət͡ʃˌʊ͡əz pˌʌblɪkˈe͡ɪʃən tˈa͡ɪp], \kˈaɹɪkətʃˌʊəz pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən tˈaɪp], \k_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_k_ə_tʃ_ˌʊə_z__ p_ˌʌ_b_l_ɪ_k_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n t_ˈaɪ_p]\
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Works portraying in a critical or facetious way a real individual or group, or a figure representing a social, political, ethnic, or racial type. The effect is usually achieved through distortion or exaggeration of characteristics. (Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collection Cataloguing, 2d ed)
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Board of Admiralty
- organized by Continental Congress, October 28, 1779, from earlier more numerous Committee. consisted two members Congress five others and had charge of all naval marine affairs. It was abolished February 7, 1781, upon the creation Secretary Marine.
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