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breakdown

Definition for breakdown

noun as in nervous collapse

noun as in account of finances or other business

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Friday's vote offers a glimpse at the likely partisan breakdown of the bill's final passage, which is slated for Jan. 20, the day Trump takes office.

From Salon

That fact, however, didn't change how Black women — the most loyal cohort of the Democratic coalition — felt about the breakdown.

From Salon

But, as the years went on, showbusiness seemed to be overshadowed for Linda and her siblings by a personal and family life marked by turmoil, tragedy and the breakdown of sisterly bonds.

From BBC

The justice secretary said this had prevented the penal system from reaching maximum capacity, and "a total breakdown of law and order".

From BBC

Overburdening him, as in the Australia series, risks breakdowns that could impede the attack.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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