I. noun
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an emerging/fledgling democracy (= new )
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the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe
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Last year there were 80 breeding pairs which produced 100 fledglings - they are now being studied by Durham University.
II. adjective
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Democratic reforms are beginning to take hold in this fledgling republic.
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At first, Roukoubé was the only baby in their fledgling enterprise.
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Computing becomes an end in itself as the fledgling hacker gets sucked into the loop between the human and the computer.
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In New York a fledgling needle-exchange programme was scrapped last February.
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It seems he gave the fledgling architect his head.
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Jonathan Powell, 44, will join the fledgling station before its broadcasting debut on January 1.
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Peter was clearly a good deal less intimidated than some of his fledgling contemporaries.
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The agreement angered the Bush administration which was philosophically opposed to the government becoming a venture capitalist for fledgling companies.
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There is room for further co-operation between them, as well as with new, fledgling national clearinghouses.