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1987 Canadian film
Life Classes is a 1987 Canadian drama film directed by William D. MacGillivray. Mary Cameron (Cormier) lives on the Canadian island of Cape Breton, Nova
Life_Classes
2007 novel by Pat Barker
Life Class is a novel by Pat Barker released in 2007. The novel is about students at the Slade School of Art in the first years of the twentieth century
Life_Class
Social class
the upper classes of a society may no longer rule the society in which they are living, they are often referred to as the old upper classes, and they
Upper_class
Drawing of the usually unclothed human form
figure drawing classes. An academy figure is a carefully executed drawing or painting of the nude human body, typically at half life size, completed
Figure_drawing
2012 video game
story. Fantasy Life is a role-playing life simulation game, in which players can choose from any of the twelve jobs known as "life classes". Gameplay centers
Fantasy_Life
Matter with biological processes
Life is the capacity, in matter, for processes such as cell signaling, homeostasis, metabolism, cell growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction
Life
2001 book by Jonathan Rose
The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes is a 2001 historical study by Jonathan Rose, published by Yale University Press, that investigates
The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes
The_Intellectual_Life_of_the_British_Working_Classes
2025 video game
known as "life classes". Gameplay centers upon the player taking on various tasks given to them and switching between the fourteen Life classes to access
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
Fantasy_Life_i:_The_Girl_Who_Steals_Time
Group of investments with similar characteristics
describes asset classes as investments with similar characteristics and identifies stocks, bonds and cash as the three main classes for many investors
Asset_classes
Hypothetical life with reversed molecular chirality
Mirror-image life (also called mirror life) is a hypothetical form of life using mirror-reflected molecular building blocks. The successful creation of
Mirror-image_life
Indian comedy television series
Comedy Classes is an Indian comedy show on channel Life OK. Produced by Optimystix Entertainment, its starting date was 7 October 2014. The show is set
Comedy_Classes
2026 American comedy series
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair is an American television sitcom miniseries created by Linwood Boomer for Hulu. It is a revival of Malcolm in
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
Malcolm_in_the_Middle:_Life's_Still_Unfair
Local application of criminal punishment in the United States of America
to life" or "25 years to life" is called an "indeterminate life sentence", while a sentence of "life without the possibility of parole" or "life without
Life imprisonment in the United States
Life_imprisonment_in_the_United_States
English raconteur (1908–1999)
later in life. Crisp worked briefly as a rent boy during her teen years, then spent three decades as a professional artist's model for life classes in art
Quentin_Crisp
Two-dimensional cellular automaton
The Game of Life, also known as Conway's Game of Life (sometimes abbreviated as CGoL) or simply Life, is a cellular automaton devised by the British mathematician
Conway's_Game_of_Life
Indian polymath (1861–1941)
duties as steward-mentor at Shantiniketan kept him busy: mornings he taught classes; afternoons and evenings he wrote the students' textbooks. He fundraised
Rabindranath_Tagore
Series of Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs)
Taiwan The Air Force uses a handful of G-Classes. Thailand Royal Thai Army United Kingdom An Argentine Army G-Class captured by the British Army during the
Mercedes-Benz_G-Class
Class of US nuclear ballistic missile submarines
Typhoon class, the last of which was retired in 2023, and 24,000-ton Borei class. Like their predecessors the Benjamin Franklin and Lafayette classes, the
Ohio-class_submarine
Hierarchical stratification of societies
poorer classes and the higher, wealthier classes. India (↑), Nepal, North Korea (↑), Sri Lanka (↑) and some Indigenous peoples maintain social classes today
Social_class
1997 Canadian Coast Guard ship class
Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) maintains a fleet of 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in) Cape-class motor lifeboats based on a motor lifeboat design used by the United States
Cape-class_motor_lifeboat
2015 novel by Hanya Yanagihara
A Little Life is a 2015 novel by American writer Hanya Yanagihara. Lengthy and tackling difficult subject matter, it garnered critical acclaim, was shortlisted
A_Little_Life
Ice class
"Icebreaker". The two lowest Polar Classes (PC 6 and PC 7) are roughly equivalent to the two highest Finnish-Swedish ice classes (1A Super and 1A, respectively)
Polar_Class
2018 self-help book by Jordan Peterson
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos is a 2018 self-help book by the Canadian clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson. It provides life advice through
12_Rules_for_Life
Game character aspect
abilities offered by the classes found within the game. Dungeons & Dragons was the first game to introduce the usage of character classes to role-playing. Many
Character class (Dungeons & Dragons)
Character_class_(Dungeons_&_Dragons)
American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916)
Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, War of the Classes, and Before Adam. His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and
Jack_London
2007 film
The series was called Class: Life After (Estonian: Klass: Elu pärast, which can also be translated as "Class: For Life/Life After"). Joosep Raak is
The_Class_(2007_film)
Classification of power amplifier
In electronics, power amplifier classes are letter symbols applied to different power amplifier types. The class gives a broad indication of an amplifier's
Power_amplifier_classes
Class of British nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines
submarines have an intended service life of around 35 to 40 years, an increase of around 50% over the previous class. The submarines will each have a crew
Dreadnought-class_submarine
German executive car
mid-range and the medium class (Mittlere klasse). What complicates the matter is that before 1972 and up until 1985 cars in both classes shared the same chassis
Mercedes-Benz_E-Class
American drama television series
Sex/Life is an American erotic drama television series created by Stacy Rukeyser for Netflix and starring Sarah Shahi, Mike Vogel, Adam Demos, and Margaret
Sex/Life
2005 book by Jim B. Tucker
Life Before Life: A Scientific Investigation of Children's Memories of Previous Lives is a 2005 book written by psychiatrist Jim B. Tucker, which presents
Life_Before_Life
2003 Online virtual world platform
the litigation into a class action, and that there were two classes under which claimants could file claims. The primary class was those who suffered
Second_Life
1999 video game
character classes. Each character class has a set of weapons and abilities unique to that specific class. This differentiation between classes makes for
Team_Fortress_Classic
2016 American comedy-drama miniseries
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life is an American comedy-drama television miniseries created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham and Alexis
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Gilmore_Girls:_A_Year_in_the_Life
Boat class of Turkish navy
The Doğan class is one of the fast attack craft / missile boat classes of the Turkish Navy. Designed by Lürssen Werft in Germany, these ships are almost
Doğan-class_fast_attack_craft
2006 German film by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
have so far kept the state from directly monitoring him. Dreyman's apparent life as a model East German mystifies Wiesler; the playwright has no known vices
The_Lives_of_Others
French undergraduate education prior to entering grandes écoles
The Classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles (French pronunciation: [klas pʁepaʁatwaʁ o ɡʁɑ̃dz‿ekɔl], Higher school preparatory classes, abbr. CPGE),
Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles
Classe_préparatoire_aux_grandes_écoles
Canadian singer and actress
Labrador. She is most noted for her performance as Mary Cameron in the film Life Classes, for which she received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at
Jacinta_Cormier
Australian/New Zealand television series
My Life Is Murder is an Australian–New Zealand murder mystery crime comedy-drama television series, broadcast on Network 10 and TVNZ 1. The ten part series
My_Life_Is_Murder
Novel by Kate Atkinson
Life After Life is a 2013 novel by Kate Atkinson. It is the first of two novels about the Todd family. The second, A God in Ruins, was published in 2015
Life_After_Life_(novel)
American girlfriend of Sid Vicious (1958–1978)
to a hospital bed and treated by medical staff, who ultimately saved her life. She was released from the hospital eight days after birth. Spungen proved
Nancy_Spungen
Topics referred to by the same term
Life Goes On may refer to: Life Goes On (1932 film), a British film directed by Jack Raymond Life Goes On (1938 film), an American film directed by William
Life_Goes_On
English painter (1787–1849)
respected artists in the country he continued to study at life classes throughout his life, a practice considered inappropriate by his fellow artists
William_Etty
Practice of an unconventional lifestyle
Bohemianism is a social and cultural movement that has, at its core, a way of life away from society's conventional norms and expectations. The term originates
Bohemianism
1980s class of Soviet/Russian guided-missile anti-submarine destroyer
destroyer classes in service Equivalent destroyers of the same era Kidd class Hatakaze class Rajput class Type 051D Almirante Brown class Апалков, Ю
Udaloy-class_destroyer
Private university in Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Campus). Twenty-two students attended the first classes in January 1975. In 1989, the name was shortened to "Life College", as it had recently opened an undergraduate
Life_University
Type of Thai folk music
working-class people[citation needed] and in favor of a democratic political system. The term phleng phuea chiwit (songs for life) came from "art for life" or
Phleng_phuea_chiwit
Nazi Germany eugenics program
(/ˈleɪbənzˌbɔːrn/, German pronunciation: [ˈleːbənsˌbɔʁn], lit. 'Fount of Life') was a secret, SS-initiated, state-registered association in Nazi Germany
Lebensborn
Infectious agent that replicates in cells
evade these immune responses and result in chronic infections. Several classes of antiviral drugs have been developed and around 100 individual antiviral
Virus
Social class of people working for a living
the transformation of pre-modern labouring classes into a modern, politically self-conscious, working class.[verification needed] Starting around 1917
Working_class
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World is an anime television series based on the light novel series Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World written
List_of_Re:Zero_episodes
Abilities for adaptive and positive behavior
development charity CAFOD supports life skills classes for people without literacy and numeracy skills. While certain life skills programs focus on teaching
Life_skills
Class of American aircraft carriers
contrast with the earlier Lexington, Yorktown and Essex-classes, the beam (width) of the Midway-class carriers meant that they could not pass through the
Midway-class_aircraft_carrier
1951 book by C. Wright Mills
Middle Classes is a study of the American middle class by sociologist C. Wright Mills, first published in 1951. It describes the forming of a "new class":
White Collar: The American Middle Classes
White_Collar:_The_American_Middle_Classes
2015 documentary TV series
heir Robert Durst, a convicted murderer. The first season, subtitled The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, debuted on HBO on February 8, 2015, and it consists
The_Jinx_(TV_series)
German philosopher and socialist (1820–1895)
"base"—the mode of production and the resulting class relations. "It is not consciousness that determines life, but life that determines consciousness," they wrote
Friedrich_Engels
American photo newsmagazine (since 1936)
Life (stylized as LIFE) is an American news magazine. Life was launched in 1936 as a weekly publication, in 1972 it transitioned to publishing "special"
Life_(magazine)
Visual novel video game series
Class of '09 is a multi-genre video game series consisting of three visual novels and one puzzle game. The series was developed and primarily written
Class_of_'09_(franchise)
The earliest known life forms on Earth may be as old as 4.1 billion years (or Gya) according to biologically fractionated graphite inside a single zircon
Earliest_known_life_forms
Greek philosopher
authenticity has been disputed, as Plato came of age, he imagined for himself a life in public affairs. In 404, Sparta defeated Athens at the conclusion of the
Plato
Mountainous region in eastern North America
there are notable exceptions, including Davy Crockett's A Narrative of the Life of Davy Crockett (1834). Travellers' accounts published in 19th-century magazines
Appalachia
Norwegian painter (1863–1944)
School of Art and Design in Kristiania (Oslo), Munch began to live a bohemian life under the influence of the nihilist Hans Jæger, who urged him to paint his
Edvard_Munch
Nudity in American public indoor pools
towel, boys only a towel. In 1949 classes had become mixed-gender, so suits were worn. In 1941 the "Y" swim classes in Madison, Wisconsin were co-sponsored
Nude swimming in US indoor pools
Nude_swimming_in_US_indoor_pools
2004–2006 British drama TV series
Life Begins is a British television drama first broadcast on ITV between 16 February 2004 and 9 October 2006, starring Caroline Quentin and Alexander Armstrong
Life_Begins_(TV_series)
Form of social categorization
from one another economically, classes are created. When a physical gap is added, a cultural rift between the classes comes into existence, an example
Class_stratification
Insurance that pays benefits upon the policyholder's death
incurred. Life insurance may be divided into two basic classes: temporary and permanent; or the following subclasses: term, universal, whole life, and endowment
Life_insurance
Air defence frigates of the Danish Navy
of frigate classes in service Equivalent frigates of the same era De Zeven Provinciën class Project 22350 Shivalik class FREMM Sachsen class Type 054A
Iver_Huitfeldt-class_frigate
Life of Donald Trump from 1946 to 1968
further mischief, his mother, a devout Christian, sent Trump to confirmation classes at First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica. Trump's behavior remained consistent
Early life and education of Donald Trump
Early_life_and_education_of_Donald_Trump
American television evangelist (1935–2025)
Swaggart founded Jimmy Swaggart Ministries, which owns and operates the SonLife Broadcasting Network (SBN). He also founded the Jimmy Swaggart Bible College
Jimmy_Swaggart
Theory developed by Karl Marx
practice of class power. While Marx's foundational analysis defined classes by their economic position, his treatment of how these classes act in the political
Marx's_theory_of_class
Indian television channel
28 August 2017. Alaxmi Ka Super Parivaar Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant Comedy Classes Har Mard Ka Dard May I Come In Madam? (season 1) Zindagi Kahe Smile Please
Life_OK
1812 novel by Maria Edgeworth
dialect and details of shallow London fashionable life, and the egregious results of the propertied classes treating their Irish lands as a resource to be
The_Absentee_(novel)
1719 novel by Daniel Defoe
mutineers before being rescued. The story has been thought to be based on the life of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway who lived for four years on a Pacific
Robinson_Crusoe
1959 film by Douglas Sirk
Released by Universal Pictures, Imitation of Life was Sirk's final Hollywood film and dealt with issues of race, class and gender. Kohner and Moore each received
Imitation_of_Life_(1959_film)
1994 book
The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life is a 1994 book by the psychologist Richard J. Herrnstein and the political scientist
The_Bell_Curve
American cult leader and mass murderer (1931–1978)
years, the couple relocated to Indianapolis in 1951. Jones took night classes at Butler University to continue his education, finally earning a degree
Jim_Jones
Nuclear guided-missile cruiser class of the US Navy
Bainbridge, and Truxtun classes. Like all of the nuclear cruisers, which could steam for years between refuelings, the California class was designed in part
California-class_cruiser
Japanese video game franchise
Dragon Quest IX, several character classes can be chosen for the party members. Each game has its particular set of classes with typical options, including
Dragon_Quest
System for classifying electrical insulation based on maximum safe operating temperature
into different classes by temperature and temperature rise. The electrical insulation system is sometimes referred to as insulation class or thermal classification
Insulation_system
American singer (1941–1974)
sister, Leah, who also became a singer and recording artist. Elliot's early life was spent with her family in Alexandria, Virginia, and when she was 15, the
Cass_Elliot
1919 film by Maurice Tourneur
the British playwright George R. Sims. The film is set amongst criminal classes in the slums of London. Jack Holt as Jack Hearne, the Romany Rye Wallace
The_Life_Line
American actor and activist (1952–2004)
Advanced Program. They had several classes together in which they were the only students. In their dialects class with Edith Skinner, Williams had no
Christopher_Reeve
American writer, director and producer (born 1945)
Brillstein-Grey and wrote the original pilot script. He drew heavily from his personal life and his experiences growing up in New Jersey, and has stated that he tried
David_Chase
Social class which is a sub-division of the greater middle class
administrative and professional", with "lower middle class". In the nineteenth century, the middle and lower middle classes were able to live in suburbs due to the
Lower_middle_class
2007 Indian film by Anurag Basu
daughter. Shikha, who often meets her aunt, Shivani in her Bharatanatyam classes, reads out a letter from the US from Amol, whom Shivani loved forty years
Life_in_a..._Metro
American teen sitcom (2005–2008)
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is an American teen sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan that aired on Disney Channel from March 18, 2005, to September
The_Suite_Life_of_Zack_&_Cody
British labour economist (born 1948)
Retrieved 6 May 2026. Boyle, David (2013). Broke: Who Killed the Middle Classes?. London: Fourth Estate. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-00-749104-9. Quart, Alissa (2018)
Guy_Standing_(economist)
Form of physical exercise
that classes deliver well-rounded exercise in a short space of time. The American Council on Exercise noted a rise in popularity of barre classes after
Barre_(exercise)
General-purpose programming language
Initially, Stroustrup's "C with Classes" added features to the C compiler, Cpre, including classes, derived classes, strong typing, inlining, and default
C++
British prince (born 1935)
Air Chief Marshal RAF HRH The Duke of Kent; Vickers, Hugo (2022). A Royal Life. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-1529389708. HRH The Duke of Kent (21 September
Prince_Edward,_Duke_of_Kent
2015 Indian film
Life of Josutty is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age drama film directed by Jeethu Joseph. The film stars Dileep in the title role along with
Life_of_Josutty
Russian ballet dancer (1903–1992)
the choreographer and ballet master for the Bolshoi Theatre. His book Classes in Classical Ballet is a thorough study of proper ballet technique and
Asaf_Messerer
Group of related people
balanced between the parents will help children grow and learn valuable life lessons. There is [the] great importance of communication and equality in
Family
Academic grading structure in the United Kingdom
classifications since 1994–1995. The relative proportions of different classes have changed over this period, with increasing numbers of students being
British undergraduate degree classification
British_undergraduate_degree_classification
Measure of average lifespan in a given population
the life expectancies of the world population as a whole. In many instances, life expectancy varied considerably according to class and gender. Life expectancy
Life_expectancy
1940s class of destroyers of the United States Navy
Somers classes. Some went on to serve during the Korean War and into the Vietnam War. The United States Navy (USN) commissioned 175 Fletcher-class destroyers
Fletcher-class_destroyer
2008 film by Andrew Stanton
sleek, futuristic robot called EVE, who scans the planet for sustainable life. WALL-E is smitten by her, and the two begin to connect until EVE goes into
WALL-E
Canadian professional wrestler (born 1957)
some of his most prominent experience with Japanese combatants and real-life trainers Mr. Hito and Mr. Sakurada. Hart also had high-impact matches against
Bret_Hart
American adult animation TV series
to be Xavier's search for an answer to the abstract question, "What doth life?". Much of the first season focuses on his search for the person who killed
Xavier:_Renegade_Angel
Ownership of people as property
Egyptians to refer to different classes of servitude over the course of history. Interpretation of the textual evidence of classes of slaves in ancient Egypt
Slavery
LIFE CLASSES
LIFE CLASSES
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Life-like
Female
French
French feminine form of Roman Cælinus, CÉLINE means "heaven."
Female
Yiddish
(לִיבֶּע) Yiddish form of German liebe, LIBE means "love." Compare with another form of Libe.
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Live Long Life
Girl/Female
Tamil
Life like, Rising Sun
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Diamond Like Life
Male
Native American
Native American Miwok name LISE means "salmon head rising above water." Compare with feminine Lise.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a lime burner or for a whitewasher, from Old English līm ‘lime’.
Male
Scottish
Scottish surname transferred to forename use, FIFE means "from Fife," a place said to have gotten its name from the legendary Pictish hero Fib.
Female
French
French form of German Amalia, AMÉLIE means "work."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Leaf.Dutch (de Lief) : nickname from lief, ‘dear’, ‘beloved’, with the definite article de.Jewish : unexplained, possibly from the Netherlands, with the same etymology as 2.
Female
Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of German Liese, LISE means "God is my oath."Â Compare with masculine Lise.
Boy/Male
Sikh
Diamond like life
Female
Hebrew
(לִיבֶּע) Hebrew name derived from the word lev, LIBE means "heart." Compare with another form of Libe.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Leaf.Jewish : variant of Lief.
Female
Norse
Old Norse name derived from the word lif, LIFA means "life."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Leaf.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval female personal name Line, a reduced form of Cateline (see Catlin) and of various other names, such as Emmeline and Adeline, containing the Anglo-Norman French diminutive suffix -line (originally a double diminutive, composed of the elements -el and -in).French (Liné) : metonymic occupational name for a linen weaver or a linen merchant, from an Old French adjective liné ‘made of linen’.
Female
French
French form of German Elise, ÉLISE means "God is my oath."Â
Female
Chinese
clever and fragrant like flowers.
LIFE CLASSES
LIFE CLASSES
Boy/Male
Celtic American Gaelic Scottish
Crooked nose. Nickname of a Highland chieftain with a crooked nose.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Restorer
Boy/Male
Tamil
Horizon
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places called Fifield or Fyfield, of which there are instances in Berkshire, Essex, Oxfordshire, and Wiltshire, all so named from Old English fīf ‘five’ + hīd ‘hide’. (A hide was a measurement of land area.)
Girl/Female
Tamil
Meek, Soft, Calm
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sindhi, Traditional
Rose; Lakshmi the Virtuous
Boy/Male
American, British, Dutch, English, German
Trusted
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Wearing Golden Ornaments
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill or by a hillock, from a genitive or plural form of Middle English knoll ‘hilltop’, ‘hillock’ (Old English cnoll; see Knoll), or habitational name from any of the many places named with this word.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Tnúthghail (see Newell).
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Man of Valor
LIFE CLASSES
LIFE CLASSES
LIFE CLASSES
LIFE CLASSES
LIFE CLASSES
a.
That saves life, or is suited to save life, esp. from drowning; as, the life-saving service; a life-saving station.
v. t.
To form into a line; to align; as, to line troops.
v. i.
To pass one's time; to pass life or time in a certain manner, as to habits, conduct, or circumstances; as, to live in ease or affluence; to live happily or usefully.
n.
The living or actual form, person, thing, or state; as, a picture or a description from the life.
n.
A certain way or manner of living with respect to conditions, circumstances, character, conduct, occupation, etc.; hence, human affairs; also, lives, considered collectively, as a distinct class or type; as, low life; a good or evil life; the life of Indians, or of miners.
v. t.
To live by theft.
adv.
On my life; dearly.
n.
The equator; -- usually called the line, or equinoctial line; as, to cross the line.
n.
Life.
a.
Having life; alive; living; not dead.
a.
Giving life or spirit; having power to give life; inspiriting; invigorating.
v. t.
To read or repeat line by line; as, to line out a hymn.
n.
A lift gate. See Lift gate, below.
v. i.
To be maintained in life; to acquire a livelihood; to subsist; -- with on or by; as, to live on spoils.
v. t.
To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually; as, to live an idle or a useful life.
n.
A history of the acts and events of a life; a biography; as, Johnson wrote the life of Milton.
n.
Of human beings: The union of the soul and body; also, the duration of their union; sometimes, the deathless quality or existence of the soul; as, man is a creature having an immortal life.
n.
An essential constituent of life, esp. the blood.
n.
That which imparts or excites spirit or vigor; that upon which enjoyment or success depends; as, he was the life of the company, or of the enterprise.
n.
Figuratively: The potential or animating principle, also, the period of duration, of anything that is conceived of as resembling a natural organism in structure or functions; as, the life of a state, a machine, or a book; authority is the life of government.