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Capital is the following:- A capital city (in many states the political, religious, and economic capital are the same):
- In geography and politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital) of a country or other political entity is a city or town that contains the government. [N.B.: the phrase "political capital" has an alternative meaning, given below.]
- In societies with official religions a capital (religion) is a religious capital.
- In finance and economics, capital (economics) is real or financial wealth.
- [N.B.: "Political capital", by analogy, is a phrase used for the still-unclaimed favors a politician or lobbyist other political entity is owed in return for favors he or she or it has in the past done. For example, a factory seeking permits to expand might "call in" the political capital it has built up by years of donating to school-construction projects.]
- In architecture, the capital (architecture) of a pillar or column is its top part.
- In orthography, a capital is another term for an uppercase letter or majusculeMajuscules or capital letters (in the Roman alphabet: A B C . are one type of case in a writing system. Compare minuscule a b c . Majuscules and minuscules are sometimes also known as uppercase (or upper case and lowercase (or lower case letters, respecti.
- In literatureLiterature is literally "an acquaintance with letters" as in the first sense given in the Oxford English Dictionary; the term has, however, generally come to identify a collection of texts. The word "literature" spelled with a lower-case "l" can refer to, Capital is the EnglishThe English language is a West Germanic language, originating from England. It is the third most common "first" language (native speakers), with around 402 million people in 2002. English has lingua franca status in many parts of the world, due to the mil title of Das KapitalDas Kapital ("Capital") is a treatise of political economy written by Karl Marx. The book is a critical analysis of capitalism and of its economic practices. Marx bases his work on that of the classical economists like Adam Smith, David Ricardo, and even by Karl MarxKarl Heinrich Marx ( May 5, 1818 March 14, 1883) was an influential German economist, philosopher, social and political theorist. Although Marx addressed many issues in his career as a journalist and philosopher, he is most famous for his analysis of hist.
Capital punishmentCapital punishment also referred to as the death penalty is the judicially ordered execution of a prisoner as a punishment for a serious crime, often called a capital offence or a capital crime''. Some jurisdictions that practice capital punishment restri refers to death sentence.
Also, the term "capital" is often confused with the term capitolA Capitol is a building that houses the administration of certain governments. The word derives from the Capitoline Hill in Rome, seat of the government of the Roman Republic. Capitol (TV series was also a soap opera which ran on CBS from 1982 to 1987., which is the term used for certain buildings used to house the legislative body of a certain sovereignty.
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