prelate, remarkably overt/ covert, microblog, keyword hunts, overtly ideological search

In a touching covert tribute to Terry Pratchett, coders have come up with a way for the author's name to live on across the web.

Terry Pratchett’s name lives on in ‘the clacks’ with hidden web code

Taking a cue from one of Pratchett’s own books, fans have clubbed together...

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I.R.S. Focus on Conservatives Gives G.O.P. an Issue to Seize On
By JONATHAN WEISMAN and MATTHEW L. WALD
The Internal Revenue Service's special scrutiny went beyond keyword hunts for organizations with "Tea Party" or "patriot" in their names, to a more overtly ideological search.





The liberals’ decision to appeal to the constitution is likely to gather wide support among intellectuals, many of whom fear that any more overt challenge to the party could provoke a backlash. A petition for radical political reform issued four years ago resulted in police harassment of many of the thousands of people who signed it, as well as the sentencing of its chief author, Liu Xiaobo, to 11 years in prison. This time the authorities will find it harder to crack down. Thanks to the rapid growth of social media, especially microblogs, in the last couple of years, the liberals’ message is likely to spread.

When the Web’s Chaos Takes an Ugly Turn

By JENNA WORTHAM 3:39 PM ET

A forum on Reddit, a community and social news site, has set off a debate about privacy and free speech after it encouraged people to post covert photographs of women.

For President, Five Programs, One Message
By ALESSANDRA STANLEY

The president’s talk-show grand slam was a remarkable — and remarkably overt — display of media management.

The Father Cutie Scandal: Sex and the Single Priest

By Tim Padgett / Miami

The Archdiocese of Miami punishes an ultra-popular prelate after a tabloid publishes pictures of him cavorting with a woman

prelate

n.(1) 教長；高級神長：依教會法有治理權者，包括主教、代牧、監牧、男隱修院長、直屬宗座男修會高級上司等。同 prelatus （ L. ）。 (2) 監督：詳見 prelature, territorial 。 (3) 蒙席：對有功于教會聖職人員的榮銜。
A high-ranking member of the clergy, especially a bishop.

[Middle English prelat, from Old French, from Medieval Latin praelātus, from Latin, past participle of praeferre, to carry before, to prefer : prae-, pre- + lātus, brought.]

ca·vort (kə-vôrt')
intr.v., -vort·ed, -vort·ing, -vorts.

1. To bound or prance about in a sprightly manner; caper.
2. To have lively or boisterous fun; romp: The children cavorted in the water, splashing and ducking each other.

[Possibly alteration of CURVET.]

covert[cov・ert] covert/undercover

• 発音記号[kóuvərt | kʌ'v-]

• adjective

  Pronunciation: /ˈkʌvət/
  

   /ˈkəʊvəːt/
  
  Not openly acknowledged or displayed:covert operations against the dictatorship

[形]((形式))

1 おおわれた, 目につかない, 隠された, 隠れた, ひそかな, 秘密の（⇔overt）；潜在的な；装った

a covert threat
それとない脅迫

covert donations
やみ献金.

2 《法律》〈妻が〉夫の保護下にある.

━━[名] 〔kvrt, また((英))kv〕

1 隠れ場；（鳥獣が隠れる）茂み.

2 おおい, 被覆物.

3 [U]隠しだて；見せかけ

in covert
ひそかに.

4 ((〜s))《鳥》雨覆(あまおおい)羽(tectrix).

cov・ert・ly

[副]ひそかに；暗に.

overt

Pronunciation: /əʊˈvəːt, ˈəʊvət/

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Definition of overt

adjective

• done or shown openly; plainly apparent:an overt act of aggression people with HIV progressing to overt AIDS

Derivatives

overtly

adverb

overtness

noun

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French, past participle of ovrir 'to open', from Latin aperire

overt

adj.

1. Open and observable; not hidden, concealed, or secret: overt hostility; overt intelligence gathering.
2. Of, relating to, or being military or intelligence operations sanctioned or mandated by Congress: overt aid to the rebels.

[Middle English, from Old French, past participle of ovrir, to open, from Vulgar Latin *ōperīre, alteration (influenced by Latin cōperīre, to cover) of Latin aperīre.]

overtly o·vert'ly adv.
overtness o·vert'ness n.