John Major is a British politician and public official who was prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997. The son of a former circus performer and vaudeville manager, Major left school at age 16 to help support his family. He worked as a bank accountant for some years and eventually

Léo Major was a decorated Canadian hero of World War II and the Korean War, known for being the only Canadian to win the Distinguished Conduct Medal in two separate wars. Major was born to French-Canadian parents (while his father was working for the American Railroad Company) in the U.S. but moved

Major Major, commander of the 256th Squadron of the U.S. Air Force in Joseph Heller’s novel Catch-22 (1961). Major’s name was a practical joke by his father. Major Major was promoted to the rank of major in the air force by a

John Major is a British politician and public official who was prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997. The son of a former circus performer and vaudeville manager, Major left school at age 16 to help support his family. He worked as a bank accountant for some years and eventually

marjoram, (Origanum majorana), perennial plant of the mint family (Lamiaceae), grown as a culinary herb. Its fresh or dried leaves and flowering tops are used to season many foods, imparting a warm, aromatic, slightly sharp, and bitterish flavor. Marjoram is particularly appreciated for the taste

marjoram: Related species: Pot marjoram (O. onites) is also cultivated for its aromatic leaves and is used to flavor food. Oregano, or wild marjoram (O. vulgare), is a popular culinary herb native to Europe and Asia.

Majorca, island, Balearic Islands provincia (province) and comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), Spain. Majorca is the largest of the Balearic Islands, which lie in the western Mediterranean Sea. It contains two mountainous regions, each about 50 miles (80 km) in length and occupying the

Louis Majorelle was a French artist, cabinetmaker, furniture designer, and ironworker who was one of the leading exponents of the Art Nouveau style. The son of a cabinetmaker, Majorelle was trained as a painter and went in 1877 to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he studied under

Majorian was the Western Roman emperor from 457 to 461, the only man to hold that office in the 5th century who had some claim to greatness. Born of a distinguished military family, he served under the master of soldiers Aetius and helped overthrow the emperor Avitus (reigned 455–456). The real

Majorian was the Western Roman emperor from 457 to 461, the only man to hold that office in the 5th century who had some claim to greatness. Born of a distinguished military family, he served under the master of soldiers Aetius and helped overthrow the emperor Avitus (reigned 455–456). The real

Majorca, island, Balearic Islands provincia (province) and comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), Spain. Majorca is the largest of the Balearic Islands, which lie in the western Mediterranean Sea. It contains two mountainous regions, each about 50 miles (80 km) in length and occupying the

Donatist: …then appointed a reader (lector), Majorinus, to replace Caecilian.

Italian literature: Poetry after World War II: …concerns of the linea lombarda; Giancarlo Majorino, who progressed from Neorealism to Sperimentalismo (“Experimentalism”); Giampiero Neri (pseudonym of Giampiero Pontiggia), influenced in his descriptive narratives by Vittorio Sereni; Giorgio Cesarano, another poetic narrator who abandoned poetry in 1969, before his subsequent suicide (1975); and Tiziano Rossi, whose dominant moral concern…

majoritarianism, the idea that the numerical majority of a population should have the final say in determining the outcome of a decision. From the time of classical Greek philosophers through the 18th century, including the founders of the United States such as James Madison, majoritarianism has

semiconductor device: The p-n junction: …carriers and so are called majority carriers. A few thermally generated electrons will also exist in the p side; these are termed minority carriers. On the n side the electrons are the majority carriers, while the holes are the minority carriers. Near the junction is a region having no free-charge…

United States: The legislative branch: …two main parties are the majority floor leader and the minority floor leader. The floor leaders are assisted by party whips, who are responsible for maintaining contact between the leadership and the members of the House. Bills introduced by members in the House of Representatives are received by standing committees,…

Mervyn LeRoy: Return to Warner Brothers: Mister Roberts, The Bad Seed, and Gypsy: …after a volcano erupts, and A Majority of One (1962) was a lengthy adaptation of the Broadway success, with the unusual casting of Rosalind Russell as a Jewish divorcée and Alec Guinness as a Japanese diplomat. Russell was better served in Gypsy (1962) as Rose Hovick, the frightening stage mother…

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), national political party in India. It was formed in 1984. The BSP states that it represents the people at the lowest levels of the Hindu social system—those officially designated as members of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes—as well as

plurality system: It is distinguished from the majority system, in which, to win, a candidate must receive more votes than all other candidates combined. Election by a plurality is the most common method of selecting candidates for public office.

plurality system: It is distinguished from the majority system, in which, to win, a candidate must receive more votes than all other candidates combined. Election by a plurality is the most common method of selecting candidates for public office.

democracy: Majority rule, minority rights, majority tyranny: The fear of “majority tyranny” was a common theme in the 17th century and later, even among those who were sympathetic to democracy. Given the opportunity, it was argued, a majority would surely trample on the fundamental rights of minorities. Property rights were…

minor, person below the legal age of majority or adulthood. The age of majority varies in different countries, and even in different jurisdictions within a country. It also differs with the type of activity concerned, such as marrying, purchasing alcohol, or driving an automobile. Twenty-one years

Alexander Majors was an American businessman and co-proprietor of Russell, Majors and Waddell, the most prominent freight, mail, and passenger transportation company in the United States in the mid-19th century. The company founded and operated the Pony Express (1860–61). Majors grew up on the

Jonathan Majors is an American actor who was a rising star in Hollywood, known for his work in the HBO miniseries Lovecraft Country (2020) and the boxing drama Creed III (2023). He also was cast as the villain Kang the Conqueror in several Marvel projects, but the studio cut ties with Majors in

Jonathan Majors is an American actor who was a rising star in Hollywood, known for his work in the HBO miniseries Lovecraft Country (2020) and the boxing drama Creed III (2023). He also was cast as the villain Kang the Conqueror in several Marvel projects, but the studio cut ties with Majors in

Farrah Fawcett: …under the guidance of actor Lee Majors, to whom she was married (1973–82), Fawcett launched her career, initially working in commercials and in guest appearances on TV series. A poster of her clad in a wet one-piece red bathing suit and flashing her dazzling smile became iconic and sold some…

Paul Kruger: Leader of the Boers: …victories that culminated in the Battle of Majuba Hill (February 27, 1881), with great diplomatic skill he succeeded in negotiating peace based on a limited independence. In 1883 he was elected president of the restored republic.

Yājūj and Mājūj, in Islamic eschatology, two hostile, corrupt forces that will ravage the earth before the end of the world. They are the counterparts of Gog and Magog in the Hebrew Bible and the Christian New Testament. They are mentioned in suras 18 and 21 of the Qurʾān, the holy book of Islam.

Mahajanga, town and major port, northwestern Madagascar. It lies on the island’s northwest coast, at the mouth of the Betsiboka River, whose estuary widens there into Bombetoka Bay. The town was the capital of the 18th-century kingdom of Boina. The French occupied Mahajanga in 1895 at the beginning

Majuro, atoll in the Ratak (eastern) chain of the Marshall Islands and capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, in the western Pacific Ocean. The atoll comprises 64 islets on an elliptically shaped reef 25 miles (40 km) long and has a total land area of 4 square miles (10 square km). Majuro

majuscule, in calligraphy, capital, uppercase, or large letter in most alphabets, in contrast to the minuscule, lowercase, or small letter. All the letters in a majuscule script are contained between a single pair of (real or theoretical) horizontal lines. The Latin, or Roman, alphabet uses both

Southeast Asian arts: Malaysia: The mak yong, a dance drama that probably dates back more than 1,000 years, was introduced in Kelantan under the patronage of the royal courts. In the 20th century it existed as a folk theatre with an all-female cast. The music that accompanies 12 surviving stories…

basketry: Lattice construction: …construction appears mainly among the Makah Indians of the U.S. Pacific Northwest and in Central and East Africa.

marlin: The white marlin (K. albida, or K. albidus) is limited to the Atlantic and is blue-green, with a paler belly and with pale vertical bars on its sides. Its maximum weight is about 45 kg (100 pounds).

marlin: The black marlin (Istiompax indica) grows as large or larger than the blue. It is known to reach a weight of more than 700 kg (1,500 pounds). An Indo-Pacific species, it is blue or blue-gray above and lighter below; its distinctive stiff pectoral fins are set…

marlin: The blue marlin (Makaira nigricans), found worldwide, is a very large fish, sometimes attaining a weight of 450 kg (1,000 pounds) or more. It is deep blue with a silvery belly and is often barred with lighter vertical stripes. The black marlin (Istiompax indica) grows as…

Mekele, town, northern Ethiopia. Situated 6,778 feet (2,066 metres) above sea level and west of the salt mines of the Danakil Plain, Mekele is the principal centre of Ethiopia’s inland salt trade. Newer industries include the production of incense and resin. An airport serves the town. Nearby are

Makālu, one of the world’s highest mountains (27,766 feet [8,463 meters]), in the Himalayas on the Nepalese-Tibetan (Chinese) border. It lies 14 miles (23 km) east-southeast of Mount Everest. Makālu had been observed by climbers of Mount Everest, but attempts to ascend its steep, glacier-covered

Iran: The Buyids: Among them Mākān ibn Kākī served the Samanids with his compatriots, the sons of Būyeh, and their allies the Ziyārids under Mardāvīj. Mardāvīj introduced the three Buyid brothers to the Iranian plateau, where he established an empire reaching as far south as Isfahan and Hamadān. He was…

Kalaupapa Peninsula, peninsula on the northern shore of Molokai island, Hawaii, U.S. Occupying a 5-square-mile (13-square-km) plateau unsuited to agriculture, the peninsula is isolated from the rest of the island by 2,000-foot (600-metre) cliffs. It was formed more than 200,000 years ago from the

Makapansgat, site of paleoanthropological excavation, one of the oldest of the known cave sites in South Africa containing Australopithecus africanus fossils. Located about 240 km (150 miles) north of Sterkfontein, itself a major site that has yielded numerous hominin (of human lineage) fossils,

Makapansgat, site of paleoanthropological excavation, one of the oldest of the known cave sites in South Africa containing Australopithecus africanus fossils. Located about 240 km (150 miles) north of Sterkfontein, itself a major site that has yielded numerous hominin (of human lineage) fossils,

makar, any of the Scottish courtly poets who flourished from about 1425 to 1550. The best known are Robert Henryson, William Dunbar, Gavin Douglas, and Sir David Lyndsay; the group is sometimes expanded to include James I of Scotland and Harry the Minstrel, or Blind Harry. Because Geoffrey Chaucer

Makar Sankranti, Hindu festival in January celebrating the entrance of the Sun into the astrological sign of makara (corresponding to Capricorn) and the beginning of the Sun’s uttarayana (northward journey). Makar Sankranti occurs on January 14 (or 15 during a leap year). Unlike most other Hindu

Vladimir Korolenko: …best-known story, Son Makara (1885; Makar’s Dream), which conveys with sympathetic insight the world of a Yakut peasant. During his editorship (c. 1900) of the influential review Russkoe Bogatstvo, Korolenko championed minorities and befriended younger writers, including Maxim Gorky. Unwilling to cooperate with the Bolshevik government, he retired after the…

Central Asian arts: Sculpture and painting: Water spouts forth from makara (Hindu water monster with the body of a crocodile and the head of an elephant) snouts sheathed in gilt copper into reservoirs laid out with architectural dignity. As far as present knowledge goes, Newari sculpture was dominated from the 8th century into the 18th…

Makar Sankranti, Hindu festival in January celebrating the entrance of the Sun into the astrological sign of makara (corresponding to Capricorn) and the beginning of the Sun’s uttarayana (northward journey). Makar Sankranti occurs on January 14 (or 15 during a leap year). Unlike most other Hindu

Guadalcanal Island: …(Kavo Range) that culminates in Mount Popomanaseu (7,644 feet [2,330 metres]), the highest point in the country. Many short, rapid streams, including the Mataniko, Lungga, and Tenaru, tumble from the wooded mountains to the coast, which in some places is lined with mangrove swamps. The economy is based mainly on…

Anton Makarenko was a teacher and social worker who was the most-influential educational theorist in the Soviet Union. Makarenko studied at the Poltava Pedagogical Institute and graduated in 1917 with honours. In the 1920s he organized the Gorky Colony, a rehabilitation settlement for children who

Anton Makarenko was a teacher and social worker who was the most-influential educational theorist in the Soviet Union. Makarenko studied at the Poltava Pedagogical Institute and graduated in 1917 with honours. In the 1920s he organized the Gorky Colony, a rehabilitation settlement for children who

Makgadikgadi, region of sandy alkaline clay depressions (pans) in northeastern Botswana. The pans form a broad inland basin that descends gradually from 3,150 feet (960 m) in the west to 2,975 feet (900 m) and then rise more steeply to between 3,500 and 4,000 feet (1,050 and 1,200 m) eastward. They

Philokalia: …Greek monk Nikodimos and by Makarios, the bishop of Corinth, the Philokalia was first published in Venice in 1782 and gathered the unpublished writings of all major Hesychasts (hermits) of the Christian East, from Evagrius Ponticus to Gregory Palamas.

Makarios III was the archbishop and primate of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus. He was a leader in the struggle for enosis (union) with Greece during the postwar British occupation, and, from 1959 until his death in 1977, he was the president of independent Cyprus. Mouskos, the son of a poor

makar, any of the Scottish courtly poets who flourished from about 1425 to 1550. The best known are Robert Henryson, William Dunbar, Gavin Douglas, and Sir David Lyndsay; the group is sometimes expanded to include James I of Scotland and Harry the Minstrel, or Blind Harry. Because Geoffrey Chaucer

Arctic Ocean: Topography of the ocean floor: The Makarov Basin lies between the Alpha Cordillera and the Lomonosov Ridge, and its floor is at a depth of 13,200 feet. The largest subbasin of the Arctic Ocean is the Canada Basin, which extends approximately 700 miles from the Beaufort Shelf to the Alpha Cordillera.…

Stepan Osipovich Makarov: His armour-piercing shells, known as Makarov tips, greatly increased the penetrating force of shells. He also designed and built the icebreaker Ermak to explore the Arctic.

Stepan Osipovich Makarov was a Russian naval commander in charge of the Pacific fleet at the start of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904. The son of an ensign, Makarov graduated from the Maritime Academy in 1865 and was commissioned an ensign in the Russian navy in 1869. He became a brilliant and

Natalia Makarova Russian-born ballerina considered to be one of the greatest classical dancers. Makarova began her training at the Leningrad Choreographic School at age 12. Upon graduation in 1959 she joined the Kirov (now Mariinsky) Ballet and soon became one of their leading ballerinas. She won a

Natalia Makarova Russian-born ballerina considered to be one of the greatest classical dancers. Makarova began her training at the Leningrad Choreographic School at age 12. Upon graduation in 1959 she joined the Kirov (now Mariinsky) Ballet and soon became one of their leading ballerinas. She won a

Australian Aboriginal peoples: Leadership and social control: …of this sort being the Makarrata (magarada, or maneiag) of Arnhem Land. During a ritualized meeting, the accused ran the gauntlet of his accusers, who threw spears at him; a wounded thigh was taken as proof of guilt.

Macarius was a Russian metropolitan (archbishop) of Moscow and head of the Russian Church during the period of consolidation of the Muscovite Empire. A monk of the monastery of St. Paphnutius in Borovsk, southwest of Moscow, Macarius became archbishop of Novgorod in 1526. After his elevation in

Makassar, kota (city), capital of South Sulawesi (Sulawesi Selatan) propinsi (or provinsi; province), Indonesia. It lies along the southwestern side of the southwestern peninsula of Celebes. The Makassarese, who account for the majority of the population, constitute a branch of the Malay people and

Celebes: Geography: The Buginese and Makassarese are Muslims who live in southern Celebes and are extremely industrious, especially in the manufacture of plaited goods and in weaving, gold and silver work, and shipbuilding. The Minahasan inhabit the area around Manado and are the most Westernized of the island peoples: they…

Makassar, kota (city), capital of South Sulawesi (Sulawesi Selatan) propinsi (or provinsi; province), Indonesia. It lies along the southwestern side of the southwestern peninsula of Celebes. The Makassarese, who account for the majority of the population, constitute a branch of the Malay people and

Makassar Strait, narrow passage of the west-central Pacific Ocean, Indonesia. Extending 500 miles (800 km) northeast–southwest from the Celebes Sea to the Java Sea, the strait passes between Borneo on the west and Celebes on the east and is 80 to 230 miles (130 to 370 km) wide. It is a deep

Celebes: Geography: The Buginese and Makassarese are Muslims who live in southern Celebes and are extremely industrious, especially in the manufacture of plaited goods and in weaving, gold and silver work, and shipbuilding. The Minahasan inhabit the area around Manado and are the most Westernized of the island peoples: they…

Makatea, island of French Polynesia, administratively part of the Tuamotu-Gambier administrative subdivision. It lies in the central South Pacific, 130 miles (210 km) northeast of Tahiti. Sighted by the Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen (1772), it is 5 miles (8 km) long by 3 miles (5 km) wide, with

Makati, city, south-central Luzon, Philippines. A southern residential, financial, and industrial suburb of Manila, it has a large, modern manufacturing complex along its segment of the regional belt highway, where a number of national and foreign firms are located. Makati’s Forbes Park sector,

Suleja: …[220 km] north-northeast) about 1804, Muhamman Makau, sarkin (“king of”) Zazzau, led many of the Hausa nobility to the Koro town of Zuba (6 miles [10 km] south). Abu Ja (Jatau), his brother and successor as sarkin Zazzau, founded Abuja town in 1828, began construction of its wall a year…

History of film: Russia, eastern Europe, and Central Asia: …known director: the political avant-gardist Dušan Makavejev (Ljubavni slucaj ili tragedija sluzbenice P.T.T. [The Tragedy of the Switchboard Operator], 1967). Makavejev belonged to the late 1960s movement known as Novi Film (New Film), which also included such directors as Puriša Djordjević, Aleksandar Petrović, and Živojin Pavlović, all of whom were…

Tupac Shakur was an influential American rapper and actor who was one of the leading names in 1990s gangsta rap. With his raw talent and thoughtful lyrics, he frequently addressed social issues in his songs and became an enduring symbol of artistic expression in hip-hop culture. Lesane Crooks was

MAGA movement, nativist political movement that emerged in the United States during the 2016 presidential campaign of its putative leader, Donald Trump. Its name is derived from Trump’s 2016 campaign slogan “Make America Great Again,” which has been a rallying cry for many Trump supporters ever

MAGA movement, nativist political movement that emerged in the United States during the 2016 presidential campaign of its putative leader, Donald Trump. Its name is derived from Trump’s 2016 campaign slogan “Make America Great Again,” which has been a rallying cry for many Trump supporters ever

Michael Frayn: In Make and Break (1980) a salesman loses his humanity though he gains business success. Frayn’s other plays included Donkeys’ Years (1977), Benefactors (1984), Here: A Play in Two Acts (1993), Copenhagen (1998), Democracy (2003), and Afterlife

disc jockey: …when Martin Block broadcast his Make Believe Ballroom on station WNEW in New York City as filler between news coverage of the closely followed trial of the kidnapper of the Charles Lindbergh baby. Upon the request of thousands of listeners, the makeshift show was retained by the station after the…

Charlie Barnet: …The Fabulous Dorseys (1947), and Make Believe Ballroom (1949).

Solomon Burke: …three of his subsequent releases—Make Do with What You Got (2005), Like a Fire (2008), and Nothing’s Impossible (2010)—were nominated in that category. He was traveling to the Netherlands for a performance in October 2010 when he died at Schiphol airport near Amsterdam. Burke was inducted into the Rock…

Wham!: Making it big in the U.S. and beyond: The band’s sophomore effort, Make It Big, reached number one on the Billboard album chart and spawned a world tour. Its first single, “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” was supported by a music video that showcased the band’s youthful energy, good looks, and colorful style, all of which…

Brad Pitt: Personal life and humanitarian causes: In 2006 he established the Make It Right Foundation, a multimillion-dollar project to construct environmentally friendly homes in New Orleans for people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The undertaking attracted numerous high-profile architects, but it was plagued by construction issues that resulted in several legal disputes. Notably, in 2015 the foundation…

Nikki Giovanni: Chasing Utopia (2013) and Make Me Rain (2020) feature poetry and prose. In Gemini: An Extended Autobiographical Statement on My First Twenty-Five Years of Being a Black Poet (1971) she presents autobiographical reminiscences, and in Sacred Cows…and Other Edibles (1988) she proffers a collection of her essays.

Beastie Boys: …for the debut single “Make Some Noise” demonstrated that the group had not lost its sense of the absurd. Despite the progress that was made with his early cancer treatments, Yauch’s health deteriorated, and he passed away in 2012. Two years later Diamond confirmed that the band had dissolved…

Leo McCarey: Feature films: McCarey’s most personal film, Make Way for Tomorrow (1937), was a bittersweet indictment of the mistreatment of the elderly. It was a radical departure for the director, an unabashed tearjerker about an impoverished elderly couple (Beulah Bondi and Victor Moore) whose selfish children are not willing to house both…

printing: Makeup of letterpress copy: …alloy, is an operation called makeup. This is preceded, if the same form is to include several smaller pages to be printed together, such as a book, by an operation called imposition, which consists in laying out the pages in the form so that they are in their numerical order…

Miriam Makeba was a South African-born singer who became known as Mama Afrika, one of the world’s most prominent Black African performers in the 20th century. The daughter of a Swazi mother and a Xhosa father, Makeba grew up in Sophiatown, a segregated Black township outside of Johannesburg and

Miriam Makeba was a South African-born singer who became known as Mama Afrika, one of the world’s most prominent Black African performers in the 20th century. The daughter of a Swazi mother and a Xhosa father, Makeba grew up in Sophiatown, a segregated Black township outside of Johannesburg and

Queen of Sheba was, according to Jewish and Islamic traditions, the ruler of the kingdom of Sabaʾ (or Sheba) in southwestern Arabia. In the biblical account of the reign of King Solomon, she visited his court at the head of a camel caravan bearing gold, jewels, and spices. The story provides

Randall Robinson: …other works included the novel Makeda (2011), about an African American family in the 1950s.

Macedonia, region in the south-central Balkans that comprises north-central Greece, southwestern Bulgaria, and the independent Republic of North Macedonia. The traditional boundaries of the geographical region of Macedonia are the lower Néstos (Mesta in Bulgaria) River and the Rhodope Mountains on

Macedonia, traditional region of Greece, comprising the north-central portion of the country. Greek Macedonia has an area of about 13,200 square miles (34,200 square km). It is bounded by Albania to the west, independent North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, the Greek region of Thrace (Thráki)

North Macedonia, landlocked country of the south-central Balkans. It is bordered to the north by Kosovo and Serbia, to the east by Bulgaria, to the south by Greece, and to the west by Albania. The capital is Skopje. The Republic of North Macedonia is located in the northern part of the area

Macedonia, region in the south-central Balkans that comprises north-central Greece, southwestern Bulgaria, and the independent Republic of North Macedonia. The traditional boundaries of the geographical region of Macedonia are the lower Néstos (Mesta in Bulgaria) River and the Rhodope Mountains on

Macedonia, region in the south-central Balkans that comprises north-central Greece, southwestern Bulgaria, and the independent Republic of North Macedonia. The traditional boundaries of the geographical region of Macedonia are the lower Néstos (Mesta in Bulgaria) River and the Rhodope Mountains on

Macedonian language, South Slavic language that is most closely related to Bulgarian and is written in the Cyrillic alphabet. Macedonian is the official language of the Republic of North Macedonia, where it is spoken by more than 1.3 million people. The Macedonian language is also spoken in Greek

Makiyivka, city, eastern Ukraine. The city was founded as Dmitriyevsk (Dmytriyivsk) in 1899 with the establishment of a metallurgical works; the nearby small village of Makiyivka was later absorbed into the city. Dmitriyevsk subsequently developed as one of the largest coal-mining and industrial

Makiyivka, city, eastern Ukraine. The city was founded as Dmitriyevsk (Dmytriyivsk) in 1899 with the establishment of a metallurgical works; the nearby small village of Makiyivka was later absorbed into the city. Dmitriyevsk subsequently developed as one of the largest coal-mining and industrial

Mary Barra, née Mary Teresa Makela (born December 24, 1961, Waterford, Michigan), is chief executive officer (CEO) and chair of the board of General Motors Company (GM). When she was appointed CEO in 2014, Barra became the first woman to head a global automaker. Growing up in suburban Detroit,

Makemake, dwarf planet orbiting the Sun beyond the orbit of Pluto. Originally called 2005 FY9, Makemake is named after the creator god of the Polynesian inhabitants of Easter Island; the name alludes to its discovery by astronomers at Palomar Observatory on March 31, 2005, a few days after Easter.

Francis Makemie was a colonial Presbyterian leader at Accomack, Va., who joined in forming the first American presbytery (1706) that united the scattered Dissenting churches in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. During the 1680s and ’90s Makemie had preached and traded in Virginia,

Makeni, town, central Sierra Leone. Makeni grew as a trade and collecting centre among the Temne people. Palm oil and kernels and rice collected in Makeni are transported by road to Freetown, 85 miles (135 km) west-southwest. The town is known for Gara tie-dyeing, an important industrial activity

Andrey Donatovich Sinyavsky: In the novel The Makepeace Experiment (1965), a village boss hoodwinks his constituents with myths and magic. Also smuggled to the West was the essay On Socialist Realism (1960), which called for a new inventiveness in Soviet literature.