The Dark Knight Rises Glossary

The Dark Knight Rises Glossary

Palisades

A fence or enclosure usually made of wood tied together. Historically used to fortify a town or military base.

Congressman

A member of congress, whose job is to introduce bills to the House of Representatives, debate and vote in committees, and represent their elected district.

Commissioner

In the context of the film, refers to the highest ranking officer in a police force. Otherwise, it refers to someone given the authority to do something, though it still usually refers to high-ranking authority.

DWP

Department of Water and Power

Subsidiaries

A company at least 50 percent owned by another company. Sometimes referred to as a daughter company.

Pacification

an attempt to end violence by either suppressing, eliminating, appeasing a population considered hostile

Excommunicated

exclusion or banishment from a group or community, usually a church

Gangland

world of organized crime

Polyisobutylene

a synthetic (created) rubber

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