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Supravalvular aortic stenosis
Supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS), also called supravalvar aortic stenosis or elastin arteriopathy, is congenital narrowing of the ascending aorta above the aortic valve, caused by ELN gene mutation or deletion at 7q11.23, alone or in Williams-Beuren syndrome.
Supraventricular tachycardia
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT): fast heart rhythms above 100 bpm arising at or above the His bundle, including AVNRT, AVRT, and focal atrial tachycardia; atrial fibrillation excluded. Treated with adenosine acutely and catheter ablation curatively.
Supremacism
Supremacism is the ideology that one group of people is superior and entitled to rule or dominate others, whether by race, religion, gender, or culture.
Supremacy (film)
Supremacy (2014) is an American drama thriller directed by Deon Taylor, written by Eric J. Adams, starring Joe Anderson, Danny Glover, and Dawn Olivieri, based on a 1995 Sonoma County Aryan Brotherhood hostage case.
Supremacy Clause
The Supremacy Clause (Article VI, Clause 2) makes the Constitution, federal laws, and treaties the supreme Law of the Land, binding state judges and grounding federal preemption doctrine.
Suprematism
Suprematism, or suprematism (супрематизм), is the geometric abstract art movement founded by Kazimir Malevich in 1915, first shown at the 0.10 exhibition in Petrograd, claiming the supremacy of pure feeling over depiction.
Supreme (brand)
Supreme is a New York streetwear and skateboarding brand founded by James Jebbia in April 1994 on Lafayette Street, known for its red box logo, Thursday drops, and ownership changes from Carlyle to VF to EssilorLuxottica.
Supreme (film)
Supreme (సుప్రీమ్) is a 2016 Telugu action comedy directed by Anil Ravipudi, starring Sai Dharam Tej as taxi driver Balu protecting an orphaned heir from mafia boss Vikram Sarkar; released 5 May 2016, a hit.
Supreme Allied Commander
Supreme Allied Commander is the title of NATO's two strategic commanders: SACEUR, leading all NATO operations from SHAPE in Mons, Belgium, traditionally a US officer dual-hatted as EUCOM commander, first held by Eisenhower in 1950; and SACT, held by a French officer since 2009.
Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR): NATO's senior strategic commander, head of Allied Command Operations at SHAPE, Mons, Belgium; always an American officer dual-hatted as Commander US European Command; first held by Eisenhower (1950), currently General Alexus G. Grynkewich since 4 July 2025.
Supreme and highest courts of continental Europe
The supreme and highest courts of continental Europe are mostly courts of cassation, which review only whether lower judgments applied the law correctly, not the facts.
Supreme Audit Office (Poland)
The Supreme Audit Office of Poland (Polish: Najwyższa Izba Kontroli, NIK) is the chief organ of state audit in Poland, subordinate to the Sejm, founded in 1919.
Supreme Central Junta
The Supreme Central Junta (Junta Suprema Central) governed Spain and the Indies in the deposed Ferdinand VII's name from September 1808 until a Council of Regency replaced it in January 1810.
Supreme Command dispute
The Supreme Command dispute (統帥権干犯問題) was a 1930 Japanese constitutional crisis over whether the cabinet could sign the London Naval Treaty without the Navy General Staff's consent.
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP, 連合国最高司令官) was the office governing occupied Japan 1945–1952 under MacArthur then Ridgway, issuing SCAPIN directives until abolition April 28, 1952.
Supreme Committee for the Liberation of Lithuania
The Supreme Committee for the Liberation of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Vyriausiasis Lietuvos išlaisvinimo komitetas, VLIK) was a resistance and émigré organization founded in Kaunas in 1943.
Supreme Congress of Venezuela (1811)
The Supreme Congress of Venezuela (Congreso Supremo de Venezuela) was Venezuela's first national congress, installed in Caracas in 1811 and composed of 44 deputies from 7 provinces.
Supreme Council of the National Economy
The Supreme Council of the National Economy (Высший совет народного хозяйства, VSNKh) was the Soviet government body regulating industry and state finances, established in December 1917 and dissolved in 1932.
Supreme court
Supreme court: the court of last resort and final court of appeal in a judicial system, reviewing lower-court rulings. Covers US certiorari and the rule of four, India's jurisdiction, and the 80-plus separate constitutional courts worldwide.
Supreme Court Historical Society
The Supreme Court Historical Society is a private nonprofit founded in 1974 to preserve the history of the US Supreme Court and educate the public about it.
Supreme Court Library and curatorial offices
The Supreme Court Library is the research library of the US Supreme Court, holding nearly 650,000 volumes, while the Office of the Curator manages the Court's art and archives.
Supreme Court nominations under Herbert Hoover
Supreme Court nominations under Herbert Hoover: four nominations, three seats, 1929-1933. Hughes confirmed 52-26 as Chief Justice; Parker rejected 39-41, the 20th century's first; Roberts confirmed without a vote; Cardozo unanimously.
Supreme Court nominations, 1866–1920
Supreme Court nominations from 1866 to 1920 cover Congress's 1866 seat reduction blocking Andrew Johnson, a quiet post-Reconstruction era, and the bitter 1916 confirmation of Louis D. Brandeis.
Supreme Court of Alabama
The Supreme Court of Alabama is the state's highest appellate court: a chief justice and eight elected associate justices with exclusive civil jurisdiction above $50,000, rulemaking power, and superintendence of Alabama courts.
Supreme Court of Argentina
Supreme Court of Argentina (Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación), the country's highest court, established 1863, five-member bench by law 26.183, currently three justices, seated in Buenos Aires' Palacio de Justicia.
Supreme Court of Bangladesh
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ সুপ্রীম কোর্ট) is the country's highest court, created by the 1972 Constitution with an Appellate Division and a High Court Division, whose binding precedent, judge-removal battles, and 2025 caretaker-government ruling distinguish it.
Supreme Court of British Columbia
The Supreme Court of British Columbia (BCSC) is the province's superior trial court with general and inherent jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters, hearing Provincial Court appeals, established in 1859 and merged into one court in 1870.
Supreme Court of California
Supreme Court of California: the state's highest court, one Chief Justice and six Associate Justices. Governor-appointed, confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and voters, 12-year terms; headed by Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero since 2023.
Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada, established in 1875, is Canada's final court of appeal: 9 judges appointed by the Governor in Council, 3 from Quebec, bilingual and bijural, with final civil and criminal appellate jurisdiction.
Supreme Court of Canada cases by court era
Supreme Court of Canada cases by court era: the Court's decisions grouped by chief-justice tenure from the founding Court of 1875, the Strong Court 1892–1902, the Privy Council-appeal era ending 1933/1949, and the post-Charter Court.