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  • 1Oath of office — Lyndon B. Johnson taking the presidential oath of office in 1963, after the assassination of John F. Kennedy An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before undertaking the duties of an office, usually a position in government… …

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  • 2Hillsborough County, Florida Sheriff's Office — Infobox Police Department name = Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office motto = To serve and protect established = 1845 jurisdiction = County sworn = 2,022 (L.E. and Detention) [ [http://www.hcso.tampa.fl.us/Sheriff Gee Corner/Strategic Plan and… …

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  • 3Demit — De*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demitting}.] [L. demittere to send or bring down, to lower; de + mittere to send. Cf. {Demise}.] 1. To let fall; to depress. [R.] [1913 Webster] They [peacocks] demit and let fall the same …

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  • 4Demitted — Demit De*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demitting}.] [L. demittere to send or bring down, to lower; de + mittere to send. Cf. {Demise}.] 1. To let fall; to depress. [R.] [1913 Webster] They [peacocks] demit and let fall… …

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  • 5Demitting — Demit De*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demitting}.] [L. demittere to send or bring down, to lower; de + mittere to send. Cf. {Demise}.] 1. To let fall; to depress. [R.] [1913 Webster] They [peacocks] demit and let fall… …

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  • 6cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources …

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  • 7Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural&#8230; …

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  • 8ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction       the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the&#8230; …

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  • 9Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian&#8230; …

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  • 10Article One of the United States Constitution — United States of America This article is part of the series: United States Constitution Original text of the Constitution Preamble Articles of the Constitution I&#160; …

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