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  • 61To raise the wind — Wind Wind (w[i^]nd, in poetry and singing often w[imac]nd; 277), n. [AS. wind; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. wind, OHG. wint, Dan. & Sw. vind, Icel. vindr, Goth winds, W. gwynt, L. ventus, Skr. v[=a]ta (cf. Gr. ah ths a blast, gale, ah^nai to… …

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  • 62Youth Taking Action — Launched in the summer of 2003, Youth Taking Action (YTA), is a California registered nonprofit organization that promotes youth involvement in philanthropy. Its comprehensive online portal allows for teenagers worldwide to participate in… …

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  • 63Disaster Action — is a small UK charity whose membership is made up of people who have been involved in a UK based disaster, either because they have been bereaved, or because they are survivors. Contents 1 Objectives 2 Origins 3 Formal objectives …

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  • 64Korean American League of Civic Action — The Korean American League of Civic Action (KALCA) is a 501(c)(3) non profit, non partisan, education and community advocacy organization. KALCA is dedicated to promoting the participation of Korean Americans and Asian Pacific Americans in… …

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  • 65political action committee — po.litical action com.mittee n AmE PAC an organization formed by a business, ↑union, or ↑interest group to help raise money for politicians who support their ideas …

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  • 66political action committee — po,litical action com,mittee noun count an organization in the U.S. created by a company or other official group to raise money so that supporters of their ideas can try to be elected to Congress …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 67political action committee — noun Date: 1944 a group formed (as by an industry or an issue oriented organization) to raise and contribute money to the campaigns of candidates likely to advance the group s interests …

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  • 68political action committee (PAC) — In U.S. politics, an organization whose purpose is to raise and distribute campaign funds to candidates seeking political office. PACs rose to prominence after the Federal Election Campaign Act (1971) limited the amount of money any corporation,… …

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  • 69political action committee — noun (C) AmE an organization formed by a business, union, or interest group to help raise money so that people who support their ideas can try to be elected for Congress; pac …

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  • 70Lawburrows — is a little known civil action in Scots law initiated by one person afraid of another s possible violence.Civil law and the rights of individualsIt is said that, in some communities, there is a fear of violence from certain known people and that… …

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