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Massachusetts
Mas·sa·chu·setts M0137300 (măs′ə-cho͞o′sĭts) Abbr. MA or Mass. A state of the northeast United States. One of the original Thirteen Colonies, it was the site of the first successful English settlement in New England when the Pilgrims of the Mayflower founded Plymouth in 1620. Governed by the Massachusetts Bay Company from 1629 until 1684, the colony was a leader in the move for independence from Great Britain and the site of the first battles of the Revolutionary War in 1775. Massachusetts ratified the United States Constitution in 1788. Boston is the capital and the largest city.Massachusetts (ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɪts) n (Placename) a state of the northeastern US, on the Atlantic: a centre of resistance to English colonial policy during the War of American Independence; consists of a coastal plain rising to mountains in the west. Capital: Boston. Pop: 6 433 422 (2003 est). Area: 20 269 sq km (7826 sq miles). Abbreviation: Mass or MA (with zip code)Mas•sa•chu•setts (ˌmæs əˈtʃu sɪts)
n. a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 6,349,097; 8257 sq. mi. (21,385 sq. km). Cap.: Boston. Abbr.: MA, Mass. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Massachusetts - a state in New England; one of the original 13 coloniesBay State, Old Colony, MALexington and Concord, Lexington, Concord - the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776New England - a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and ConnecticutBean Town, Beantown, Boston, capital of Massachusetts, Hub of the Universe - state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial servicesCambridge - a city in Massachusetts just to the north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyConcord - town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was foughtGloucester - a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuriesLexington - town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was foughtMedford - town in northeastern Massachusetts; residential suburb of BostonPittsfield - a town in western MassachusettsSpringfield - a city and manufacturing center in southwestern Massachusetts on the Connecticut RiverWorcester - an industrial and university city in central Massachusetts to the west of BostonCape Ann - a Massachusetts peninsula to the north of Boston extending into the Atlantic OceanCape Cod - a Massachusetts peninsula to the south of Boston extending into the Atlantic; a popular resort areaCape Cod Canal - a canal connecting Cape Cod Bay with Buzzards BayPlymouth - a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620Salem - a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692Williamstown - a town in northwestern MassachusettsBerkshire Hills, Berkshires - a low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort areaCharles River, Charles - a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from BostonHousatonic, Housatonic River - a river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island SoundMerrimack, Merrimack River - a river that rises in south central New Hampshire and flows through Concord and Manchester into Massachusetts and empties into the Atlantic OceanTaconic Mountains - a range of the Appalachian Mountains along the eastern border of New York with Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont | | 2. | Massachusetts - a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived around Massachusetts BayMassachusetAlgonquian, Algonquin - a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast | | 3. |  Massachusetts - one of the British colonies that formed the United StatesMassachusetts Bay Colony | | 4. |  Massachusetts - the Algonquian language of the MassachusetMassachusetAlgonquian language, Algonquin, Algonquian - family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains |
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Related to Massachusetts: Maryland, Minnesota, Tennessee, Massachusetts General HospitalMASSACHUSETTS. One of the original states of the United States of America. The colony or province of Massachusetts was included in a charter granted by James the First, by which its territories were extended in breadth from the 40th to the 48th degree of north latitude, and in length by all the breadth aforesaid throughout the mainland from sea to sea. This charter continued until 1684. Holmes' Annals, 412; 1 Story, Const. Sec. 71. In 1691 William and Mary granted a new charter to the colony, and henceforth it became known as a province, and continued to act under this charter till after the Revolution. 1 Story, Const. Sec. 71.
2. The constitution of Massachusetts was adopted by a convention begun and held at Cambridge, on the first of September, 1779, and continued, by adjournment, to the second of March, 1780.
3. The style and name of the state is The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The government is distributed into a legislative, executive and judicial power.
4.-1st. The department of legislation is formed by two branches, a senate and house of representatives, each of which has a negative on the other, and both are styled The General Court of Massachusetts. Part 2, c. 1, s. 1.
5.-1. The senate is elected by the qualified electors, and is composed of forty persons to be counsellors and senators for the year ensuing their election. Part 2, c. 1, s. 2, art. 1.
6.-2. The House of representatives is composed of an indefinite number of persons elected by the towns in proportion to their population. Part 2, c. 1, s. 3, art. 2.
7.-2d. The executive power is vested in a governor, lieutenant governor and council.
8.-1. The supreme executive magistrate is styled The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He is elected yearly by the qualified electors. Part 2, c. 2, s. 1. He is invested with the veto power. Part 2, c. 1, s. 1, art. 2.
9.-2. The electors are required to elect annually a lieutenant governor. When the office of governor happens to be vacant he acts as governor, and at other times he is a member of the council. Part 2, c. 2, s. 2, art. 2 and 3.
10.-3. The council consists of nine persons chosen annually by the general court; they mast be taken from those returned for counsellors and senators, unless they will not accept the said office, when they shall be chosen from the people at large. The council shall advise the governor in the executive part of the government. Part 2, c. 2, s. 3, art. 1 and 2.
11.-3d. The judicial power. The third chapter of part second of the constitution makes the following provisions in relation to the judiciary:
Art. 1. The tenure that all commissioned officers shall, by law, have in their office, shall be expressed in their respective commissions; all judicial officers, duly appointed, commissioned, and sworn, shall hold their offices during good behaviour; excepting such concerning whom there is different provision made in this constitution; Provided, nevertheless, the governor, with consent of the council, may remove them upon the address of both houses of the legislature.
12.-2. Each branch of the legislature, as well as the governor and council, shall have authority to require the opinions of the justices of the supreme judicial court, upon important questions of law, and upon solemn occasions.
13.-3. In order that the people may not suffer from the long continuance in place of any justice of the peace, who shall fail of discharging the important duties of his office with ability or fidelity, all commissions of justices of the peace shall expire and become void in the term of seven years from their respective dates; and upon the expiration of any commission, the same may, if necessary, be renewed, or another person appointed, as shall most conduce to the well-being of the commonwealth.
14.-4. The judges of probates of wills, and for granting letters of administration, shall hold their courts at such place or places, on fixed days, as the convenience of the people may require; and the legislature shall, from time to time hereafter, appoint such times and places: until which appointments, the said courts shall be holden at the times and places which the respective judges shall direct.
15.-5. All causes of marriage, divorce, and alimony, and all appeals from the judges of probate, shall be heard and determined by the governor and council, until the legislature shall, by law, make other provision. AcronymsSeeMAMassachusetts
Related to Massachusetts: Maryland, Minnesota, Tennessee, Massachusetts General HospitalSynonyms for Massachusettsnoun a state in New EnglandSynonymsRelated Words- Lexington and Concord
- Lexington
- Concord
- U.S.A.
- United States
- United States of America
- US
- USA
- America
- the States
- U.S.
- New England
- Bean Town
- Beantown
- Boston
- capital of Massachusetts
- Hub of the Universe
- Cambridge
- Gloucester
- Medford
- Pittsfield
- Springfield
- Worcester
- Cape Ann
- Cape Cod
- Cape Cod Canal
- Plymouth
- Salem
- Williamstown
- Berkshire Hills
- Berkshires
- Charles River
- Charles
- Housatonic
- Housatonic River
- Merrimack
- Merrimack River
- Taconic Mountains
noun a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived around Massachusetts BaySynonymsRelated Wordsnoun one of the British colonies that formed the United StatesSynonymsnoun the Algonquian language of the MassachusetSynonymsRelated Words- Algonquian language
- Algonquin
- Algonquian
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