the States

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the States - 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 1776U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, U.S.multiple voting - the act of voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.)snake dance - a ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are handled or invokedreallotment, reapportionment, reallocation - a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results)trust busting - (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws)Boston Tea Party - demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tearecall - the act of removing an official by petitionAmerican Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States - civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865water spaniel - any dog of two large curly-coated breeds used for hunting waterfowlmaquiladora - an assembly plant in Mexico (near the United States border); parts are shipped into Mexico and the finished product is shipped back across the borderslave market - a marketplace where slaves were auctioned off (especially in the southern United States before the American Civil War)totem - emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians)hooter, schnoz, schnozzle, snoot, snout, nozzle, honker, beak - informal terms for the nosesouthernism - an attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US)shamanism - any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes)Social Security number - the number of a particular individual's Social Security accountjoint resolution - a resolution passed by both houses of Congress which becomes legally binding when signed by the Chief Executive (or passed over the Chief Executive's veto)Bill of Rights - a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)Athabascan, Athapaskan language, Athabaskan, Athapascan, Athapaskan - a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir)inaugural, inaugural address - an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)tart - a small open pie with a fruit fillingteacake - any of various small cakes or cookies often served with teapartridge - flesh of either quail or grousecola, dope - carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States)combination in restraint of trade - (law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust laws of the United States)State Department - a department of government in one of the 50 statesdepartment of the federal government, federal department, federal office - a department of the federal government of the United Statesfederation of tribes, tribe - a federation (as of American Indians)NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization - an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective securityOAS, Organization of American States - an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperationnation - a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation"independent agency - an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departmentsIC, Intelligence Community, National Intelligence Community, United States Intelligence Community - a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligencecounty - (United States) the largest administrative district within a state; "the county plans to build a new road"eastern United States, East - the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi Rivermiddle west, Midwest, midwestern United States - the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)Pacific Northwest - a region of the northwestern United States usually including Washington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia

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U.S.A.