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AMERICAN STATES

"AMERICAN STATES" is a plural of: american state.


Specialty Definition: AMERICAN STATES

DomainDefinition

Literature

American States The Americans are rich in nicknames. Every state has, or has had, its sobriquet. The people of:
American States The eight states which retain the Indian names of the chief rivers, as: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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Crosswords: AMERICAN STATES

English words defined with "AMERICAN STATES": Pam American Union. (references)
Specialty definitions using "AMERICAN STATES": CIENESFather of his CountryHANGMANIASI. (references)

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Commercial Usage: AMERICAN STATES

DomainTitle

References

  • American States Water Company: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

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Books

  • Strengthening and furthering of tripartite co-operation : third item on the Agenda, tenth Conference of American States Members of the International Labour Organisation, Mexico, November-December 1974 (reference)

  • National, state and local government in the United States : based on American government, roots and reform, brief edition, second edition by Karen O'Connor and Larry J. Sabato and Politics and policy in American states and communities by Dennis L. Dresang (reference)

  • The Internationalization of Palace Wars: Lawyers, Economists, and the Contest to Transform Latin American States (The Chicago Series in Law and Socie (reference)

  • Nativism Reborn?: The Official English Language Movement and the American States (reference)

  • Statehouse Democracy : Public Opinion and the American States (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Non-Fiction Usage: AMERICAN STATES

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Civil Liberties

Guatemala

In April 2000, the Organization for American States (OAS) Special Rapporteur on the Freedom of Expression Santiago Canton visited the country. (references)

Honduras

According to Amnesty International and national human rights groups, in April Thelma Mejia was forced to resign as editor of El Heraldo, allegedly for participating in a delegation to the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression at the Organization of American States (OAS). (references)

Colombia

In July Organization of American States (OAS) Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression Santiago Canton called for the effective investigation of continuing murders of journalists, and said that violence against journalists places at serious risk the right to freedom of expression and information of all citizens. (references)

Economic History

Cuba (09/01)

In January 1962, the Organization of American States (OAS) suspended Cuba. (references)

Trinidad and Tobago

In 1967, it became the first Commonwealth country to join the Organization of American States (OAS). (references)

St. Lucia

St. Lucia is a member of the Commonwealth, the Organization of American States, and the United Nations. (references)

Human Rights

Belize

Both Governments asked the Organization of American States (OAS) to investigate the killings. (references)

Panama

In June an Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Human Rights Commission (IACHR) delegation traveled to the country to assess the human rights situation. (references)

Political Economy

Haiti

President Aristide was sworn in on February 7. During the first half of the year, the international community, including the Organization of American States (OAS), and the country's civil society mediated discussions between the FL and the opposition Democratic Convergence; however, negotiations were not successful and talks were suspended in July following armed attacks on several police stations by unidentified gunmen. (references)

Political Rights

Paraguay

International observers from the Organization of American States (OAS) characterized the August 2000 vice-presidential elections as free and fair. (references)

Venezuela

On July 30, 2000, in voting that observers from the Organization of American States and various countries judged to be generally free and fair, voters elected President Chavez again, with 59 percent of the vote. (references)

Peru

The democracy dialog sponsored by the Organization of American States (OAS), which began in response to these elections and intensified after former President Fujimori's resignation, officially ended in January when OAS Secretary General Cesar Gaviria dissolved the talks. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

HANGMAN, n. An officer of the law charged with duties of the highest dignity and utmost gravity, and held in hereditary disesteem by a populace having a criminal ancestry. In some of the American States his functions are now performed by an electrician, as in New Jersey, where executions by electricity have recently been ordered -- the first instance known to this lexicographer of anybody questioning the expediency of hanging Jerseymen.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: AMERICAN STATES

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

James Monroe

1817-1825With the remaining powers of Europe, with those on the coast of Barbary, and with all the new South American States our relations are of a friendly character.

John Quincy Adams

1825-1829The negotiation of similar treaties with all of the independent South American States has been contemplated and may yet be accomplished.

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Usage in Company Names: AMERICAN STATES

CountryName
USA

American States Water Company

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expression: AMERICAN STATES

Expression using "AMERICAN STATES": organization of american states. Additional references.

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Modern Translation: AMERICAN STATES

Language Translations for "AMERICAN STATES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

French

  

Organisation des Etats d'Amérique centrale (Organization of Central American States), Organisation des Etats centro-américains (Organization of Central American States), OEAC (Organization of Central American States), ODEAC (Organization of Central American States), O.D.E.C.A. (Organization of Central American States). (various references)

   

Italian

  

Organizzazione degli Stati Centro-Americani (OCAS, Organization of Central American States), ODECA (OCAS, Organization of Central American States). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

americanay atesstay

   

Portuguese

  

Organização dos Estados da América Central (OCAS, Organization of Central American States), Organização dos Estados Centro-Americanos (OCAS, Organization of Central American States), organização dos estados americanos (oea, organization of american states), OEAC (OCAS, Organization of Central American States), ODECA (OCAS, Organization of Central American States). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

organización de los estados americanos (organization of american states), Organización de Estados Centroamericanos (ocas), ODECA (OCAS, Organization of Central American States). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: AMERICAN STATES

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-e-e-i-m-n-r-s-s-t-t"

-3 letters: martensites, remittances, tetracaines.

-4 letters: ancestries, ascertains, caesareans, caesarians, caseinates, catenaries, certainest, creaminess, emittances, estaminets, intercaste, intersects, marcasites, martensite, masseteric, masticates, miscreants, miscreates, reanimates, reinstates, remittance, resistance, sacraments, samaritans, sectarians, streamiest, tarantases, tarantisms, tearstains, terminates, tetracaine.

-5 letters: acariases, acierates, amnesiacs, amnesties, animaters, anisettes, anteaters, antimeres, arsenates, arsenites, ascertain, astatines, attainers, caesarean, caesarian, canisters, caritases.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Quotations: Speeches
6. Names: Company Usage
7. Expressions
8. Translations: Modern
9. Anagrams
10. Bibliography


  

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