PUBLIC LANDS

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PUBLIC LANDS

Specialty Definition: PUBLIC LANDS

Domain	Definition
Agriculture	As defined in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, public lands are any land and interest in land outside of Alaska owned by the United States and administered by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management. In common usage, public lands may refer to all federal land no matter what agency has responsibility for its management or may refer even to state- and local municipality-owned lands. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: PUBLIC LANDS

Synonyms: Amiri lands, Crown lands, Government-administered lands, Lands managed by the State, Property administered by the State, State-administered lands. (additional references)

Crosswords: PUBLIC LANDS

English words defined with "PUBLIC LANDS": Department of the Interior ♦ homestead, homestead law ♦ land office ♦ Preemption, Public domain ♦ Surveyor general. (references)

Specialty definitions using "PUBLIC LANDS": Acquired lands ♦ BLM ♦ Carrying capacity, claim system ♦ locatable minerals ♦ public land and public use ♦ Reclamation Act of 1902, Reclamation fund ♦ Section 15 lands, Section 3 lands ♦ Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 ♦ U.S. Geological Survey, United States Geological Survey. (references)

Etymologies containing "PUBLIC LANDS": Agronomy. (references)

Commercial Usage: PUBLIC LANDS

Domain	Title
Books	Niobrara Scenic River Designation Act of 1990 : hearings before the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, second session, on H.R. 761 ... H.R (reference) Public Lands VS the United States: Docket Pending (reference) The Western Range Revisited: Removing Livestock from Public Lands to Conserve Native Biodiversity (Legal History of North America Series, Vol 5) (reference) The Lure of the Land; A Social History of the Public Lands from the Articles of Confederation to the New Deal (reference) Hearing on H.R. 2098 and H.R. 2989 : hearing before the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands of the Committee on Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, second session, on H.R. 2098, to establish the National Cave and K (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Photo Album: PUBLIC LANDS

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Army surveyor with odometer carriage Survey of public lands Odometer worked fairly well on flat ground. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		A cave on Arizona's public lands. Credit: Unknown.
	BLM employees help clean up our public lands in Arizona. Credit: Unknown.		Wenatchee Field Office's Nationa Public Lands Day where volunteers built a wooden fence, installed vehicle barriers, and consturcted an information kiosk. Credit: Diane Priebe.
	Trash dumping on public lands. Credit: D. Huntington.		Single wild horse on public lands in Wyoming. Credit: Unknown.
	Wild horse running on public lands in Wyoming. Credit: Unknown.		Wyoming wild horses grazing on public lands. Credit: Unknown.
	A small group of wild horses on Wyoming's public lands. Credit: Unknown.		Prescribed burn on public lands in Wyoming. Credit: Unknown.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Non-Fiction Usage: PUBLIC LANDS

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Thailand	Nonetheless, the press features frequent allegations of irregularities in public contracts, most notably over the use of public lands, as well as charges of favoritism in government tendering practices, e.g., revising tender requirements so that a preferred company wins over its competitors. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speeches: PUBLIC LANDS

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
James Monroe	1817-1825	I submit this subject to the consideration of Congress, that such further provision may be made in the sale of the public lands, with a view to the public interest, should any be deemed expedient, as in their judgment may be best adapted to the object.
John Quincy Adams	1825-1829	The amount paid into the Treasury by the purchasers of the public lands sold is not yet equal to the sums paid for the whole, but leaves a small balance to be refunded.
Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	Among the interests which merit the consideration of Congress after the payment of the public debt, one of the most important, in my view, is that of the public lands.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Modern Translation: PUBLIC LANDS

Language		Translations for "PUBLIC LANDS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		forvaltning af krongods (Crown Land Office GB, Public Lands Administration, Service of Public Lands), administration af statsejede arealer (Crown Land Office GB, Public Lands Administration, Service of Public Lands). (various references)

Dutch		registratie en domeinen B (Crown Land Office GB, Public Lands Administration, Service of Public Lands), Directie der Domeinen NL (Crown Land Office GB, Public Lands Administration, Service of Public Lands), Administratie van de BTW (Crown Land Office GB, Public Lands Administration, Service of Public Lands). (various references)

Finnish		valtion maaomaisuuden hallinto (Crown Land Office GB, Public Lands Administration, Service of Public Lands). (various references)

French		Administration des Domaines (Public Lands Administration, Service of Public Lands). (various references)

German		Domänenverwaltung (Crown Land Office GB, Public Lands Administration, Service of Public Lands). (various references)

Italian		Amministrazione del Demanio Pubblico (Crown Land Office GB, Public Lands Administration, Service of Public Lands). (various references)

Pig Latin		ublicpay andslay

Spanish		administración de fincas públicas (Crown Land Office GB, Public Lands Administration, Service of Public Lands). (various references)

Swedish		förvaltning av statsägd jord (Crown Land Office GB, Public Lands Administration, Service of Public Lands), Domänförvaltning (Crown Land Office GB, Public Lands Administration, Service of Public Lands). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: PUBLIC LANDS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-c-d-i-l-l-n-p-s-u"
	-2 letters: publicans.
	-3 letters: bacillus, cuspidal, landslip, pinballs, publican.
	-4 letters: caplins, inclasp, incudal, insculp, paulins, pinball, publics, sculpin, spicula, spinula, subacid, subclan, sundial, uncials, unclasp, unclips, upbinds, uplands.
	-5 letters: ablins, abulic, acinus, alcids, blains, blinds, builds, cabins, callus, canids, caplin, capsid, caulds, caulis, clinal, cullis, cupids, cuspid, dulias, island, lapins, lilacs, linacs, lupins, nicads, nubias, pallid.
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INDEX

1. Synonyms
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Photo Album

5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Quotations: Speeches
7. Translations: Modern
8. Anagrams

9. Bibliography

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