WHEREAS

Definitions: WHEREAS

WHEREAS

Adverb

1. At which place; where.

Conjunction

1. When in fact; while on the contrary; the case being in truth that; although; -- implying opposition to something that precedes; or implying recognition of facts, sometimes followed by a different statement, and sometimes by inferences or something consequent.

2. Considering that; it being the case that; since; -- used to introduce a preamble which is the basis of declarations, affirmations, commands, requests, or like, that follow.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "WHEREAS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Slang in 1811

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Reasoning,

Adverb: for, because, hence, whence, seeing that, since, sith, then thence so; for that reason, for this reason, for which reason; for as, inasmuch as; whereas, ex concesso, considering, in consideration of; therefore, wherefore; consequently, ergo, thus, accordingly; a fortiori.

Relation

Thereof; as to, as for, as respects, as regards; about; concerning; Verb: anent; relating to, as relates to; with relation, with reference to, with respect to,with regard to; in respect of; while speaking of, a propos of; in connection with; by the way, by the by; whereas; for as much as, in as much as; in point of, as far as; on the part of, on the score of; quoad hoc; pro re nata; under the head of; (class) of; in the matter of, in re.

Crosswords: WHEREAS

Yes, they don't like hearing it and find it difficult to say whereas without batting an eye a man will refer to his dick or his rod or his Johnson. (The Big Lebowski; writing credit: Ethan Coen; Joel Coen)

Whereas if I hadn't, I could be in bed right now with a woman who, if you make her laugh, you got a life. (As Good As It Gets; writing credit: Mark Andrus)

Fascists dress in black and go around telling people what to do, whereas priestsmore drink! (Father Ted; writing credit: Graham Linehan; Arthur Mathews)

I was falsely accused of stealing a hundred thousand pounds, whereas in fact it was me, and me alone, who was responsible for bringing the Bournemouth Strangler to his just desserts. (The Wrong Box; writing credit: Larry Gelbart; Lloyd Osbourne)

He has his intuition, whereas we have to rely on our brains. (The Man Who Never Was; writing credit: Nigel Balchin; Ewen Montagu)

War talk by men who have been in a war is always interesting; whereas moon talk by a poet who has not been in the moon is likely to be dull. (references; author: Mark Twain)

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Books

• Why You Look Like You Whereas I Tend to Look Like Me. (reference)

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Surface photographs from the Soviet Venera 9 and 10 spacecraft. The Soviet Venera 9 and 10 spacecraft were launched on 8 and 14 June 1975, respectively,to do the unprecedented: place a lander on the surface of Venus and return images.The two spacecraft successfully landed a descent craft on 16 and 23 October 1975.These images were obtained on 22 and 25 October 1975. Venera 9 landed on a slopeinclined by about 30 degrees to the horizontal whereas Venera 10 was only inclinedabout 8 degrees. The two spacecraft were separated by about 2100 km. Most of the rocks in the images are between about 0.3 and 1 meter.Credit: NASA.

Chicks atop a picture of a genetic map of a chicken. The chicken genome has 39 pairs of chromosomes, whereas the human genome contains 23 pairs. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Peggy Greb..

Threshing wheat on Beerman's ranch at Emblem, Wyoming. He has about 160 acres (quarter section), about forty-three in wheat, the rest in oats, beans, and alfalfa. This year he is getting between fifty-five and sixty bushels per acre, whereas ordinarily h.Credit: Library of Congress.

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Besides, the remainder, after such enclosure, would not be as good to the rest of the commoners, as the whole was when they could all make use of the whole; whereas in the beginning and first peopling of the great common of the world, it was quite otherwise. (Second Treatise of Government)

Whereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing, among other things, the following, to wit: "That on the 1st day of January, A.D. 1863, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom." (Abraham Lincoln)

Whereas the League of Nations has for its object the establishment of universal peace, and such a peace can be established only if it is based upon social justice; And whereas conditions of labour exist involving such injustice, hardship, and privation to large numbers of people as to produce unrest so great that the peace and harmony of the world are imperilled; and an improvement of those conditions is urgently required: as, for example, by the regulation of the hours of work, including the establishment of a maximum working day and week, the regulation of the labour supply, the prevention of unemployment, the provision of an adequate living wage, the protection of the worker against sickness, disease and injury arising out of his employment, the protection of children, young persons and women, provision for old age and injury, protection of the interests of workers when employed in countries other than their own recognition of the principle of freedom of association, the organisation of vocational and technical education and other measures; Whereas also the failure of any nation to adopt humane conditions of labour is an obstacle in the way of other nations which desire to improve the conditions in their own countries; The HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES, moved by sentiments of justice and humanity as well as by the desire to secure the permanent peace of the world, agree to the following: CHAPTER l. (reference)

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Health

One-third of all grades of SIL will regress, whereas 41 percent persist and 25 percent progress. (references)

One person with lupus may have affected skin and joints whereas another may have affected skin, kidney, and lungs. (references)

Gastric cancer is more common in men than in women, whereas the rates of H. pylori infection are not different between the sexes. (references)

Business

Local production supplies $10 million, whereas imports account for the remaining $30 million. (references)

Finally, whereas an American may think in individual terms, the Korean often times thinks in-group terms. (references)

The U.S. leads imports of professional gym equipment, whereas Taiwan and China lead imports of home equipment. (references)

Children

Central African Republic

Approximately 60 to 70 percent of urban women have attended primary school, whereas only 10 to 20 percent of their rural counterparts have done so. Only 20 percent of the students at the University of Bangui are women. (references)

Peru

The survey indicates that 48 percent of urban and 62 percent of rural school-aged children suffer from malnutrition, and almost 50 out of every 1,000 children die before age 5. The infant mortality rate is 39 per 1,000. According to INEI, approximately 75 percent of children not living in poverty attend school through the high-school level, whereas, only 43 percent of children living in poverty reach high school. (references)

Civil Liberties

Mozambique

Radio Mozambique generally presented balanced coverage, whereas TVM was biased towards the ruling party. (references)

Economic History

Switzerland

Winter sporting goods accounted for 43% of total sales, whereas summer sporting goods had a share of 57%. (references)

Spain

Whereas market demand for pharmaceutical specialties grew 9.8 percent in 1999, that for fine chemicals increased 3.4 percent. (references)

India

The private players will concentrate more on the higher income groups whereas LIC will maintain its goodwill among the masses. (references)

Human Rights

Algeria

Whereas women previously only headed a few courts, women at year's end headed 26. The judiciary is composed of the civil courts, which try cases involving civilians, and the military courts, which have tried civilians on security and terrorism charges. (references)

Minorities

Tanzania

The mainland is 60 percent Christian and 40 percent Muslim, whereas Zanzibar is 97 percent Muslim. (references)

Cote d'Ivoire

Members of northern ethnic groups that are found in neighboring countries as well as in the country often are required to document their citizenship, whereas members of historically or currently politically powerful ethnic groups of the south and west reportedly do not have this problem. (references)

Political Economy

Ireland

In particular, increasing importance is placed on encouraging foreign investment in the relatively under-developed BMW region, whereas incentives to invest in the relatively more-developed S&E region are being limited. (references)

Political Rights

Bahrain

The percentage of women in government and politics does not correspond to their percentage of the population; however, there are now four women in the Majlis Al-Shura, whereas there had been none before. (references)

Trade

Uae

Local banks are exempted from any type of taxation whereas foreign banks pay a 20% tax on their profit. (references)

Travel

Korea

Whereas an American may think in individual terms, (i.e., what is in my best interest?), the Korean oftentimes thinks in-group terms, (i.e. what is in the best interest of the group and how can I help to maintain harmony within the group?) For this reason, the majority of Koreans are intensely patriotic, calling Korea by the term, "oo-ri-na-ra," ("our" country). (references)

Women

Oman

Whereas in 1970 no schools existed for girls, the most recent figures available from the Ministry of Education in 1999 report an enrollment rate of nearly 90 percent for all girls eligible for elementary school. (references)

Bolivia

Most women in urban areas work in the informal economy and the services and trade sectors, including domestic service and micro-business, whereas in rural areas the vast majority of economically active women work in agriculture. (references)

Worker Rights

Italy

If a judge deems the grounds spurious, he can order the employer to reinstate or compensate the worker; in firms employing more than 15 workers, workers have the option to choose between reinstatement and compensation, whereas in firms with fewer than 15 workers, the employer makes the choice. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expression using "WHEREAS": whereas that. Additional references.

Beginning with "WHEREAS": whereas-it.

Afrikaan

vir (across from, against, during, for, in exchange for, in order to, opposed, opposed to, opposite, per, to, toward, towards, upon, while, whilst), tydens (during, for, while, whilst), terwyl (during, for, while, whilst), gedurende (during, for, while, whilst). (various references)

Albanian

ndonëse (although, as, tho', though, while), ndërsa (as, meantime, meanwhile, while, whiles, whilst), kurse (courses), gjersa (during, for, till, until, while, whilst), gjatë (alone, along, by, down, during, for, in the course of, in the midst of, in the progress of, lengthwise, long, over, pending, through, throughout, while, whilst), duke patur parasysh që, duke (during, for, while, whilst), derisa (as far as, during, for, till, until, while, whilst). (various references)

Arabic 

‏في حين (while, whilst), ‏لما كان (as, forasmuch), ‏حيثية, ‏حيث أن. (various references)

Bulgarian 

като се има предвид че, вземайки предвид че, от друга страна (contrariwise, still), докато (against, as long as, so long as, till, until, when, while, whiles, whilst). (various references)

Chinese 

但是. (various references)

Czech

zatímco (while, whilst), kdežto (while, whilst), jelikož (as, inasmuch as, insomuch), ježto (because, Forasmuch, inasmuch, seeing, since). (various references)

Danish

imitlertid (during, for, while, whilst), i betragtning af. (various references)

Dutch

voor (as, at, because of, before, by, during, for, for sake of, furrow, in, in front of, in order to, like, of, on, on account of, owing to, per, previous to, through, to, toward, towards, until, upon, while, whilst, wrinkle), terwijl (while, whilst), terwýl (during, for, while, whilst), tijdens (while, whilst), týdens (during, for, while, whilst), staande (during, for, while, whilst), overwegende dat, overwegende, onder (among, below, beneath, between, downstairs, during, for, under, underneath, while, whilst), gedurende (during, for, while, whilst), bý (an, at, at the rate of, bee, beside, by, by means of, during, for, near, near to, nearby, next to, on, per, through, to, toward, towards, while, whilst, with). (various references)

Esperanto

dum (during, for, while, whilst). (various references)

Faeroese

um (about, beyond, by, concerning, during, for, if, on, past, provided that, straight past, upon, while, whilst), meðan (during, for, while, whilst), í (a, during, for, in, inside, into, on, per, while, whilst, within). (various references)

Farsi 

چون (As, Since), نظربه اینکه , ازانجاءیکه (Inasmuchas, Whereof), درحقیقت (Sooth, Yea), درحالیکه , بادرنظرگرفتن اینکه . (various references)

Finnish

ottaen huomioon,että, aikana (during, for, while, whilst). (various references)

French

tandis que (while, whilst), considérant que, attendu que. (various references)

Frisian

wylst (during, for, while, whilst). (various references)

German

während (as, during, for, over, throughout, when, while, whilst), wohingegen (while). (various references)

Greek 

ενώ (unite, while, whiles, whilst), επειδή (as, because, inasmuch, seeing that, since). (various references)

Hawaiian

gjersa (during, for, till, until, while, whilst), gjatë (during, for, long, while, whilst), duke (during, for, while, whilst), derisa (during, for, while, whilst). (various references)

Hebrew 

מאחר ש- (since), מכיון ש- (as far as, inasmuch, since), מכדי (more than, more than enough, since), ואלו (while), אלו (but, if, if only, in case), הואיל ו- (as long as, inasmuch), בעוד ש- (when, while, whilst). (various references)

Hungarian

miután (after), minthogy (as, before, inasmuch as, insomuch as, seeing, sith), míg (as, as long as, during, for, so long as, till, until, while, whilst), közben (between, betwixt, during, for, in the midst of, mean time, meanwhile, midst of, on, pending, while, whilst), habár (albeit, although, though), alatt (at press, below, beneath, during, for, in, pending, through, under, underneath, while, whilst). (various references)

Icelandic

meðan (during, for, while, whilst). (various references)

Indonesian

sedangkan (meanwhile, while), padahal, mengingat (remember). (various references)

Italian

durante (during, for, in, over, pending, through, while, whilst). (various references)

Korean 

이지만. (various references)

Manx

son wheesh (for as much as, forasmuch), ayns wheesh as (inasmuch). (various references)

Papiamen

miéntras (during, for, while, whilst), durante (during, for, while, whilst). (various references)

Pig Latin

ereaswhay

Polish

podczas (during, for, while, whilst), gdy (as, during, for, when, while, whilst). (various references)

Portuguese

considerando que (respecting, seeing that, whereas that). (various references)

Romanian

în timp ce (and, as, during, for, when, while, whilst). (various references)

Russian 

поскольку (as far as, as long as, because, for as much as, forasmuch, in as much as, in so far as, inasmuch, since, so far as). (various references)

Scottish

ré (duration of time, during, for, lifetime;, nf.ind. the moon, season, space of time, the moon, time, while, whilst). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

s obzirom na (considering, view: in view of), pošto (after, for, how much, inasmuch, inasmuch as, since), a (and, but). (various references)

Spanish

visto que (considering, Forasmuch, seeing that), mientras (as, meantime, meanwhile, while, whilst). (various references)

Sranan

di (during, for, while, whilst). (various references)

Swedish

emedan (as, because, inasmuch as, seeing, since), då däremot. (various references)

Turkish

oysa (but, however, whilst), mademki (as, inasmuch as, insomuch as, now that, seeing, seeing that, since, well then), halbuki (but, however). (various references)

Ukranian 

хоч (albeit, although, as, notwithstanding, though, while, whilst), через те, що (because, due to, inasmuch as), тоді як (while, whilst), оскільки (as, because, in that, insomuch as, qua), декларативна частина, де (where, whereabouts, wherein, whereupon, wherever). (various references)

Welsh

wrth (as, at, because, beside, by, during, for, how, like, near to, next to, since, such a, such as, to, what a, while, whilst, with). (various references)

cum, cumelecta, cumque, dum, quod, quoniam, ubi. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "WHEREAS": whereases. (additional references)

Misspellings

"WHEREAS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: heresam, wheras, whereins, wheres, wheresy, wherryman. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: haeres, hawser, hearse, hewers, rewash, shewer, washer, wheres.

-2 letters: erase, ewers, hares, hawse, hears, heres, hewer, resaw, resew, rheas, saree, sawer, sewar, sewer, share, shear, sheer, shrew, sware, swear, sweer, wares, wears, where.

-3 letters: ares, arse, awee, awes, ears, ease, eras, ewer, ewes, haes, hare, haws, hear, here, hers, hews, rase, rash, raws.

+1 letter: rewashed, rewashes, weathers, wreathes.

+2 letters: anywheres, hereaways, prewashed, prewashes, shareware, shewbread, warehouse, washermen, watershed, wheatears, whereases.

+3 letters: cartwheels, enwreathes, freshwater, gearwheels, headwaters, housewares, sharewares, shearwater, shewbreads, showerhead, sweetheart, unwreathes, warehoused, warehouser, warehouses, washeteria, watersheds, whatsoever, wholesaler.

+4 letters: breadthwise, freshwaters, headwaiters, heavenwards, schwarmerei, shearwaters, showerheads, sweethearts, warehousers, washerwomen, washeterias, waterwheels, weathercast, weatherings, weatherizes, wheelchairs, whereabouts, whitebeards, whitewasher, wholesalers, whoremaster.

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