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Multi-word Results
| direct action |
a form of non-violent political action using immediately available means of communication, disruption, and confrontation, such as picketing, boycotts, demonstrations, and roadblocks. |
| direct current |
an electric current that flows in one direction. |
| direct deposit |
a way of getting paid so that the money goes straight into your bank account. You receive a notice of deposit instead of a pay check. |
| direct mail |
advertisements, appeals for donations, and the like, mailed to a large number of people. |
| direct object |
the part of a sentence that shows the object, goal, or receiver of the action of a verb. "The ball" in "She kicked the ball" is a direct object. |
| direct primary election |
a preliminary election in which candidates for public office are nominated by direct vote of the people. (Cf. closed primary election.) |
| direct tax |
a tax collected by the government directly from the person who must pay it, such as income tax or property tax. |
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