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| 22nd Amendment |
an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that ensures that no person can be elected to more than two four-year terms as President of the United States. The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, was passed in reaction to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office. |
| abolition |
(capitalized) the end of slavery in the United States. [1/2 definitions] |
| abolitionism |
a movement in the United States in the 1800s whose goal was to free the people who were slaves and make slavery against the law. |
| Abraham Lincoln |
the 16th President of the United States (1861-1865), who was Commander-in-Chief of the Union troops during the American Civil War and who signed the Emancipation Proclamation, thus bringing an end to slavery in the United States (b.1809--d.1865). |
| Abscam |
in the United States, an FBI investigation in 1978-80, as a result of which several members of Congress were indicted for taking bribes from FBI agents posing as Arab businessmen. |
| ACLU |
abbreviation of "American Civil Liberties Union," an organization that works to defend and preserve the civil rights of citizens in the United States. |
| acre |
a unit of area equal to 43,560 square feet, used to measure land. The acre is a standard unit of measurement in the United States and the United Kingdom. |
| admiral |
an officer in the United States Navy of the highest rank; the commander of a fleet of ships or military unit. |
| air command |
a major unit in a military air force, esp. in the United States. |
| Alabama |
a state in the southeastern United States. Its capital is Montgomery. (abbreviated: AL) |
| Alaska |
a state of the United States on the northwestern coast of North America. Its capital is Juneau. (abbreviated: AK) |
| all-American |
chosen as one of the best players in the United States in a particular sport. [1/2 definitions] |
| Allies |
in World War II, the nations that fought against the Axis, esp. Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States. [1/2 definitions] |
| alligator |
a large reptile with short legs, a long body and tail, and a long, wide snout. Alligators are protected by thick skin with many hard bumps. They live in rivers, lakes, swamps, and other bodies of water in the southeast United States and in China. They usually eat insects, fish, turtles, snakes, birds, and other water animals, but have been known to attack small land mammals. They are closely related to crocodiles. Chinese alligators are endangered because their habitat is being changed by people. |
| amen corner |
in some Protestant churches in the southern United States, a seating section for those who lead the congregation's responses of "amen." |
| America |
another name for the United States. [1/2 definitions] |
| American |
of or having to do with the United States or its people or language. [4/2 definitions] |
| American Civil Liberties Union |
an organization that works to defend and preserve the civil rights of citizens in the United States. |
| American eagle |
the bald eagle, esp. as shown on the great seal of the United States. |
| American English |
the English language as spoken and written in the United States. |
| Americanism |
in the United States, patriotism, or devotion to U.S. customs, institutions, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
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