HUAC

[hyoo-ak]

noun

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Examples from the Web for huac

But the HUAC episode also brought out his most defiant self.
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After HUAC and Waterfront, he writes of his exhaustion and doubts.
Elia Kazan Was a Brilliant, Needy Pen Pal
Caryn James
April 30, 2014

1950, American English, approximate acronym for House Committee to Investigate un-American Activities (1938-1975).