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a holiday that is observed throughout a nation.

a holiday that is legally established by a national government rather than by a municipal or state government.

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Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Without a national holiday for Election Day, it’s up to employers to give employees the time to be able to do so.
‘America’s most complicated Election Day yet’: Why some ad agencies are taking a new approach to time off to vote this year|Kristina Monllos|October 8, 2020|Digiday
We must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, including automatic voter registration and making Election Day a national holiday.
When they go low we kick their asses|Peter Rosenstein|September 30, 2020|Washington Blade
The scheme has been condemned by civil liberties groups and queried by the National Association of Head Teachers.
Britain May Spy on Preschoolers Searching for Potential Jihadis|Nico Hines|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Portraits of Lincoln and Eisenhower were removed from the offices of the Republican National Committee.
Ed Brooke: The Senate's Civil Rights Pioneer and Prophet of a Post-Racial America|John Avlon|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Whether he can do it on the national stage is the unanswered question.
Can Huckabee Convert the GOP’s Moneymen?|Lloyd Green|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
We face a lot of problems at this moment in our national and global history.
In 2015, Let’s Try for More Compassion|Gene Robinson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But the last national figure to wield ancient personal authority in an explicitly religious way was Robert F. Kennedy.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He was long a correspondent of the National Intelligencer and other papers, residing in Virginia.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Ascension being a holiday here, all we pianists made up a walking party out to Tiefurt, about two miles distant.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
For instance, few workmen will take a holiday; they prefer a "day's out" or "play."
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
Isaacson did not visit Mrs. Chepstow again before he left London for his annual holiday.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
He has come to believe in such things as old age pensions and national insurance.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock