pac

¹ American  

[pak] / pæk /

noun

1. pack.

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pac ² American  

[pak] / pæk /

noun

1. Also pack a soft, flexible, heelless shoe worn as a liner inside a boot or overshoe.

2. shoepac.

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PAC ³ American  

[pak] / pæk /

Or P.A.C.

noun

plural

PAC's, PACs

1. political action committee: an organization established by a corporation or other special interest to raise money from individuals for a political campaign or other political cause.

   a labor-union PAC that backs Democratic candidates.

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Pac. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Pacific.

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PAC ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Pan-Africanist Congress

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Pac. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Pacific

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Etymology

Origin of pac²

An Americanism first recorded in 1870–75; extracted from shoepac by false analysis as shoe + pac

Origin of PAC³

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

PAC said it did not accept HMPPS' excuse that the lease needed to be signed due to a prison capacity crisis.

From BBC

In its report, PAC said the lease - which cannot be terminated until at least 2033 - was signed without further comprehensive radon testing being carried out.

From BBC

Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, PAC's chairman, said the issue was an "absolute disgrace, from top to bottom".

From BBC

The man later reinvented himself as “Pac de Bercy,” in a nod to rap icon Tupac Shakur and the Parisian park, Parc de Bercy, where he would perform calisthenics feats that he would later post on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was named the Pac-12 freshman player of the year on defense and offense in 2013.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• lobbyist
• pressure group