pac

[ pak ]

/ pæk /

noun

pack¹(def 1).

RELATED WORDS

lobbyist, lobby

Nearby words

pac

[ pak ]

/ pæk /

noun

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

shoepac.

Origin of pac

1870–75, Americanism; extracted from shoepac by false analysis as shoe + pac

PAC

or P.A.C.

[ pak ]

/ pæk /

noun, plural PAC's, PACs.

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.See also super PAC

Pac.

Pacific.

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Examples from the Web for pac

He said he dipped into his personal funds and “reached out to some people who gave money” to get the PAC started.
‘Ready for Romney’ Is Amateur Hour|Tim Mak|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even in the Pac Man arcades — perhaps especially there — he was ruminating about Auschwitz.
How Hitch & Amis Discovered Evil In My House|Peter Foges|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Neither Rand Paul nor his PAC are associated with Rand Paul Swag, and the proceeds do not go to support the would-be candidate.
Inside the World of Rand Paul Swag|Olivia Nuzzi|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The two-party system in Massachusetts is broken,” Johnson told the Boston Globe when he announced the PAC.
Candidates in Maine, Nebraska, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C., Challenge Republicans and Democrats Alike|Linda Killian|July 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Pac may not be as verbose as other rappers of his time, but his flow is intricate, and complicated to replicate.
Broadway’s Rebel, Tellin’ You to Hear It: A Portrait of Saul Williams|Alex Suskind|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We were very late, for we had waited cruelly for the coach, and Pac.
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Fanny Burney
Pact, pakt, n. that which is agreed on: an agreement: a contract—also Pac′tion.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Pace′-mak′er, one who sets the pace, as in a race; Pac′er, one who paces: a horse whose usual gait is a pace.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
We should also curb the role of big money in elections by capping the cost of campaigns and limiting the influence of PAC's.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
Mrs. Paradise received us very graciously, and led me immediately up to Miss Thrale, who was sitting by the Pac.
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Fanny Burney

British Dictionary definitions for pac

PAC

abbreviation for

Pan-Africanist Congress

Pac.

abbreviation for

Pacific

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