pac

[ pak ]

/ pæk /

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noun

pack¹ (def. 1).

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pac²

[ 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

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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

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Pac.

abbreviation

Pacific.

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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
But Goff called it “insulting” to suggest that he might be running a super PAC for personal gain.
‘Ready for Romney’ Is Amateur Hour|Tim Mak|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Romneyland is abuzz over the new super PAC—and not in a good way.
‘Ready for Romney’ Is Amateur Hour|Tim Mak|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Romneyland, the super PAC is being met with real suspicion and skepticism.
‘Ready for Romney’ Is Amateur Hour|Tim Mak|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But for the National Draft Ben Carson for President PAC to get going, they needed a Web domain.
Ben Carson’s Bizarrely Serious, Seriously Bizarre Campaign Crew|Olivia Nuzzi|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
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
Without doubt I saw, and yet it seems to pass before me, A headless trunk, that even as the rest Of the sad flock pac'd onward.
The Vision of Hell, Part 8|Dante Alighieri
Bacchus kindly consented, and ordered him to bathe in the river Pac´tolus.
The Student's Mythology|Catherine Ann White
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 (1 of 2)

PAC

abbreviation for

Pan-Africanist Congress

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Pac.

abbreviation for

Pacific

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Medical definitions for pac

PAC

abbr.

premature atrial contraction

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or P.A.C.

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