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PAC 1

 (păk)
n.
A private entity formed by business, labor, or other special-interest groups that can raise money to use for support of a political party or campaign but typically is required to abide by limits on contributions and expenditures.
[p(olitical) a(ction) c(ommittee).]

PAC 2

abbr.
premature atrial contraction

pac

also pack  (păk)
n.
1. A moccasin or soft shoe worn inside a boot.
2. A shoepac.
[Short for shoepac, alteration (influenced by shoe) of pidgin Delaware seppock, shoe, from Unami Delaware chípahko, shoes.]
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PAC

abbreviation for
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Pan-Africanist Congress
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pac

(pæk)

n.
1. a soft, heelless shoe worn as a liner inside an overshoe.
2. shoepac.
[1870–75, Amer.; extracted from shoepac]

PAC

(pæk)

n., pl. PAC's, PACs.
political action committee.

Pac.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.PAC - committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidatesPAC - committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates
political action committee
commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
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Translations

PAC

abbr premature atrial contraction. V. contraction.
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