(united states)

(Askeri) (CONUS) ABD ANAYURDU: Kuzey Amerika kıtasında Kanada ile Meksika arasında kalan ve civar kara sularında içine alan Birleşik Devletler arazisi. Aynı zamanda CONUS olarak bilinmektedir

effective United States controlled ships

(Askeri) Birleşik Devletler kontrollü gemiler

espionage against the united states

(Askeri) ABD'YE KARŞI CASUSLUK: ABD'ye zarar vereceğine veya yabancı bir ülkenin işine yarayacağına inanılarak veya niyetlenerek, ulusal savunma ile ilgili bilgilerin elde edilmesi için tasarlanmış kapalı, örtülü veya gizli faaliyet. Casusluk suçları için, ABD kodu Bölüm 37'nin Başlık 18'ine bakınız

integrated continental United States (CONUS) medical mobilization plan

(Askeri) birleştirilmiş Kıta Amerikası (CONUS) sıhhi seferberlik planı

lovery in united states

birleşik devletlerde kölelik

major United States Army reserve commands

(Askeri) ABD Kara Kuvvetleri ana depo komutanlığı

national of the united states

(Askeri) AMERİKAN VATANDAŞI: Bir Amerikan vatandaşı

outside the continental United States

(Askeri) Kıta Amerikası dışında

the United States

Amerika Birleşik Devletleri

the United States of

Amerika Birleşik Devletleri

treasury of the united states

(Askeri) A. B. D. HAZİNE GENEL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ: A. B. D. Maliye Bakanlığının bir dairesi. Başında Hazine Genel Müdürü (Treasurer) vardır

united states air force center

(Askeri) AMERİKAN HAVA KUVVETLERİ MERKEZİ: Harekat görevleri için mütecanis bir grup meydana getiren ve koordineli işlem ve verimli faaliyeti kolaylaştırmak için teşkilat ve bünye bakımından merkezileştirilmiş bulunan bazı sahra kademelerine (field extensions) verilen isim

united states air force school

(Askeri) AMERİKAN HAVA KUVVETLERİ OKULU: Amerikan Hava Kuvvetleri veya Amerikan Hava Kuvvetleriyle yapılmış bir sözleşmeye göre bir müteahhit tarafından idare edilen resmi bir okul veya kurs

united states air force school

(Askeri) abd hava kuvvetleri okulu

united states air forces

(Askeri) ABD HAVA KUVVETLERİ: ABD silahlı kuvvetlerinden biri. Bu terim; "ABD hava ihtiyat Kuvvetleri" anlamına gelen (Air Force of the United States) terimi ile karıştırılmamalıdır. Buna, kısaca (air force) da denir

united states armed forces

(Askeri) ABD SİLAHLI KUVVETLERİ: Kara Kuvvetleri, Deniz Kuvvetleri, Hava Kuvvetleri, Deniz Piyade Teşkilatı ve kıyı Muhafaza teşkilatının muvazzaf asli teşkillerini toplu olarak ifade için kullanılan terim. Ayrıca bak "armed forces of the united states"

united states armed forces

(Askeri) abd silahlı kuvvetleri

united states armed forces institute

(Askeri) ABD SİLAHLI KUVVETLERİ ENSTİTÜSÜ: Milli Savunma Bakanlığına personeline görev dışı öğretim vasıta ve hizmetleri sağlar. UNITED STATES ARMY OR ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES: AMERİKA BİRLEŞİK DEVLETLERİ ORDUSU: Bu terimler; ABD Hava Kuvvetleri gibi kanunla tesis edilmiş kısım dışında, ABD Anayasasında sözü geçen Kara Ordusunun veya Orduları ifade eder. (united states army) terimi, (army of the united states) terimi yerine tercihen kullanılacaktır. ABD. Kara Ordusu (united states army); Muvazzaf ordusu (regular army), ABD Milli Muhafız Teşkilatı (U. S. National Guard) ile Kara Ordusu Müşekkel İhtiyat Teşkilatını (army reserve) ve bu asli teşkillere tayin edilen, gönüllü olarak veya celp suretiyle giren bütün personeli; asli bir teşkil belirtilmeden tayinle, gönüllü olarak veya celp suretiyle gelmiş bütün personeli ihtiva ettiği gibi, kanunla Federal hizmete çağrılmış eyalet, özel bölge (territory) ve Kolombiya mıntıkası Milli Muhafızları dahil, Ordu'da faal göreve alınan bütün ihtiyatları veya askere alınan bütün şahısları içine alır. Bununla beraber; (U. S. Army) terimi, bazı hallerde kanun metinlerinde, muvazzaf Ordu (regular army) anlamına kullanılmıştır ve bu gibi kanun metinlerine özel atıf yapılmadan, bu anlamda kullanılmayacaktır

united states army europe

(Askeri) abd avrupa ordusu

united states army mine planter

(Askeri) ABD ORDUSU MAYIN GEMİSİ

united states army reserve

(Askeri) ABD KARA ORDUSU MÜŞEKKEL İHTİYAT TEŞKİLATI: ABD Kara Ordusu'nun bir ihtiyat asli teşkili

united states army reserve center

(Askeri) ABD KARA ORDUSU MÜŞEKKEL İHTİYAT TEŞKİLATI MERKEZİ: ABD kara ordusu ihtiyat teşkilatı birlik ve personelinin idaresi ve eğitimi için faydalanılan ABD anayurdu faaliyet merkezi veya tesisi

united states army special forces

(Askeri) ABD ÖZEL KARA KUVVETLERİ: Mahalli kuvvetleri, gerilla harbi, ayaklanmalara karşı koyma ve gayri nizami harp için eğitmek, teşkilatlandırmak, teçhiz etmek, yönetmek ve kontrol etmek üzere, küçük, çok amaçlı gruplar halinde teşkilatlanmış temel ve özel askeri becerilerde birleşik eğitim görmüş askeri personel

united states army transport

(Askeri) ABD ORDUSU NAKLİYE GEMİSİ

united states army; europe

(Askeri) A. B. D. AVRUPA ORDUSU

united states civil authorities

(Askeri) ABD SİVİL MAKAMLARI: Elli eyaletin, district of Columbia'nın, porto riko eyaleti'nin, ABD'ye bağlı toprakların ve siyasi bölgelerin hükümetlerini oluşturan seçilmiş ve atanmış resmi görevliler ve diğer görevliler. UNITED STATES CIVILIAN INTERNEE INFORMATION CENTER: ABD ENTERNE EDİLMİŞ SİVİLLER DANIŞMA MERKEZİ: ABD içindeki enterne edilmiş Amerikalı ve düşman siviller için açılmış Milli danışma merkezi

united states coast guard

(Askeri) ABD KIYI MUHAFAZA TEŞKİLATI: ABD silahlı kuvvetlerinin, gümrük ve muhaceret kanunlarını uygulamak üzere kullanılan gemilerden sorumlu bulunan ve kıyı cankurtaran merkezlerindeki işlerle meşgul olan kısmı. ABD kıyı muhafaza teşkilatı, milletlerarası aysberg (iceberg) arama faaliyetlerine yardım eder. Bu teşkilat; barışta, Maliye Bakanlığının idaresi altındadır. Savaşta ABD kıyı muhafaza teşkilatı, ABD Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanlığının emrine girer. Buna, kısaca, (coast guard) da denir

united states controlled shipping

(Askeri) ABD KONTROLÜNDEKİ DENİZ ULAŞTIRMASI: ABD bayrağı altındaki ve "ABD'nin yani milli bir seferberlik zamanında ABD hizmetine verebileceği beklenen gemilerle yapılan deniz ulaştırması

united states country team

(Askeri) ABD ÜLKE TEMSİL HEYETİ: Genellikle büyükelçi olan ABD görev grubu başkanı tarafından başkanlık edilen ve temsil edilen her bir ABD bakanlığı ve kuruluşunun kıdemli üyelerinden oluşan kıdemli, ülke için ABD ile koordinasyon ve denetleme unsuru

united states defence command

(Askeri) abd savunma komutanlığı

united states defense command

(Askeri) ABD SAVUNMA KOMUTANLIĞI: Birleşik devletlerin savunması için tahsis edilen ve kara, hava ve deniz kuvvetleri unsurlarından mürekkep olan askeri teşkilatı. Bu teşkilata, silahlı kuvvetlerden herhangi birine mensup bir subay olan (united states defense commander "ABD savunma komutanı") komuta eder. Bu komutan ya ABD başkanı tarafından, ya da onun verdiği yetkiye dayanarak, müşterek kurmay başkanları heyeti tarafından atanır

united states defense commander

(Askeri) ABD SAVUNMA KOMUTANI: Bak "united states defense command"

united states disciplinary barracks

(Askeri) ABD CEZAEVİ: Bak "disciplinary barracks". UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BILL OF LADING: ABD HÜKÜMET KONŞİMENTOSU: ABD hükümet büroları tarafından kullanılan ve devlet mallarının ABD de, Kanada'da Alaska'da nakliyat şirketleri vasıtasıyla naklini sağlayan belge. ABD savunma komutanlığının kara, hava ve denizyolu nakliyat şirketleri ile demiryolu nakliyat şirketlerine olan nakliyat borçları bu konşimentonun kullanılması suretiyle ödenir. Ayrıca bak "bill of lading

united states force extension courses

(Askeri) AMERİKAN HAVA KUVVETLERİ YAZIŞMALI EĞİTİM KURSLARI: Yazışmalı eğitim kursu enstitüsü programına kaydedilmiş öğrencilere mahsus yazışmalı kurslar

united states government life insurance

(Askeri) ABD HAYAT SİGORTASI: 6 EKİM 1917 ve 8 ekim 1940 tarihleri arasında fiili askerlik hizmetinde bulunmuş kimselere, müracaatları halinde sağlanan devlet hayat sigortası. 8 EKİM 1940 ve 25 NİSAN 1951 tarihleri arasında bu sigorta, 6 EKİM 1917 ve 2 TEMMUZ 1921 tarihleri arasında fiili hizmet görmüş kimselere sağlanmıştı. 25 NİSAN 1951 den sonra yalnız özel şartları karşılayan aşağıdaki şahıslara uygulanmaktadır: a. 25 NİSAN 1951 ve 1 OCAK 1957 tarihleri arasında, fiili hizmette bulundukları sırada, ABD hayat sigortası uzun vadeli planlarının peşin ödenmesinden feragat edenler. b. Elinde ABD hayat sigortası planı bulunan ve bu planın vadesi 1 OCAK 1957 den önce fiili hizmette bulundukları sırada ya da hizmetten ayrılışından sonra 120 gün içinde sona ermiş olanlar. Ayrıca bak "national service life, insurance"

united states health service

(Askeri) ABD SAĞLIK VE SOSYAL YARDIM HİZMETİ

united states marine corps

(Askeri) ABD DENİZ PİYADE KUVVETİ, ABD DENİZ PİYADE TEŞKİLATI: Deniz kuvvetlerinin, kara ordusu askerlerine çok benzer bir şekilde eğitim gören, teşkil ve teçhiz edilen ve genellikle, çıkarma kuvveti olarak kullanılan sınıfı. Buna sadece (marine crops) da denir

united states maritime service

(Askeri) ABD DENİZ TİCARETİ

united states military academy

(Askeri) ABD HARP OKULU: New York eyaletindeki West Point'de bulunan daimi askeri okul. Bu okulda, öğrenciler, ABD ordusunda subay olarak hizmet öğrenmek üzere, askeri eğitim ve yüksek tahsil görürler. Buna kısaca, (military academy) de denir. UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY PREPARATORY TRAINING PROGRAM: ABD HARP OKULU HAZIRLIK EĞİTİM PROGRAMI: ABD harp okuluna kabul edilmeleri için kara kuvvetleri komutanlığı tarafından verilen atanma belgelerini haiz olan ve faal görevde bulunan subaylar ile astsubaylar ve erat için hazırlık okulunda uygulanan program. UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY PREPARATORY UNIT: ABD HARP OKULU HAZIRLIK KITASI

united states military liaison office

(Askeri) ABD ASKERİ İRTİBAT BÜROSU: UNITED STATES MILITARY SERVICE FUNDED FOREIGN TRAINING: ABD ASKERİ HİZMET FONLU YABANCI PERSONEL EĞİTİMİ: 1961 dış yardım programından ayrı olarak yabancı uyruklulara askeri sınıf okulları ve diğer tesislerde sağlanan eğitim

united states national guard

(Askeri) abd milli muhafız bürosu

united states naval academy

(Askeri) ABD DENİZ HARP OKULU: Maryland eyaletinin Annapolis şehrinde bulunan daimi deniz harp okulu, Bu okulda, öğrenciler, deniz kuvvetlerinde subay olarak hizmet etmek için lüzumlu denizcilik eğitimi ve yüksek tahsil görürler. Buna, kısaca (naval academy) de denir

united states naval liaison officer

(Askeri) ABD DENİZ İRTİBAT SUBAYI

united states naval observer

(Askeri) abd deniz gözlemcisi

united states naval observer

(Askeri) ABD DENİZ MÜŞAHİDİ: UNITED STATES NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, THE: ABD DENİZ İHTİSAS OKULU: Çeşitli deniz ihtisas sahalarında kurslar halinde eğitim yapan okul

united states naval submarine school

(Askeri) ABD DENİZALTI OKULU: Küçük rütbeli subaylarını denizaltı görevlerinde yetiştiren deniz okulu

united states navy

(Askeri) ABD DENİZ KUVVETLERİ, ABD DONANMASI: ABD silahlı kuvvetlerinin deniz harbi için eğitim görmüş, teşkilatlandırılmış ve teçhiz edilmiş kısmı. Buna kısaca (navy) denir. UNITED STATES PRISONER OF WAR INFORMATION CENTER: ABD SAVAŞ ESİRLERİ DANIŞMA MERKEZİ: Düşman ve ABD savaş esirleri için ABD içindeki milli danışma merkezi. UNITED STATES PROPERTY AND DISBURSING OFFICER: ABD MAL SORUMLUSU VE TEDİYE SUBAYI: UNITED STATES PROPERTY AND FISCAL OFFICER: ABD MAL SORUMLUSU VE TEDİYE SUBAYI: ABD'nde her eyalette ve Kolombiya mıntıkasında bulunan ve bulunduğu eyalet veya mıntıka milli muhafız teşkilatına mensup olan bir subay. Bu subay görevli olduğu eyalet veya mıntıkada milli muhafız teşkilatı elinde bulunan bütün ABD fon ve mallarının alınması ve muhasebesinden sorumlu olmak üzere fiili hizmet görür

English - English

Definition of (united states) in English English dictionary: us
United States: The collection of individual states of the United States of America
United States: Shortened form of the United States of America
United States: Includes the land area, internal waters, territorial sea, and airspace of the United States, including the following:
United States Air Force: The branch of the United States armed forces established to conduct aerial combat, defend domestic airspace, and operate military satellite systems. Abbreviated as US Air Force or USAF
United States Armed Forces: Used to denote collectively only the regular components of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast GuardJoint Publication 1-02 U.S. Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms; 12 April 2001 (As Amended Through 14 April 2006)
United States Army: The land-based branch of the United States armed forces. Abbreviated as U.S. Army and US Army, or, rarely, USA
United States Coast Guard: The branch of the United States armed forces established to protect the coastal and inland navigable waters of the United States. The United States Coast Guard is a military and law enforcement organization operating under the Department of Homeland Security. Abbreviated as US Coast Guard or USCG
United States Code: A compilation of the statutes of the United States federal government, with sections arranged by topic rather than by date of enactment, and with superseded and expired sections removed
United States Marine Corps: The branch of the United States armed forces established to conduct amphibious (ship to shore) combat and protect diplomatic missions of the United States government. Abbreviated as US Marine Corps, US Marines, or USMC
United States Navy: The ocean-based branch of the United States armed forces. Abbreviated as US Navy or USN
United States Postal Service: A federal agency charged with the delivery of mail
United States Uniformed Services: The United States Uniformed Services is a group of seven (7) uniformed services of the United States federal government defined by federal law. The United States Uniformed Services includes the five armed services (military) and two non-military services. The armed services are the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard. The non-military services are the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps
United States Virgin Islands: An island group in the Virgin Islands, a dependency of the United States of America
United States minor outlying islands: Regions of the United States of America including: American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands
United States of America: A country in North America, sharing land borders with Canada and Mexico, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, and including Alaska, Hawaii, and several territories
United States of North America: The United States of America
continental United States: The portion of the United States which is located on the North American continent; the United States exclusive of Hawaii and other overseas territories
continental United States: The largest portion of the United States which is not separated by any ocean or non-U.S. land; the United States exclusive of Alaska, Hawaii, and other overseas territories
United States of America: a country in North America, made up of 50 states and the District of Columbia, where the capital is. Population: 278,059,000 (2001). Capital: Washington, D.C. The United States is the world's most important industrial nation, and one of its richest countries. With its powerful armed forces, it is the world's only real military "superpower". The US is often called "America", but this is not really correct. American
United States of America: country comprised of a federation of 50 states in North America and the Hawaiian Islands, USA
united states of america: North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
Bank of the United States: Bank chartered in 1791 by the U.S. Congress. It was conceived by Alexander Hamilton to pay off the country's debts from the American Revolution and to provide a stable currency. Its establishment, opposed by Thomas Jefferson, was marked by extended debate over its constitutionality and contributed significantly to the evolution of pro-and anti-bank factions into the first U.S. political parties, the Federalist Party and the Democratic-Republican Party. The national bank played the unexpected but beneficial role of preventing private state banks from overextending credit, a restriction that some nevertheless considered an affront to states' rights. Meanwhile, agrarian populists regarded the bank as an institution of privilege and wealth and the enemy of democracy and the interests of the common people. Antagonism over the bank issue grew so heated that its charter could not be renewed in 1811. Criticism of the bank reached its height during the administration of Pres. Andrew Jackson, who led anti-bank forces in the long struggle known as the Bank War. The bank's charter expired in 1836. Its reorganization as the Bank of the United States of Pennsylvania ended its regulation of private banks
Congress of the United States: Legislature of the U.S., separated structurally from the executive and judicial (see judiciary) branches of government. Established by the Constitution of the United States, it succeeded the unicameral congress created by the Articles of Confederation (1781). It consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Representation in the Senate is fixed at two senators per state. Until passage of the 17th Amendment (1913), senators were appointed by the state legislatures; since then they have been elected directly. In the House, representation is proportional to each state's population; total membership is restricted (since 1912) to 435 members (the total rose temporarily to 437 following the admission of Hawaii and Alaska as states in 1959). Congressional business is processed by committees: bills are debated in committees in both houses, and reconciliation of the two resulting versions takes place in a conference committee. A presidential veto can be overridden by a two-thirds majority in each house. Congress's constitutional powers include the setting and collecting of taxes, borrowing money on credit, regulating commerce, coining money, declaring war, raising and supporting armies, and making all laws necessary for the execution of its powers. All finance-related legislation must originate in the House; powers exclusive to the Senate include approval of presidential nominations, ratification of treaties, and adjudication of impeachments. See also bicameral system
Constitution of the United States: the highest law of the government of the US, often unofficially called the Constitution. The Constitution was first written at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and it officially came into use in 1789. It consists of seven articles and 27 amendments (=additions and changes to the original). Fundamental law of the U.S. federal system of government and a landmark document of the Western world. It is the oldest written national constitution in operation, completed in 1787 at the Constitutional Convention of 55 delegates who met in Philadelphia, ostensibly to amend the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution was ratified in June 1788, but because ratification in many states was contingent on the promised addition of a Bill of Rights, Congress proposed 12 amendments in September 1789; 10 were ratified by the states, and their adoption was certified on Dec. 15, 1791. The framers were especially concerned with limiting the power of the government and securing the liberty of citizens. The Constitution's separation of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government, the checks and balances of each branch against the other, and the explicit guarantees of individual liberty were all designed to strike a balance between authority and liberty. Article I vests all legislative powers in the Congress the House of Representatives and the Senate. Article II vests executive power in the president. Article III places judicial power in the hands of the courts. Article IV deals, in part, with relations among the states and with the privileges of the citizens, Article V with amendment procedure, and Article VI with public debts and the supremacy of the Constitution. Article VII stipulates that the Constitution would become operational after being ratified by nine states. The 10th Amendment limits the national government's powers to those expressly listed in the Constitution; the states, unless otherwise restricted, possess all the remaining (or "residual") powers of government. Amendments to the Constitution may be proposed by a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress or by a convention called by Congress on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the states. (All subsequent amendments have been initiated by Congress.) Amendments proposed by Congress must be ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures or by conventions in as many states. Twenty-seven amendments have been added to the Constitution since 1789. In addition to the Bill of Rights, these include the 13th (1865), abolishing slavery; the 14th (1868), requiring due process and equal protection under the law; the 15th (1870), guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race; the 17th (1913), providing for the direct election of U.S. senators; the 19th (1920), instituting women's suffrage, and the 22nd (1951), limiting the presidency to two terms. See also civil liberty; commerce clause; Equal Rights Amendment; establishment clause; freedom of speech; judiciary; states' rights
Export-Import Bank of the United States: One of the principal U.S. government agencies in international finance. Originally incorporated as the Export-Import Bank of Washington in 1934, its goal is to help finance U.S. exports, principally by lending money to foreign buyers of U.S. goods and services. Such assistance often consists of credits to foreign banks and governments in connection with development projects. See also development bank
Export-Import Bank of the United States Ex-Im Bank: One of the principal U.S. government agencies in international finance. Originally incorporated as the Export-Import Bank of Washington in 1934, its goal is to help finance U.S. exports, principally by lending money to foreign buyers of U.S. goods and services. Such assistance often consists of credits to foreign banks and governments in connection with development projects. See also development bank
Great Seal of the United States: the official seal (=special circle-shaped design) printed on important documents, used to prove that a document is from the US government. The seal has two sides, and on one side is a picture of a bald eagle (=the national bird of the US) , and on the other side is a picture of a pyramid with an eye above it. Both designs are printed on the back of a one-dollar bill
Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States: (1935) Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that abolished the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA; see National Recovery Administration), a cornerstone of the New Deal. By unanimous vote, the court held that Congress had exceeded its authority by delegating too much legislative power to the president and industrial groups. It also found that NIRA's "codes of fair practice" went beyond the regulation of interstate commerce in attempting to control intrastate activity. NIRA's successor, the National Labor Relations Act (1935), proved acceptable to the court
Supreme Court of the United States: Final court of appeal in the U.S. judicial system and final interpreter of the Constitution of the United States. The Supreme Court was created by the Constitutional Convention of 1787 as the head of a federal court system, though it was not formally established until Congress passed the Judiciary Act in 1789. It was granted authority to act in cases arising under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the U.S.; in controversies to which the U.S. is a party; in controversies between states or between citizens of different states; in cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction; and in cases affecting ambassadors or other ministers or consuls. Its size, which is set by Congress, varied between 6 and 10 members before being set at 9 in 1869. Justices are appointed by the president but must be confirmed by the Senate. The court has exercised the power of judicial review since 1803, when it first declared part of a law unconstitutional in Marbury v. Madison, though the power is not explicitly granted to it by the Constitution. Though the court can sometimes serve as a trial court through its original jurisdiction, relatively few cases reach the court in this manner; most cases arise by appeal or by certiorari. Among the most important doctrinal sources used by the Supreme Court have been the commerce, due-process, and equal-protection clauses of the Constitution. It also has often ruled on controversies involving civil liberties (see civil liberty), including freedom of speech and the right of privacy. Much of its work consists of clarifying, refining, and testing the Constitution's philosophic ideals and translating them into working principles
United States: A country of central and northwest North America with coastlines on the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It includes the noncontiguous states of Alaska and Hawaii and various island territories in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. The area now occupied by the contiguous 48 states was originally inhabited by numerous Native American peoples and was colonized beginning in the 16th century by Spain, France, the Netherlands, and England. Great Britain eventually controlled most of the Atlantic coast and, after the French and Indian Wars (1754-1763), the Northwest Territory and Canada. The original Thirteen Colonies declared their independence from Great Britain in 1776 and formed a government under the Articles of Confederation in 1781, adopting (1787) a new constitution that went into effect after 1789. The nation soon began to expand westward. Growing tensions over the issue of Black slavery divided the country along geographic lines, sparking the secession of the South and the Civil War (1861-1865). The remainder of the 19th century was marked by increased westward expansion, industrialization, and the influx of millions of immigrants. The United States entered World War II after the Japanese attack (1941) on Pearl Harbor and emerged after the war as a world power. Washington, D.C., is the capital and New York the largest city. Population: 260,651,000. officially United States of America Federal republic, North America
United States: USA, U.S., United States of America, country located in North America
United States Air Force: Major component of the U.S. military organization, with primary responsibility for air warfare, air defense, and military space research. It also provides air services in coordination with the other military branches. U.S. military activities in the air began with army use of balloons for reconnaissance during the Civil War and the Spanish-American War; in 1907 the Aeronautical Division of the Signal Corps was created. In 1920 the Army Reorganization Act created the Air Service (after 1926, Air Corps) as a unit of the Army; in 1941 it became the Army Air Forces. In 1947 the independent U.S. Air Force was created and became part of the newly created Department of Defense in 1949. The Department of the Air Force is headquartered at the Pentagon. Separate operating agencies of the Air Force include the Air Force Reserve, the Air Force Intelligence Service, and the U.S. Air Force Academy. In 2000 there were over 350,000 Air Force personnel on active duty
United States Air Force Academy: Institution for the training of commissioned officers for the U.S. Air Force, located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Created by an act of Congress in 1954, it opened in 1955. Graduates receive a bachelor's degree and a second lieutenant's commission. Most physically qualified graduates go on to Air Force pilot-training schools. Candidates may come from the ranks of the U.S. Army or Air Force, may be children of deceased veterans of the armed forces, or may be nominated by U.S. senators or representatives or by the president or vice president. All applicants must take a competitive entrance examination
United States Army: Major branch of the U.S. military forces, charged with preserving peace and security and defending the nation. The first regular U.S. fighting force, the Continental Army, was organized by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, to supplement local militias in the American Revolution. It was placed under the control of a five-member civilian board, and U.S. military forces have remained in civilian control ever since. The U.S. Constitution named the president as commander in chief, and in 1789 the civilian Department of War was established to administer the armed forces. The Continental Army was officially disbanded in 1783, and a small regular army was established. Thereafter, the army's size increased during times of crisis, swelled by conscription, and decreased during peacetime. The Department of the Army is organized as a military section of the Department of Defense and is headed by the Secretary of the Army. The Army Staff gives advice and assistance to the secretary and administers civil functions, including the civil-works program of the Corps of Engineers. The army also administers the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. In 2000 there were about 400,000 soldiers on active duty
United States Atomic Energy Commission: {i} USAEC, former United States government atomic research agency that was in charged and controlled the research of atomic energy and its peace time uses in the United States
United States Capitol: Meeting place of the U.S. Congress. In 1792 a competition for its design was won by William Thornton (1759-1828); his revised Federal-style design of 1795 was executed as the exterior of the wings adjacent to the central rotunda. Benjamin H. Latrobe, as Surveyor of Public Buildings (1803), followed Thornton's conception of the exterior but used his own interior designs; perhaps his best-known contribution was his invention of tobacco-leaf and corn-cob capitals. After the British set fire to the Capitol in 1814, Latrobe began its reconstruction, but resigned in 1817. By 1827 his successor, Charles Bulfinch, had joined the two wings and built the first dome and the rotunda. In 1850 Thomas Ustick Walter (1804-1887) won a competition to expand the wings; he also designed the 287-ft-(87-m-) high cast-iron dome (1855-66), which was based on Michelangelo's dome for St. Peter's Basilica. The marble and sandstone building contains about 540 rooms and stands in a 131-acre (53-hectare) park
United States Coast Guard: U.S. military service that enforces maritime laws. It is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security; in wartime it functions as part of the U.S. Navy. The Coast Guard enforces federal laws on the high seas and waters within U.S. territorial jurisdiction, develops and operates aids to navigation, and maintains a network of lifeboat and search-and-rescue stations using surface vessels and aircraft. It assists in the interdiction of illegal narcotics bound for the U.S. on or over coastal waters. It operates the International Ice Patrol (which maintains surveillance of icebergs in the North Atlantic shipping lanes), gathers data for the National Weather Service, and assists distressed ships and planes. Its wartime duties include ship escort, port security, and transport duty. In 2000 there were some 35,000 Coast Guard personnel on active duty. Cadets are trained at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn
United States Courts of Appeals: In the U.S., the intermediate appellate courts included in the federal judicial system and created by act of Congress. There are 13 courts of appeal, including 12 courts whose jurisdictions are geographically apportioned, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, whose jurisdiction is subject-oriented and nationwide. The Federal Circuit court, located in Washington, D.C., was created by an act of Congress in 1982 and hears appeals from U.S. district and territorial courts primarily in patent and trademark cases, though it also hears appeals in cases in which the United States or its agencies is a defendant, as in alleged breaches of contract or in tax disputes. The courts are empowered to review the decisions of federal district courts (see United States District Court), as well as the decisions of the divisions of the U.S. Tax Court within their jurisdictions and those of the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts. All decisions of the courts are subject to review by the Supreme Court of the United States
United States Department of Agriculture: {i} United States government agency that oversees a wide variety of issues (such as agriculture, food safety, rural land development, forest services, and more), USDA
United States District Court: In the U.S., any of the 94 trial courts of general jurisdiction in the federal judicial system. Each state, as well as the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, has at least one federal district court. Each court has at least one district judge and can have more than a score of them, as well as a clerk, a U.S. attorney, a U.S. marshal, one or more U.S. magistrates, bankruptcy judges, probation officers, and other staff. Decisions of the district courts are normally subject to appeal, typically to the United States Court of Appeals for the region in which the district court is located
United States Dollar: unit of currency in the United States of America, USD
United States English: {i} American English, U.S. English, form of the English language which is used in the United States (as opposed to British English)
United States Marine Corps: Separate military service within the U.S. Department of the Navy (see U.S. Navy), charged with providing marine troops for seizure and defense of advanced bases and with conducting operations on land and in the air in connection with naval campaigns. It is also responsible for providing detachments for service aboard certain types of naval vessels, as well as security forces for naval shore installations and U.S. diplomatic missions in foreign countries. The corps specializes in amphibious landings, such as those on Japanese-held islands in World War II. Marines have served in every major U.S. naval action since 1775, usually being the first or among the first to fight. In 2000 there were some 175,000 Marines on active duty
United States Marine Corps: branch of the United States armed forces that is trained for combat on land and on the sea and in the air and works in cooperation with the United States Navy
United States Military Academy: known as West Point Institution for the training of commissioned officers for the U.S. Army. Founded in 1802 at the fort at West Point, N.Y., it is one of the oldest service academies in the world. It was established as an apprentice school for military engineers and was, in effect, the first U.S. school of engineering. It was reorganized in 1812, and in 1866 its educational program was expanded considerably. Women were first admitted in 1976. The four-year course of college-level education and training leads to a bachelor of science degree and a commission as second lieutenant in the Army. West Point has trained such leaders as Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Jefferson Davis, John Pershing, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, Omar Bradley, and George Patton
United States Minor Outlying Islands: {i} collective name for nine islands atolls and reefs (Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island) owned by the United States
United States Naval Academy: known as Annapolis Institution for the training of commissioned officers for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. It was founded at Annapolis, Md., in 1845 and reorganized in 1850-51. Women were first admitted in 1976. Graduates are awarded the degree of bachelor of science and a commission as ensign in the Navy or as second lieutenant in the Marine Corps. Annapolis has produced many notable Americans, including George Dewey, Richard E. Byrd, Chester Nimitz, William F. Halsey, Jr., A.A. Michelson, Hyman Rickover, Jimmy Carter, Ross Perot, and several astronauts
United States Navy: branch of the United States armed forces that is combat-ready and equipped to deter aggression and maintain freedom of the seas
United States Navy: Major branch of the U.S. military forces, charged with defending the nation at sea and maintaining security on the seas wherever U.S. interests extend. The Continental Navy was established by the Continental Congress in 1775. It was disbanded in 1784, but the harassment of U.S. merchant ships by Barbary pirates prompted Congress to establish the Department of the Navy in 1798. The navy took part in the War of 1812 and was later important in the Union victory in the American Civil War. Sea victories during the Spanish-American War (1898) led to a period of steady growth. In World War I, its duties were limited to troop transport, minelaying, and escorting merchant ships. The Japanese attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor (1941) led to U.S. entry into World War II, in which, in addition to antisubmarine and troop transport duties, the navy conducted amphibious assaults in the Pacific theater and along the European coast. Aircraft carriers proved decisive in battles with Japanese forces in the Pacific, and they are still the backbone of the navy's fleets. Since World War II it has remained the largest and most powerful navy in the world. The Department of the Navy, a branch of the Department of Defense, is headed by a secretary of the navy. The navy includes the U.S. Marine Corps and, during wartime, the U.S. Coast Guard. In 2000 there were almost 400,000 Navy personnel on active duty, excluding the Marine Corps and Coast Guard. See also U.S. Naval Academy
United States Open: {i} U.S. Open, 4th and final event of the Grand Slam tennis tournaments
United States Senate: upper house of Congress
United States Steel Corp: Leading U.S. producer of steel and related products. It was founded in 1901 by Charles M. Schwab, Elbert H. Gary, and J.P. Morgan to consolidate Andrew Carnegie's Carnegie Steel Co., Gary's Federal Steel Co., and other steel and metal companies. As chairman of the board, Gary dominated the corporation in its early years, organizing price agreements among steel producers and opposing unions. An antitrust suit against U.S. Steel went as far as the Supreme Court, which ruled in 1920 that it was not a monopoly in restraint of trade. The corporation recognized the United Steelworkers of America in 1936. The largest U.S. steel producer, U.S. Steel diversified into oil and gas in the later 20th century as well as into chemicals, mining, construction, and transportation. In 1986 the holding company USX Corp. was established to oversee it and other operating units. U.S. Steel Group was spun off from USX in 2002 and again became an independent, publicly traded corporation
Virgin Islands of the United States: group of islands in the West Indies that is an incorporated territory of the United States of America
great seal of the united states: the seal of the United States government
president of the united states: the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government; "the President likes to jog every morning
president of the united states: the office of the United States head of state; "a President is elected every four years"
united states: North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
united states: The 50 United States and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U S Virgin Islands, Guam and CNMI
united states: The 50 states and the District of Columbia
united states: United States, when used in the geographical sense, includes the several states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the insular possessions of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, any territory or possession of the United States, and any territory or possession over which the United States exercises any powers of administration, legislation, and jurisdiction; including offshore areas within their jurisdiction pursuant to section 3 of the Submerged Lands Act (43 U S C 1311), and all territories, dependencies, and possessions of the United States, including foreign trade zones, and also including the outer continental shelf, as defined in section 2(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
united states: the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States
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united states: the States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
united states: Abbreviate United States if it is used as a descriptive word but not if it stands alone
united states: "United States" means the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any State of the United States, and the District of Columbia
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united states air force: the airforce of the United States of America; defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space
united states air force academy: a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Air Force
united states army: the army of the United States of America; organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare
united states army criminal investigation laboratory: a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command; the Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence
united states army rangers: a specially trained elite unit of the United States Army
united states border patrol: the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal entry of aliens into the United States
united states cabinet: a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the Cabinet
united states coast guard: an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce
united states code: a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States; is prepared and published by a unit of the United States House of Representatives
united states constitution: the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
united states customary system: the system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint that dates back to colonial America but differs in some respects from the British Imperial System; today in the United States this system exists side by side with the SI system
united states dollar: the basic unit of money in the United States
united states dry unit: a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System
united states fish and wildlife service: an agency in the Department of the Interior that conserves and protects fish and wildlife andtheir habitats; assesses the environmental impact of pesticides and nuclear power site and hydroelectric dams and thermal pollution
united states government: the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States
united states government printing office: an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government
united states house of representatives: the lower legislative house of the United States Congress
united states intelligence agency: an intelligence service in the United States
united states liquid unit: a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System
united states marine corps: an amphibious division of the United States Navy
united states marshals service: the United States' oldest federal law enforcement agency is responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and transporting federal prisoners and protecting federal witnesses and managing assets seized from criminals and generally ensuring the effective operation of the federal judicial system
united states military academy: a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Army
united states mint: the mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion
united states naval academy: a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Navy
united states navy: the navy of the United States of America; maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces
united states post office: an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States
united states postal inspection service: the primary law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service
united states postal service: an independent federal agency that provides mail processing and delivery service for individuals and businesses in the United States
united states public health service: an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General; includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public health
united states secret service: the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents
united states senate: the upper house of the United States Congress
united states trade representative: the executive agency that administers the President's policies on international trade
united states virgin islands: more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States
united states waters: territorial waters included within a distance of 12 nautical miles of the coasts of the United States and its territories; "ships operating in United States waters must adhere to United States laws and regulations
western united states: West: the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River