unite : Idioms & Phrases

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attorney general of the united states

  • noun the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States
    Attorney General.
    • the post of Attorney General was created in 1789
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capital of the united kingdom

  • noun the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
    Greater London; British capital; London.
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capital of the united states

  • noun the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
    Washington D.C.; Washington; American capital.
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co-unite

Co`-u*nite" transitive verb
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  1. To unite. Obs.
Co`-u*nite" adjective
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  1. United closely with another. Obs.
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constitution of the united states

  • noun the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
    Constitution of the United States; U.S. Constitution; Constitution; US Constitution.
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eastern united states

  • noun the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River
    East.
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evangelical united brethren church

  • noun a Methodist denomination
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food and agriculture organization of the united nations

  • noun the United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture
    FAO; Food and Agriculture Organization.
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great seal of the united states

  • noun the seal of the United States government
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  • noun a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished youths
    Lautaro Youth Movement; Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces.
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midwestern united states

  • noun the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)
    middle west; Midwest.
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northeastern united states

  • noun the northeastern region of the United States
    Northeast.
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northwestern united states

  • noun the northwestern region of the United States
    Northwest.
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president of the united states

  • noun the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government
    President; President of the United States; Chief Executive.
    • the President likes to jog every morning
  • noun the office of the United States head of state
    President; Chief Executive.
    • a President is elected every four years
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revolutionary united front

  • noun a terrorist group formed in the 1980s in Sierra Leone; seeks to overthrow the government and gain control of the diamond producing regions; responsible for attacks on civilians and children, widespread torture and murder and using children to commit atrocities; sponsored by the president of Liberia
    RUF.
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southeastern united states

  • noun the southeastern region of the United States
    Southeast.
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southwestern united states

  • noun the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado
    Southwest.
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supreme court of the united states

  • noun the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation
    Supreme Court; Supreme Court of the United States.
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united arab emirate dirham

  • noun the basic unit of money in the United Arab Emirates; equal to 1,000 fils
    dirham.
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united arab emirate monetary unit

  • noun monetary unit in the United Arab Emirates
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united arab emirates

  • noun a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; rich in oil reserves
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united arab emirates's capital

  • noun a sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United Arab Emirates
    Abu Dhabi.
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united arab republic

  • noun a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
    Egypt; Arab Republic of Egypt.
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united church of christ

  • noun merger of the Congregational Christian Church and the Evangelical and Reformed Church in 1957
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united front

  • noun a multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban
    Northern Alliance.
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united kingdom

  • noun a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
    U.K.; Great Britain; Britain; UK; United Kingdom.
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united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland

  • noun a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
    U.K.; Great Britain; Britain; UK; United Kingdom.
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united methodist church

  • noun union of the Wesleyan Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church
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united mexican states

  • noun a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
    Mexico.
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united mine workers

  • noun an industrial union of mine workers in North America
    United Mine Workers.
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united mine workers of america

  • noun an industrial union of mine workers in North America
    United Mine Workers.
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united nations

  • noun an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
    UN.
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united nations agency

  • noun an agency of the United Nations
    UN agency.
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united nations children's fund

  • noun an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries
    United Nations Children's Fund; UNICEF.
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united nations crime prevention and criminal justice

  • noun the United Nations office responsible for crime prevention and criminal justice and law reform
    Centre for International Crime Prevention.
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united nations day

  • noun a day for celebrating the founding of the United Nations
    October 24.
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united nations educational scientific and cultural organization

  • noun an agency of the United Nations that promotes education and communication and the arts
    UNESCO.
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united nations international children's emergency fund

  • noun an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries
    United Nations Children's Fund; UNICEF.
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united nations office for drug control and crime prevention

  • noun an agency of the United Nations that promotes drug control and crime prevention
    DCCP.
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united nations secretariat

  • noun the administrative arm of the United Nations
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united republic of tanzania

  • noun a republic in eastern Africa
    Tanzania.
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united self-defense force of colombia

  • noun a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members
    United Self-Defense Force of Colombia; AUC; Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia.
    • the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year
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united self-defense group of colombia

  • noun a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members
    United Self-Defense Force of Colombia; AUC; Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia.
    • the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year
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united society of believers in christ's second appearing

  • noun a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States
    Shakers.
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united states

  • noun 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
    USA; the States; U.S.A.; U.S.; United States; US; America.
  • noun the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States
    U.S.; United States; US Government; U.S. government.
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united states air force

  • noun the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space
    US Air Force; USAF; U. S. Air Force; Air Force.
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united states air force academy

  • noun a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Air Force
    US Air Force Academy.
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united states army

  • noun the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare
    Army; U. S. Army; USA; US Army.
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united states army criminal investigation laboratory

  • noun a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command; the United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence
    US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory; U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory; USACIL.
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united states army rangers

  • noun a specially trained elite unit of the United States Army
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united states army special forces

  • noun a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting
    Special Forces; U. S. Army Special Forces.
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united states attorney general

  • noun the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department
    Attorney General; US Attorney General.
    • Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington
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united states border patrol

  • noun the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal entry of aliens into the United States
    US Border Patrol.
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united states cabinet

  • noun a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the cabinet
    US Cabinet.
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united states civil war

  • noun civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
    American Civil War; War between the States.
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united states coast guard

  • noun an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce
    U. S. Coast Guard; US Coast Guard.
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united states code

  • noun 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
    U. S. Code.
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united states congress

  • noun the legislature of the United States government
    US Congress; Congress; U.S. Congress.
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united states constitution

  • noun the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
    Constitution of the United States; U.S. Constitution; Constitution; US Constitution.
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united states customary system

  • noun 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
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united states department of defense

  • noun the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
    Defense Department; Defense; DoD; Department of Defense.
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united states department of state

  • noun the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies
    DoS; State Department; State; Department of State.
    • the Department of State was created in 1789
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united states dollar

  • noun the basic unit of money in the United States
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united states dry unit

  • noun a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System
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united states fish and wildlife service

  • noun an agency in the Department of the Interior that conserves and protects fish and wildlife and their habitats; assesses the environmental impact of pesticides and nuclear power site and hydroelectric dams and thermal pollution
    US Fish and Wildlife Service; FWS.
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united states government

  • noun the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States
    U.S.; United States; US Government; U.S. government.
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united states government accounting office

  • noun an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States
    GAO; Government Accounting Office.
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united states government printing office

  • noun an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government
    Government Printing Office; GPO; US Government Printing Office.
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united states house of representatives

  • noun the lower legislative house of the United States Congress
    House of Representatives; US House; U.S. House of Representatives; US House of Representatives; U.S. House.
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united states intelligence agency

  • noun an intelligence service in the United States
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united states intelligence community

  • noun a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
    Intelligence Community; National Intelligence Community; IC.
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united states liquid unit

  • noun a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System
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united states marine corps

  • noun an amphibious division of the United States Navy
    Marine Corps; US Marine Corps; USMC; United States Marine Corps.
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united states marines

  • noun an amphibious division of the United States Navy
    Marine Corps; US Marine Corps; USMC; United States Marine Corps.
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united states marshals service

  • noun 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
    US Marshals Service; Marshals.
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united states military academy

  • noun a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Army
    US Military Academy.
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united states mint

  • noun the mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion
    US Mint; U.S. Mint.
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united states national library of medicine

  • noun the world's largest medical library
    National Library of Medicine; U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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united states naval academy

  • noun a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Navy
    US Naval Academy.
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united states navy

  • noun the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces
    US Navy; USN; Navy.
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united states of america

  • noun 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
    USA; the States; U.S.A.; U.S.; United States; US; America.
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united states post office

  • noun an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States
    PO; US Post Office; Post Office.
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united states postal inspection service

  • noun the primary law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service
    US Postal Inspection Service.
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united states postal service

  • noun an independent federal agency that provides mail processing and delivery service for individuals and businesses in the United States
    US Postal Service; USPS.
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united states president

  • noun the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government
    President; President of the United States; Chief Executive.
    • the President likes to jog every morning
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united states public health service

  • noun an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General; includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public health
    PHS.
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united states secret service

  • noun 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
    SS; USSS; US Secret Service; Secret Service.
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united states senate

  • noun the upper house of the United States Congress
    Senate; US Senate; U.S. Senate.
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united states supreme court

  • noun the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation
    Supreme Court; Supreme Court of the United States.
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united states trade representative

  • noun the executive agency that administers the President's policies on international trade
    US Trade Representative.
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united states treasury

  • noun the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789
    Treasury; Department of the Treasury; Treasury Department.
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united states virgin islands

  • noun more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States
    American Virgin Islands; VI.
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united states waters

  • noun territorial waters included within a distance of 12 nautical miles of the coasts of the United States and its territories
    U.S. waters.
    • ships operating in United States waters must adhere to United States laws and regulations
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vice president of the united states

  • noun the vice president of the United States who presides over the United States Senate
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western united states

  • noun the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
    West.
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