pac

¹

[ pak ]

noun

1. pack ¹( def 1 ).

pac

²

[ pak ]

noun

1. Also pack. a soft, flexible, heelless shoe worn as a liner inside a boot or overshoe.
2. shoepac ( def ).

PAC

³

or P.A.C.

[ pak ]

noun

, plural PAC's, PACs.

1. 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: super PAC.

   a labor-union PAC that backs Democratic candidates.

Pac.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. Pacific.

PAC

¹

abbreviation for

1. Pan-Africanist Congress

Pac.

²

abbreviation for

1. Pacific

Word History and Origins

Origin of pac¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1870–75; extracted from shoepac by false analysis as shoe + pac

Origin of pac²

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

During Trump’s first term, McMahon served as the administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2017-2019 before resigning to aid with Trump’s re-election campaign, serving as the chairwoman of the super PAC America First Action.

From Salon

If McMahon aligns with the America First Policy Institute and related super PAC, “it seems that ending DEI and accreditation reform are on top of her list, along with promoting vocational education,” said John Aubrey Douglass, a senior research fellow and research professor of public policy and higher education at the UC Berkeley Center for Studies in Higher Education.

From Los Angeles Times

She has spent the past 18 years as a Division I coach, most recently working at Utah for nine seasons and earning 2023 Pac-12 coach of the year honors.

From Los Angeles Times

She led Utah to the Sweet 16 in 2023 after winning the Pac-12 regular-season championship.

From Los Angeles Times

“I think if you were to ask our fans, they would prefer that we were in the Pac-12 and the old Pac-12 was still intact,” Cronin said.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• lobbyist
• pressure group