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Multi-word Results
direct action |
a form of non-violent political action using immediately available means of communication, disruption, and confrontation, such as picketing, boycotts, demonstrations, and roadblocks. |
direct current |
an electric current that flows in one direction. (Cf. alternating current.) |
direct deposit |
a way of getting paid so that the money goes straight into your bank account. You receive a notice of deposit instead of a pay check. |
direct mail |
advertisements, appeals for donations, and the like, mailed to a large number of people. |
direct object |
in grammar, the element of a sentence that represents the object, goal, or receiver of the action of a verb, such as "the ball" in "She kicked the ball." (Cf. indirect object, subject.) |
direct primary election |
a preliminary election in which candidates for public office are nominated by direct vote of the people. (Cf. closed primary election.) |
direct tax |
a tax collected by the government directly from the person who must pay it, such as income tax or property tax. |
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