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- proper noun Any of the national Scouts organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America.
- proper noun this sense?) The Selous Scouts, a special forces regiment of the former
Rhodesian Army. - proper noun Plural form of
Scout .
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Examples
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Yotify makes use of what it calls Scouts, which are kind of like Google alerts.
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I guess something you could pick up in the Boy Scouts is something to impress us?
Think Progress » Palin blames ‘Gore-gate’ for ‘this snake oil science stuff.’ 2010
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Nunzio: Dilan, The Boy Scouts is only open to boys.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Some Strange Consequences of Public Accommodations Laws 2010
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The answer to straights in the Boy Scouts is to introduce gays.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Enough with the Ridiculous Hyperbole! 2010
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Nunzio: Dilan, The Boy Scouts is only open to boys.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Some Strange Consequences of Public Accommodations Laws 2010
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There's only one problem with your line of thinking Beth: the Boy Scouts is a private organization and in many cases they use public schools to recruit membership as well as for their meeting sites.
Afternoon Fizz: Gay Softball League Sued for Discrimination « PubliCola 2010
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Various federal courts held that under federal law, the Scouts is not a place of public accommodation.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Some Strange Consequences of Public Accommodations Laws 2010
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Part of the reason that I love Girl Scouts is because I was a Boy Scout, unlike most of you New Yawk City kids.
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Various federal courts held that under federal law, the Scouts is not a place of public accommodation.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Some Strange Consequences of Public Accommodations Laws 2010
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Having Oliver North held up as a role model to the Boy Scouts is roughly akin to having Ken Lay held up as a role model to MBA students.
February 2004 2004
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