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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation capacity
- abbreviation capital
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Examples
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Michael Bloomberg on Thursday said he disagreed with a commission he appointed for carving out a special exception for incumbents that would let them serve three consecutive four-year terms, even if the electorate votes in November for a two-term cap.
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The JPY84. 00-20 area looks like the near-term cap.
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The measure also includes a controversial "grandfather clause" that would permit current office holders to serve three terms, even if voters restore the two-term cap.
Poll Shows Wide Term-Limit Support Michael Howard Saul 2010
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In August, Mr. Bloomberg said he disagreed with the commission's decision to carve out a special exception for incumbents, allowing them to serve three consecutive four-year terms even if the electorate votes next week to restore a two-term cap.
Mayor Reverts on Term Limit Michael Howard Saul 2010
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A couple of mounted police, on liberty, joined him, and with half a dozen others safeguarded the man with the wolf-skin cap.
CHAPTER 11 2010
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In addition to the fairly standard lanyard, we were given a Google basebcall cap.
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"A mutch, young lady," said he, "is what you in the South call a cap."
Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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The broken well below leaked until July 15, when it was sealed by a mechanical "cap."
BP's Macondo well to be permanently 'killed' by Saturday; relief well connected 2010
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It's like this: We set an economy-wide limit on emissions which is the "cap."
Paige Donner: Greening Hollywood: Governator Schwarzenegger Is Green on Energy 2008
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A heavy metal ring protruded from one side of the mushroom's "cap."
Timegod's World Modesitt, L. E. 1992
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