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  • noun Plural form of gala.

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Examples

  • And, it isn't Edwards fault that Obama keeps hosting "galas" in Hollywood and that the press sometimes reports on them.

    Edwards Vs. Obama: A Tale Of Two Fundraisers 2009

  • There are a lot of that kind of galas here in New York, like those in Radio City.

    Watching the Olympics opening 2008

  • Last year, Ballard raked in about $831,000 through various large-scale fundraisers such as galas and golf outings, as well as smaller events.

    IndyStar.com Top Stories 2010

  • Offering over 6,000 square feet of meeting space including a spacious ballroom that seats up to 250 people, the property can accommodate both business and social events such as galas and weddings.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • The same Harper will now spend like a drunken sailor on a whole slew of "galas" ... but, of course, he is just using taxpayer dollars trying to repair his partisan image which the aforementioned quote damaged ...

    Liblogs.ca latest blog entries 2009

  • While Stephen is trying to score cheap political points by promoting division and distrust between all us so-called "ordinary folk" and all those supposed arty snobs with their elitist "galas",

    Liblogs.ca latest blog entries 2008

  • While Stephen is trying to score cheap political points by promoting division and distrust between all us so-called "ordinary folk" and all those supposed arty snobs with their elitist "galas",

    Liblogs.ca latest blog entries 2008

  • "The potato is introduced in the 15th century!" said Ben Thomas, an archaeologist whose specialty is Mayan culture but consults on the menus at the AIA galas.

    Dirt on an Archaeology Gala Marshall Heyman 2011

  • He hosted galas for political groups, dinners for luminaries like Nathaniel Hawthorne and Bronson Alcott, and once managed to pack 25 people into his one-room cabin.

    Boing Boing 2009

  • The inauguration is still four days away, but around the capital, an endless spread of pre-inaugural concerts, cocktail parties, dinners and galas is ready to kick off.

    Where’s the Party? - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

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