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Choose

make choice of to select to take by way of preference from two or more objects offered to elect as to

vote

[got half the ] 2 : the collective opinion or preference of a body of persons expressed by voting 3 :

tentative minimum tax

that is determined by adjusting taxable income by adding tax preference items under Internal Revenue Code section 57 and subtracting an

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separation of church and state

clause of the U.S. Constitution that forbids governmental establishment or preference of a religion and that preserves religious freedom from governmental

Nativism

disposition to favor the native inhabitants of a country in preference to immigrants from foreign countries

primary

an election in which qualified voters nominate or express a preference for a particular candidate or group of candidates for political

prefer

1 : to give (a creditor or debt) priority or preference [any preferred charges such as child support or alimony "In

postpone

a later time 2 : to place later in precedence, preference, or importance ;specif : to subordinate (a lien) to a

per-country-limit

per-country-limit The maximum number of family-sponsored and employment-based preference visas that can be issued to citizens of any country

new value

be avoided by a trustee in bankruptcy as a voidable preference.

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