United States (Noun)
Meaning 1
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The United States is home to some of the most prestigious universities in the world.
- The company has operations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
- She grew up in the southern United States, where barbecue was a staple.
- He flew from Japan to the United States for a business conference in New York.
- Many people from the United States travel to Europe for vacation each summer.
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Meaning 2
The executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The Constitution of the United States establishes the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government.
- The federal government of the United States is divided into three branches to ensure a separation of powers.
- The President of the United States is the head of the executive branch, while Congress is the legislative branch.
- The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the land and serves as the judicial branch of the federal government.
- The Constitution also grants the power to the legislative branch to declare war and to the executive branch to negotiate treaties with other nations, both with respect to the United States.