For Act we have terms and definitions in 19 topics. The topics are Advocacy, Canadian Law, College Financial Aid, Congressional, Disability Rights Acronyms, Drama, EU Aerospace Acronyms, Environment, Environmental Acronyms, Flood Insurance, Import Cars, Insolvency, Legislative Assembly, Naval Abbreviations, Nursing Home Abuse, Opera, Sanitation, Transportation Acronyms and World War II Acronyms.

Act (Advocacy)

Legislation that has passed both chambers of Congress in identical form, been signed into law by the President, or passed over a veto, thus becoming law. See also:Bills

Act (Canadian Law)

A bill which has passed through the various legislative steps required for it and which has become law, as in "an Act of the Commonwealth of Australia." Synonymous to statute, legislation or law.

Act (College Financial Aid)

A test required or accepted at all public and many private universities in Georgia. The ACT Assessment includes four sections-English, math, reading, and science reasoning. Scores are used in college admissions, awarding scholarships, and class placement, including honors programs.

Act (Congressional)

Legislation (a bill or joint resolution, see below) that has passed both chambers of Congress in identical form, been signed into law by the President, or passed over his veto, thus becoming law. A bill also becomes an act without the president’s signature if he does not return it to Congress within ten days, Sundays excepted, while Congress is in session. Technically, this term also refers to a bill that has been passed by one house and engrossed (prepared as an official copy). (See also: Pocket Veto; Engrossed Bill.)

Act (Disability Rights Acronyms)

American College Test - an American university entrance examination

Act (Drama)

A major unit or division of a play

Act (EU Aerospace Acronyms)

Active Control Technology

Act (Environment)

In the legislative sense, a bill or measure passed by both houses of Congress; a law.

Act (Environmental Acronyms)

Action

Act (Flood Insurance)

The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and any amendments to it.

Act (Import Cars)

[1] An acronym for air charge temperature. [2] An acronym for Alternative Control Technique

Act (Insolvency)

A bill which has passed through the various legislative steps and, hence, has become law.

Act (Legislative Assembly)

A bill which has been made law by passing both houses of the Legislature, and which either has been signed by the Governor, filed without the Governor’s signature, or passed by both houses of the Legislature over the Governor’s veto.

Act (Naval Abbreviations)

Aviation Classification Test

Act (Nursing Home Abuse)

Legislation passed by congress.

Act (Opera)

A formal subdivision of an opera, indicated as such by the composer, often further subdivided into scenes or tableaux. Each act usually constitutes an integral dramatic whole, and often has a climax of its own.

Act (Sanitation)

The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) as amended by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (PL 92-500 and PL 93-243).

Act (Transportation Acronyms)

Association for Commuter Transportation

Act (World War II Acronyms)

Action

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