Main Entry: ac·tion (see post)
Pronunciation: 'ak-sh&n
Function: noun
1: the manner or method of performing; 5a : a thing done : DEED b : the accomplishment (or lack thereof) of a thing usually over a period of time, in stages, or with the possibility of repetition, (keys being "repetition and "over a period of time); 6b (2) : the unfolding of the events of a drama or work of fiction;
"How did it come to pass that an opposition's measure of a president's foreign policy was all or nothing, success or "failure"? The answer is that the political absolutism now normal in Washington arrived at the moment--Nov. 7, 2000--that our politics subordinated even a war against terror to seizing the office of the presidency." - Daniel Henninger - WSJ 11/18/05
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"the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts." - George Orwell
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Thursday, February 16, 2006
Definition - Action
Posted by a.k.a. Blandly Urbane at 2:02:00 PM
Definition - Action
2006-02-16T14:02:00-07:00
a.k.a. Blandly Urbane
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