n. [ Acronynm from Political Action Committee. ] (Politics) A
PACs became popular in the 1970's after campaign finance reform laws put limits on the amount of money which an individual can contribute to each candidate for public office. In addition to simply supporting candidates with specific viewpoints, the unstated purpose of PACs is to make politicians aware of their viewpoints, by aggregating sums of money into significant single donations. This latter effect has aroused criticism of PACs from reformers who feel that large donations bias the political process. [ PJC ]
n. A kind of moccasin, having the edges of the sole turned up and sewed to the upper. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pg., from the native name. ]
a. [ L. pacare to pacify. ] Placable. [ R. ] Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) A species of hickory. See Pecan. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. pacatus, p. p. of pacare to pacify, fr. pax, pacis, peace. See Pay to requite, Peace. ] Appeased; pacified; placated; tranquil. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pacified; pacate; placated. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. pacatio. ] The act of pacifying; a peacemaking. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
If you can, pace your wisdom
In that good path that I would wish it go. Shak [ 1913 Webster ]
To pace the web (Weaving),
v. i.
Or [ ere ] that I further in this tale pace. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]