Farm Bloc

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• farm bloc — noun : a combination of members of the United States Congress that transcends party lines in order to support the special interests of agriculture * * * farm bloc, a group in Congress from different political parties that favors laws to help the… …   Useful english dictionary

• bloc — [bläk] n. [Fr & OFr < MDu block, log, BLOCK] 1. an alliance, often temporary, of political parties in a legislature ☆ 2. a group of legislators who, without regard to party affiliation, act together to advance some common interest of their… …   English World dictionary

• bloc, block — A bloc is a group or coalition such as a bloc of voters or a bloc of legislators opposed to the bill. In political campaigns, reference is made to the farm bloc and the labor bloc. Block has numerous meanings, the most common of which refers to a …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• bloc — /blok/, n. 1. a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose. 2. a group of legislators, usually of both major political parties, who vote together for some particular interest: the farm bloc. 3. a group of nations that… …   Universalium

• bloc — A group of persons who support a legislative measure as a body, even though they are of different political persuasions, as the farm bloc in Congress. See en bloc …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Eastern Bloc emigration and defection — Conrad Schumann leaping over barbed wire into West Berlin on August 15, 1961, three days after construction began on the Berlin Wall[1] Eastern Bloc emigration and defection was a point of controversy during the Cold War. After Worl …   Wikipedia

• Animal Farm — This article is about the novel by George Orwell. For other uses, see Animal Farm (disambiguation). Animal Farm …   Wikipedia

• Capper-Volstead Act — was adopted by the United States Congress on February 18, 1922. As a consequence of the depression of agricultural prices subsequent to the World War I, farm organizations intensified their drive for government aid and managed to get a farm bloc… …   Wikipedia

• Foreign Agricultural Service — The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is the foreign affairs agency with primary responsibility for the United States Department of Agriculture s (USDA) overseas programs market development, international trade agreements and negotiations, and… …   Wikipedia

• combination — combination, combine, party, bloc, faction, ring denote a union, either of individuals or of organized interests, for mutual support in obtaining common political or private ends. Combination is the most comprehensive of these terms, being… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Lester J. Dickinson — Lester Jesse ( L. J. or Dick ) Dickinson (October 29, 1873 June 4, 1968) was a Republican United States Representative and Senator from Iowa. He was, in the words of Time magazine, a big, friendly, white thatched Iowa lawyer.… …   Wikipedia