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• Ironclad oath — The Ironclad Oath was a key factor in the removing of ex Confederates from the political arena during the Reconstruction of the United States in the 1860s. To take the Ironclad Oath, a person had to swear he had never borne arms against the Union …   Wikipedia

• Ironclad — I ron*clad , a. 1. Clad in iron; protected or covered with iron, as a vessel for naval warfare. [1913 Webster] 2. Rigorous; unbreakable; severe; exacting; inflexible; as, an ironclad oath or pledge. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Oath — This article is about promise or a statement of fact. For the village in Somerset, England, see Oath, Somerset. For acronyms, see OATH. Tennis Court Oath by Jacques Louis David …   Wikipedia

• oath — Synonyms and related words: Bible oath, assurance, avouch, avouchment, avow, avowal, curse, cuss, cuss word, dirty name, dirty word, dysphemism, epithet, expletive, extrajudicial oath, faith, foul invective, guarantee, guaranty, imprecation,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• ironclad — I. adjective Date: circa 1847 1. sheathed in iron armor used especially of naval vessels 2. so firm or secure as to be unbreakable: as a. binding < an ironclad oath > b. having no obvious weakness < an ironclad case against the defendant > II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Oath of office — Lyndon B. Johnson taking the presidential oath of office in 1963, after the assassination of John F. Kennedy An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before undertaking the duties of an office, usually a position in government… …   Wikipedia

• Reconstruction Era of the United States — In the history of the United States, the term Reconstruction Era has two senses: the first covers the entire nation in the period 1865–1877 following the Civil War; the second one, used in this article, covers the transformation of the Southern… …   Wikipedia

• Reconstruction era of the United States — In the history of the United States, Reconstruction refers to the time between 1863 and 1877 when the U.S. focused on abolishing slavery, destroying the Confederacy, and reconstructing the nation and the Constitution. Reconstruction is also the… …   Wikipedia

• guarantee — Synonyms and related words: Bible oath, and candle, arm, armor, assert under oath, assurance, assure, attest, avouch, avouchment, avow, back, bail, bailsman, be sponsor for, bless, bond, bondsman, book, certify, champion, cloak, compass about,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• vow — Synonyms and related words: Bible oath, affirm, and candle, assert, assert under oath, asseverate, assurance, assure, attest, avouch, avouchment, avow, book, certify, confess, countersign, covenant, declare, depone, depose, express the belief,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• warrant — Synonyms and related words: Bible oath, CD, IOU, John Hancock, MO, OK, accept, acceptance, acceptance bill, account for, accredit, acknowledge, acknowledgment, acquittance, admit, affidavit, affirm, affirmance, affirmation, agency, agentship,… …   Moby Thesaurus