ACLU
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- proper noun
- /ˈeɪˌsiˈɛlˈju/
- Representing this student, the ACLU persuaded the university to drop the challenged policy?
- ACLU defends free speech
- ACLU defends
- ACLU filed a lawsuit
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Watch on YouTubeI said the subjects were the ACLU and NATO.
- I said the subjects were the ACLU and NATO.
- And besides speaking out, if you could donate to the ACLU, I'll put a link in the description.
- And, you know, you know, my wife used to work for the ACLU.
- But by that same token, could Amber Heard sue the ACLU?
- Sorry, but like the kids, they, they just, you know, I mean, last week we talked about the ACLU and NATO.
- According to the ACLU, not all transgender people want or can afford this type of surgery.
- And he became the president of the ACLU right at the time that they were suffering from defending the Nazis in Skokie.
- Besides all of us just keep working as hard as we can and maybe take an interest in the work that's being done by the EEOC and and by the ACLU.
- I mean, I think of cases like the old days, the ACLU, when they're advocating for people's rights to March in Skokie, you know, under the banner of a swastika.
- There is a former head of the ACLU or name is Nadine Straussen.
- The ACLU is no longer the ACLU.
Examples
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Groups supporting the bill range from the ACLU to Concerned Women for America.
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No matter what you think of the ACLU, they have been tremendously successful.
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The ACLU says they have a right to stand there.
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Up until the White House, she was an ACLU attorney.
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Meanwhile, the ACLU is watching the situation and trying to determine whether to go to court.
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And the ACLU has been fighting to make sure these homeless encampments can stay.
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The Utah chapter of the ACLU let its concerns be known, along with many LGBT groups across the state.
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Major progressive nonprofits, such as the ACLU and NAACP, have also taken up the cause.
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During her tenure at the school, she organized and led the ACLU's Women's Rights Project.
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The ACLU defends the rights of individuals against government overreach.
Synonyms
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A group that tries to persuade people in power to change laws or rules for a cause
Surface Forms
Etymology
ACLU is made from the first letters of American Civil Liberties Union. 'Civil liberties' means 'basic freedoms' and a 'union' is a group, so the name shows it is an American group that defends people's rights and freedoms.