National Archives and Records Administration
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- proper noun
- Formal
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Administración Nacional de Archivos y Registros
- In any given election year, a state's population is used (to calculate total population and state shares) only if there is an electoral vote tabulation for that state in the National Archives and Records Administration database.
- National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C.
- National Archives and Records Administration in Washington
Examples
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The National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C., its presidential libraries, and regional centers are superb sources for broadsides.
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The National Archives and Records Administration reports the electoral college tabulations for every presidential election.
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ENDNOTES Civil War Pension Records (John Davis), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
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United States Manuscript Census (1850, 1860, and 1870), Records of the Department of Commerce, Microfilm Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
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The muster rolls are described by the National Archives and Records Administration as: "Bound record books for most (but not all) regiments, Record Group 94, entries 112-115."
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43 George Morris Household, 1870 Census, New York City, Manuscript Census, Population Schedule, Ward 8, Household Number 69, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. 44 CWPR (Alexander Williams).
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The National Archives and Records Administration preserves important documents like the Declaration of Independence.
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Researchers often visit the National Archives and Records Administration to access historical federal records.
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The National Archives and Records Administration plays a crucial role in maintaining presidential libraries across the United States.
Synonyms
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7.3
An independent US agency that keeps and shares government records like papers of past presidents
How Extensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
national + archive + and + record + administration
The phrase is compositionally built from 'national' (country-level), 'archives and records' (institutions and materials preserving past documents), and 'administration' (an administrative body), so a learner who knows those words can infer it is the national agency that manages and preserves official records. Although specific details (e.g. U.S. independent agency status or presidential libraries) are culturally specific, the core institutional function is directly derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
The name National Archives and Records Administration is very literal: National means for the whole country, Archives are places where old papers are kept, and Records Administration is the office that looks after and organizes those papers. So, the name tells you it is the U.S. government office that 'preserves' and 'manages' important official documents.