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Pontiac

Pontiac

8.1
An area in Quebec that elects a member of Canada's parliament
  • proper noun
: Pontiac (distrito electoral federal, Quebec)
  • The candidate for office held a rally in Pontiac, attracting many local supporters.

Examples

  • Residents of Pontiac are preparing for the upcoming federal election.

  • According to a local newspaper, the pageant depicted the coming of the French and the English to the colonial frontiers, the plots and counterplots, the uprising under Pontiac against the English, and the chief's betrayal.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Pontiac, Pontiac

    Swing Vote (2008)

  • "In Minneapolis, Eastman himself played the role of Pontiac.

    Academic text (2002)

  • They were allied with the French in their wars against the Iroquois and took part in the conspiracy of Pontiac.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Pontiac and Olds died because other GM divisions cannibalized their sales, and because their products were not really that good or were past the point of being saved.

    Blog text (26)

  • The federal election campaign included a visit to Pontiac by the party leader.

Surface Forms

Pontiac main

Etymology

Pontiac for the Canadian electoral district comes from the name of the local area, which itself was named after the Native American chief Pontiac. That is why the riding uses the same name as the region.