active
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- noun
- /ˈæktɪv/
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miembro activo
- National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (National VOAD) serves as the primary point of contact for voluntary organization coordination in FEMA's National Response Coordination Center, supporting Emergency Support Function 6 (Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing, and Human Services).
Examples
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As an active member of the community, she regularly participates in local events.
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We need to bring in all our field actives.
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'Among the most actives today is World Enterprises.
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We plan on transferring a few Actives from this house to his care for the grand opening.
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All our actives are tagged with a gps strip.
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National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster remains in close communication with the East Coast state VOADs to coordinate on a regional, multi-state level.
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Just as the federal government works closely with over 50 National VOAD members, as well as many other voluntary, community, and faith-based organizations, each state also has its own organized State Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster.
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Louisiana Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (LA VOAD) continues to work with the mass feeding team to support the delivery of hot meals to Point of Distribution Sites (PODS).
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He is one of the few actives still involved in the organization after so many years.
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The organization values input from all its actives during meetings and decision-making.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A part of an enzyme or antibody where molecules attach and reactions start
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A person who helps with and joins local community projects like volunteering and neighborhood watch
- Specialized
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Energy in an electrical circuit that does useful work, like turning motors or lighting lamps
- Specialized
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A way of protecting an area from enemy planes or missiles using weapons and electronic systems to stop them
- Specialized
Childbirth in which the mother moves and changes position to help labor
- Specialized
A computer program that is running and showing on the screen so you can use it
- Specialized
Money or property that can be quickly turned into cash and used in business
- Specialized
Protection your body makes using antibodies after an infection or vaccine
- Specialized
A way some fish find objects by making a weak electric field and sensing changes in the field
- Specialized
A fake treatment that causes side effects like a real drug to keep people in the trial unaware
- Specialized
A screen that uses a small electronic part for each tiny dot to make images sharper and faster
- Specialized
To move a substance across a cell membrane from low to high concentration using energy
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A way of holding property where the person in charge must manage it and act for the people who benefit
- Specialized
A treatment for HIV that uses several medicines to lower the amount of virus in the body
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A chemical in soaps and detergents that helps water mix with oil
How Involved
Surface Forms
Etymology
Active comes from the old Latin root act meaning 'to do'. An active member is someone who takes part and actually 'does' the work for the group, not someone who only watches.