U.S.

A form of us — Me and at least one other person, excluding the person(s) being addressed. (exclusive us.)

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United States governmentUnited StatesU.S. governmentUS Government

Meanings

proper noun
  1. USalternativeAlternative spelling of US.
    1 more example

    Russian officials have raised increasingly frustrated requests for greater support during discussions with Beijing in recent weeks, calling on China to live up to its affirmation of a “no limits” partnership made weeks before the war in Ukraine began. But China’s leadership wants to expand assistance for Russia without running afoul of Western sanctions and has set limits on what it will do, according to Chinese and U.S. officials.

    2022 June 2, Cate Cadell, Ellen Nakashima, “Beijing chafes at Moscow’s requests for support, Chinese officials say”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2022

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States

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United States governmentUnited StatesU.S. governmentUS Government

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

U.S.. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/U.S.

MLA

“U.S..” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/U.S.. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “U.S.,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/U.S..

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