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# pac

abbreviation (PAC, PACs); fragment, name part

«pac» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (US, politics) PAC: political action committee, a group that collects money to help elect politicians or support causes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pac/#m1)
2. Part of names, such as Pac-Man (a famous video game) and the Pac-12 (a group of US university sports teams). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pac/#m2)
3. (informal) Short for package or pack in some names and shops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pac/#m3)

### In the lessons

In US news and politics, PACs and «super PACs» raise and spend money in elections. Children most often meet «Pac» in Pac-Man, the yellow circle that eats dots in a maze game from 1980. On its own it is not an everyday English word.

### Examples

- Pac-Man eats dots and runs from ghosts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pac/#x1)
- The PAC spent money on adverts before the election. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pac/#x2)
- A super PAC can spend huge amounts on political adverts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pac/#x3)
- Dad played Pac-Man when he was a boy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pac/#x4)
- The news said many PACs gave money to both parties. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pac/#x5)
- Pac-Man was made in Japan in 1980. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pac/#x6)

### Note

Not a full English word on its own; an abbreviation or part of a name. Usually written in capitals (PAC) for the politics meaning. Do not confuse with «pack» (a group or a bag) or «pact» (an agreement).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pac» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pac/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pac» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pac.html) on Mova free.