"ACT" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} ACT
  1. Initialism of Australian Capital Territory, a federal territory of Australia. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Australian Capital Territory (extra: a federal territory of Australia)
    Sense id: en-ACT-en-name-f-GW3kFt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Political parties Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 2 13 14 27 1 30 Disambiguation of Political parties: 24 1 23 26 26 1
  2. Initialism of American College Test. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: American College Test
    Sense id: en-ACT-en-name-8DFPmGpb
  3. Initialism of Association of Consumers and Taxpayers, a political party of New Zealand Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Association of Consumers and Taxpayers (extra: a political party of New Zealand)
    Sense id: en-ACT-en-name-~-GRpt40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Political parties Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 2 13 14 27 1 30 Disambiguation of Political parties: 24 1 23 26 26 1
  4. Initialism of Association of Consumers and Taxpayers, a political party of New Zealand
    (New Zealand politics) ACT New Zealand, a liberal conservative political party in New Zealand
    Tags: New-Zealand Categories (topical): New Zealand politics Synonyms: A.C.T., A. C. T.
    Sense id: en-ACT-en-name-ZpjWj6qO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Political parties Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 2 13 14 27 1 30 Disambiguation of Political parties: 24 1 23 26 26 1 Topics: government, politics

Noun

Forms: ACTs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ACT (countable and uncountable, plural ACTs)
  1. (countable) An instance of a certain standardized college admissions test in the United States, originally called the American College Test. Tags: countable Coordinate_terms (American College Test): SAT, GMAT, MCAT, DAT, PCAT
    Sense id: en-ACT-en-noun-0nE3Uzfb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Political parties Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 2 13 14 27 1 30 Disambiguation of Political parties: 24 1 23 26 26 1 Disambiguation of 'American College Test': 100 0
  2. (uncountable) Acronym of acceptance and commitment therapy. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: acceptance and commitment therapy
    Sense id: en-ACT-en-noun-FhahJziX

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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