Meaning of 'Universal Student Act (USA)' ?

This blog post will include the meanings of the words in the 'Universal Student Act', title.


(01) Universal

adjective

adjective: universal

1.relating to or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable to all cases.

"universal adult suffrage"

synonyms: general, ubiquitous, comprehensive, common, omnipresent, all-embracing, all-inclusive, all-round, across the board; More

antonyms: particular, restricted, local

LOGIC

denoting a proposition in which something is asserted of all of a class.

LINGUISTICS

denoting or relating to a grammatical rule, set of rules, or other linguistic feature that is found in all languages.
(of a tool or machine) adjustable to or appropriate for all requirements.

noun

noun: universal; plural noun: universals

1.a thing having universal effect, currency, or application, in particular:

LOGIC
a universal proposition.

PHILOSOPHY
a term or concept of general application.

PHILOSOPHY
nature or essence signified by a general term.

LINGUISTICS
a universal grammatical rule or linguistic feature.


(02) Student

noun

noun: student; plural noun: students

a person who is studying at a university or other place of higher education.
"a student of sociology"

synonyms: undergraduate, postgraduate, scholar, tutee; More


a school pupil.
"high-school students"

synonyms: pupil, schoolchild, schoolboy, schoolgirl, scholar; More


denoting someone who is studying in order to enter a particular profession.

modifier noun: student

"a group of student nurses"

synonyms: trainee, apprentice, probationer, recruit, novice, learner, mentee, beginner; More


a person who takes an interest in a particular subject.

"a student of the free market"

(03) Act

verb

verb: act; 3rd person present: acts; past tense: acted; past participle: acted; gerund or present participle: acting


1.take action; do something.
"they urged Washington to act"

synonyms: take action, take steps, take measures, take the initiative, move, make a move, react, do something, proceed, go ahead; More

antonyms: do nothing


take action according to or in the light of.
"I shall certainly act on his suggestion"

synonyms: comply with, act in accordance with, follow, go along with; More

antonyms: flout


take action in order to bring about.
"one's ability to act for community change"
represent (someone) on a contractual, legal, or paid basis.
"he chose a solicitor to act for him"

synonyms: represent, act on behalf of, speak on behalf of; More

be motivated by.
"you acted from greed"


2.behave in the way specified.
"they challenged a man who was seen acting suspiciously"

synonyms: behave, function, react, perform; More


3.fulfil the function or serve the purpose of.
"they need volunteers to act as foster-parents"

synonyms: operate, work, take effect, function, serve, be efficacious
"the scents act as a powerful aphrodisiac"


4.take effect; have a particular effect.
"bacteria act on proteins and sugar"

synonyms: affect, have an effect on, influence, exert influence on, work on, have an impact on, impact on, alter, change, modify, transform, condition, control
"the drug acted directly on the blood vessels"

antonyms: have no effect on


5.perform a role in a play, film, or television.
"she acted in her first professional role at the age of six"

synonyms: perform, play, play a part, take part, be an actor, be an actress, be one of the cast, appear;
informaltread the boards

"he acted in a highly successful film"


behave so as to appear to be; pretend to be.
"I acted dumb at first"

synonyms: pretend, play-act, sham, fake, feign, put it on, bluff, pose, posture, masquerade, dissemble, dissimulate;
informalkid

"we laughed, but most of us were just acting"

perform a narrative as if it were a play.
"encouraging pupils to act out the stories"

PSYCHOANALYSIS

express repressed emotion or impulses in overt behaviour as a defensive substitute for conscious recall, typical of some behavioural disorders.


noun


noun: act; plural noun: acts; noun: Act of Parliament; plural noun: Acts of Parliament; noun: Act

1.athing done; a deed.
"a criminal act"

synonyms: deed, action, gesture, feat, exploit, move, performance, undertaking, maneuver, stunt, operation, venture, effort, enterprise, achievement, accomplishment
"a life filled with acts of kindness"


a New Testament book immediately following the Gospels and relating the history of the early Church.
singular proper noun: Acts; singular proper noun: Acts of the Apostles

2.a pretence.

"she was putting on an act and laughing a lot"

synonyms: pretence, false display, show, front, facade, masquerade, charade, guise, posture, pose, affectation, appearance; More

a particular type of behavior or routine.
"he did his Sir Galahad act"

3.a written law passed by Parliament, Congress, etc.
"the 1989 Children Act"

synonyms: law, decree, statute, bill, Act of Parliament, edict, fiat, dictum, dictate, enactment, resolution, ruling, rule, judgment, canon, ordinance, proclamation, command, commandment, mandate, measure, stipulation, direction, requirement; More

a document attesting a legal transaction.

DATED

the recorded decisions or proceedings of a committee or an academic body.

4.a main division of a play, ballet, or opera.
"the first act"

synonyms: division, section, subsection, portion, part, segment, component, bit; More

a set performance.
"her one-woman poetry act"

synonyms: performance, turn, routine, number, item, piece, sketch, skit, a playlet, dance, song; More

a performing group.
"an act called the Apple Blossom Sisters"

References

Websites

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