vacancy
Other forms: vacancies
Vacancy refers to something being unoccupied. If a hotel has vacancies, there are rooms available.
Have you ever noticed a store that's boarded up and empty, with signs like "For sale" or "For rent"? That's an example of vacancy: the store has no one in it. An unrented apartment is a vacancy, as is a house with no one living in it. Hotels put up a sign saying "No vacancies" when they have every room filled. It could help you remember what vacancy means if you know that a vacant lot is an empty lot.
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an empty area or space
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the state of being unoccupiedtype of:emptinessthe state of containing nothing
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The Constitution is, quite simply, the basis of all American democracy. The document details what the branches of government must do, are entitled to do, and what they cannot do. Abraham Lincoln said: "Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties." In addition to cherishing the Constitution as the tangible basis of all our rights and laws, there is always a lot of controversy in political circles about what is and isn't "constitutional," so it is important to be familiar with what the actual document says to be able to evaluate those claims. The entire document can be read here.
Congress ratified the 25th Amendment on February 10, 1967. It lays out the measures to be taken in case the President or the Vice President is unable to hold office. Read the full text here.
Learn this list of vocabulary derived from the Latin word meaning "empty."