What does vacancy mean?
Definitions for vacancy
ˈveɪ kən siva·can·cy
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word vacancy.
Princeton's WordNet
vacancynoun
being unoccupied
void, vacancy, emptiness, vacuumnoun
an empty area or space
"the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum"
Wiktionary
vacancynoun
An unoccupied position or job.
vacancynoun
An available room in a hotel; guest house, etc.
vacancynoun
Empty space.
vacancynoun
Lack of intelligence or understanding.
vacancynoun
A defect in a crystal caused by the absence of an atom in a lattice
Webster Dictionary
Vacancynoun
the quality or state of being vacant; emptiness; hence, freedom from employment; intermission; leisure; idleness; listlessness
Vacancynoun
that which is vacant
Vacancynoun
empty space; vacuity; vacuum
Vacancynoun
an open or unoccupied space between bodies or things; an interruption of continuity; chasm; gap; as, a vacancy between buildings; a vacancy between sentences or thoughts
Vacancynoun
unemployed time; interval of leisure; time of intermission; vacation
Vacancynoun
a place or post unfilled; an unoccupied office; as, a vacancy in the senate, in a school, etc
Etymology: [Cf. F. vacance.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
vacancy
The state of an office or commission to which no one is appointed.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of vacancy in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of vacancy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of vacancy in a Sentence
I can understand the disappointment of our Democratic colleagues, they were hoping that the Hillary Clinton would fill this vacancy on the Supreme Court, and she would appoint somebody very different from Brett Kavanaugh. I think what they hoped for is that she would appoint somebody who would -- who would advance their political or policy or ideological agenda wearing a black robe but acting as essentially a legislator.
The fact is, when you elect a president, you have to assume a Supreme Court vacancy, he is going to make the nomination, and it would be a sheer dereliction of duty for the Senate not to have a hearing, not to have a vote.
The governor is hopeful that Jon Kyl will continue to serve in the appointed Senate seat through 2020, at this point we would not speculate on a vacancy that does not exist.
The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice, therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.
White House spokesman Eric Schultz:
The Constitution does not include exemptions for election years or for the president’s last term in office. There’s no exemptions for when a vacancy could tip the balance of the court.
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- شاغرArabic
- volné místoCzech
- Vakanz, freie Platz, freie Stelle, freies ZimmerGerman
- κενή θέσηGreek
- vacanteSpanish
- vakanssi, huone, avoin, vapaa, virka, paikkaFinnish
- chambre libre, vacanceFrench
- posto vacanteItalian
- 欠員Japanese
- vacatureDutch
- ledighetNorwegian
- vagaPortuguese
- свободное место, вакансия, свободный номерRussian
- காலியிடம்Tamil
- 空缺Chinese
- isikhalaZulu
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