Section Eight 1
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Tweet n. 1. A US Army discharge based on military assessment of psychological unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable. 2. Slang A soldier given such a discharge or behaving as if deserving such a discharge. [After Section VIII of World War II US Army Regulation 615-360, which provided for the discharge of those deemed unfit for military service.] |
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Section Eight 2
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Tweet n. A federally funded program in the United States that subsidizes the rent of low-income tenants. [After Section VIII of the United States Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, which authorized it.] |
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