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  2. List of U.S. state and territory abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    These codes do not overlap with the 13 Canadian subnational postal abbreviations. The code for Nebraska changed from NB to NE in November 1969 to avoid a conflict with New Brunswick. Canada likewise chose MB for Manitoba to prevent conflict with either Massachusetts (MA), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Missouri (MO), or Montana (MT).

  3. Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    Massachusetts is the sixth-smallest state by land area. With over seven million residents as of 2020, [note 1] it is the most populous state in New England, the 16th-most-populous in the country, and the third-most densely populated, after New Jersey and Rhode Island. Massachusetts was a site of early English colonization.

  4. List of demonyms for US states and territories - Wikipedia

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    Massachusetts. Massachusettsan. Bay Stater (official term used by state government) and Citizen of the Commonwealth (identifier used in state law) [30] Massachusettsian, [31] Massachusite, [32] [33] Masshole (derogatory [34] as an exonym; however, it can be affectionate when applied as an endonym [35] ) Michigan.

  5. Government of Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    Massachusetts shares with the five other New England states the New England town form of government. All land in Massachusetts is divided among cities and towns and there are no unincorporated areas, population centers, or townships. Massachusetts has four kinds of public-school districts: local schools, regional schools, vocational-technical ...

  6. Madam - Wikipedia

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    Madam. Madam ( / ˈmædəm / ), or madame ( / ˈmædəm / or / məˈdɑːm / ), [1] is a polite and formal form of address for women in the English language, often contracted to ma'am [2] (pronounced / ˈmæm / in American English [2] and this way but also / ˈmɑːm / in British English [3] ). The term derives from the French madame, from " ma ...

  7. General Laws of Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    The Massachusetts General Laws is a codification of many of the statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Commonwealth's laws are promulgated by an elected bicameral ("two-chamber") legislative body, the Massachusetts General Court. The resulting laws—both Session Laws and General Laws—together make up the statutory law of the ...

  8. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    This guideline covers the use of abbreviations —including acronyms and initialisms, contractions, and other shortenings —in the English Wikipedia . Maintaining a consistent abbreviation style allows Wikipedia to be read, written, edited, and navigated more easily by readers and editors. The style should always be consistent within a page.

  9. Master of Theology - Wikipedia

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    Master of Theology (Latin: Theologiae Magister, abbreviated MTh, ThM, or MTheol) is a post-graduate degree offered by universities, divinity schools, and seminaries. It can serve as a transition degree for entrance into a PhD program or as a stand-alone terminal degree depending on one's particular educational background and institution of study.