Full Definition of CLAUSE. 1. : a group of words containing a subject and predicate and functioning as a member of a complex or compound sentence. 2.: a separate section of a discourse or writing; specifically: a distinct article in a formal document.See clause defined for English-language learners.ull Definition of CLAUSE. 1. : a group of words containing a subject and predicate and functioning as a member of a complex or compound sentence. 2. : a separate section of a discourse or writing; specifically: a distinct article in a formal document. See clause defined for English-language learners.
In 1928, the school children of Georgia selected the brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) as the state bird. Proposals were made to the Legislature and bills to adopt the brown thrasher as the state bird were introduced, but no action was taken. On April 6, 1935, the brown thrasher was declared the state bird of Georgia by proclamation of Governor Eugene Talmadge.
When the Civil Rights era emerged, and activists achieved the victories of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968 -- and the end of legal segregation -- there was a white backlash. Thus we arrive at 1971, when Nixon, who was blatantly racist, decided to declare an official war on drugs.