1 tending to run out of breath, esp. after exertion. 2 (of speech or writing) terse or abrupt. English Collins Dictionary-English Definition & Thesaurus &nbsp. See also: short, for short, in short, fall short. payday loan. payday loan. n. A small short-term loan, with very high interest rates, that the borrower promises to repay on or near the next payday. Used by wage earners who run short of cash before payday.
Washington was not affiliated with any political party. When Washington ran for president, there were no national political parties, at least not in the sense that we have them today.
National Republican Party. National Republican Party, U.S. political party formed after what had been the Republican (or Jeffersonian Republican) party split in 1825. The Jeffersonian Republicans had been the only national political party following the demise of the Federalists during the War of 1812.