Definition of Ohio

Ohio

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Noun
1. a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
(synonym) Buckeye State, OH
(hypernym) American state
(part-holonym) Midwest, Middle West
(part-meronym) Akron
2. a river that is formed in western Pennsylvania and flows westward to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
(synonym) Ohio River
(hypernym) river
(part-holonym) United States, United States of America, America, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.

ohio

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 the ohio buckeye 

United States: Government

Country name:	conventional long form: United States of America conventional short form: United States abbreviation: US or USA
Government type:	Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition
Capital:	Washington, DC
Administrative divisions:	50 states and 1 district*; Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia*, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Dependent areas:	American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Wake Island note: from 18 July 1947 until 1 October 1994, the US administered the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; it entered into a political relationship with all four political units: the Northern Mariana Islands is a commonwealth in political union with the US (effective 3 November 1986); the Republic of the Marshall Islands signed a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 21 October 1986); the Federated States of Micronesia signed a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 3 November 1986); Palau concluded a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 1 October 1994)
Independence:	4 July 1776 (from Great Britain)
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Suffrage:	18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:	chief of state: President George W. BUSH (since 20 January 2001); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: President George W. BUSH (since 20 January 2001); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by a college of representatives who are elected directly from each state; president and vice president serve four-year terms; election last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2008) election results: George W. BUSH reelected president; percent of popular vote - George W. BUSH (Republican Party) 50.9%, John KERRY (Democratic Party) 48.1%, other 1.0%
Legislative branch:	bicameral Congress consists of the Senate (100 seats, one-third are renewed every two years; two members are elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and the House of Representatives (435 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms) elections: Senate - last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2006); House of Representatives - last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2006) election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Republican Party 55, Democratic Party 44, independent 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Republican Party 231, Democratic Party 200, undecided 4
Judicial branch:	Supreme Court (its nine justices are appointed for life on condition of good behavior by the president with confirmation by the Senate); United States Courts of Appeal; United States District Courts; State and County Courts
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State: ILLINOIS
City: OHIO

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OAR
Ohio Art Company (The)
Exchange: AMEX
Manufactures, distributes and sells toys, and plastic and lithographic metal items such as parts for automobile trim, lithographed metal serving trays, replica metal signs, film canisters and decorative cans.

OCAS
Ohio Casualty Corporation
Exchange: Nasdaq
Holding company with subsidiaries which underwrite property and casualty insurance; And provide insurance premium financing services.

OEC^A
OHIO EDISON CO
Exchange: NYSE
Generates and sells electric energy; Provides transmission services and electric energy for resale to third parties; And sells, purchases and interchanges electric energy with other electric companies.

OEC^B
OHIO EDISON CO
Exchange: NYSE
Generates and sells electric energy; Provides transmission services and electric energy for resale to third parties; And sells, purchases and interchanges electric energy with other electric companies.

OEC^C
OHIO EDISON CO
Exchange: NYSE
Generates and sells electric energy; Provides transmission services and electric energy for resale to third parties; And sells, purchases and interchanges electric energy with other electric companies.

OEC^D
OHIO EDISON CO
Exchange: NYSE
Generates and sells electric energy; Provides transmission services and electric energy for resale to third parties; And sells, purchases and interchanges electric energy with other electric companies.

OEC^M
OHIO EDISON CO
Exchange: NYSE
Generates and sells electric energy; Provides transmission services and electric energy for resale to third parties; And sells, purchases and interchanges electric energy with other electric companies.

OEC^T
OHIO EDISON FINANCING TR
Exchange: NYSE
Not Available

OHIPM
OHIO POWER CO
Exchange: OTCBB
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OHIPN
OHIO POWER CO
Exchange: OTCBB
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OHIPO
OHIO POWER CO
Exchange: OTCBB
Not Available

OHIPP
OHIO POWER CO
Exchange: OTCBB
Not Available

OHSB
OHIO STATE BANKSHARES
Exchange: OTCBB
Not Available

OJA
OHIO PWR CO
Exchange: NYSE
Not Available

OJB
Ohio Power Co
Exchange: NYSE
Not Available

OPJ
OHIO POWER CO
Exchange: NYSE
Generates, purchases, transmits, distributes and sells electric energy to customers, other electric utility companies and municipalities in the northwestern, east central, eastern and southern sections of ohio.

OSFS
OHIO STATE FNCL SVCS INC
Exchange: OTCBB
Not Available

OSWE
OHIO & SOUTHWESTRN ENERGY
Exchange: OTCBB
Not Available

OVBC
Ohio Valley Banc Corp.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Bank and savings and loan holding company with subsidiaries which perform commercial banking operations, savings bank operations, mortgage banking, trust services and other related financial activities.

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