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the Supreme Courtnoun

uk ​ /suːˌpriːm ˈkɔːt/ us ​ /suːˌpriːm ˈkɔːrt/

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“Supreme Court” in American English

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Supreme Courtnoun [ U ]

us ​ /səˈprim ˈkɔrt, su-, ˈkoʊrt/

› the highest court in the US, consisting of nine judges

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“Supreme Court” in Business English

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Supreme Courtnoun [ C, usually singular ]

uk ​ us ​

› LAW the most important court in a country or state, especially the most important court in the US:

It took the intervention of the Supreme Court for a winner in the election to be declared.
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