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Davis-Bacon Act
Davis-Bacon Act


noun 
Definition:
 
US law requiring fair pay: a US federal law that obliges contractors working for the government to pay fair wages to their employees
[Mid-20th century. After Senator James J. Davis and Representative Robert Bacon, who submitted the bill]
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