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whereas

[hwair-, wair-az]

conjunction

  1. while on the contrary.

    One arrived promptly, whereas the others hung back.

  2. it being the case that, or considering that (used especially in formal preambles).



noun

plural

whereases 
  1. a qualifying or introductory statement, especially one having “whereas” as the first word.

    to read the whereases in the will.

whereas

/ ɛəˈæ /

conjunction

  1. (coordinating) but on the other hand

    I like to go swimming whereas Sheila likes to sail

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
  1. (in formal documents to begin sentences) it being the case that; since

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of whereas1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English wheras; equivalent to where + as 1
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Whereas he crumbled in the fourth, giving up a two-RBI triple to Jung Hoo Lee to give the Giants a 3-2 lead, he battled out of a bases-loaded jam to keep San Francisco at bay, inducing Porter into an inning-ending groundout.

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This reaction is an unfortunate relic of the internet, where people too dim to know better feel free to opine, whereas many people with more going on upstairs have the sense to shut up.

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According to Wilson’s first memoir, “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” a memoir that has been challenged several times in court, the idea came about when Wilson and his camp were watching an episode of hip-hop’s cable epicenter “Yo! MTV Raps” one day and noticed how many rap songs were putting girls down, whereas Wilson wanted to make something that uplifted women.

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Whereas defendants in criminal court have a right to free counsel, no such right exists in immigration court.

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If the United States were thought of as two countries, the Blue Nation would have much more in common with the America of the mid-twentieth century, when we led the world in almost every measure of progress, whereas the Red Nation would be middling and second-rate.”

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