NASDAQ (The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations System): a computerized
system that lists price quotes for many over-the-counter stocks,
as well as some other stocks.
National Labor Relations Act: federal law that
created the National Labor Relations Board to supervise
union elections and that banned certain unfair labor
practices by employers. The NLRB can rule on whether labor
practices are unfair, although the decisions are appealable to
the courts.
nationalization: government takeover of a privately
owned industry.
