# U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual/Capitalization Examples

    A
    A-bomb
    abstract B, 1, etc.
    Academy:
       Air Force; the Academy
       Andover; the academy
       Coast Guard; the Academy
       Merchant Marine; the Academy
       Military; the Academy
       National Academy of Sciences; the Academy of Sciences; the academy
       Naval; the Academy
       but service academies
    accord, Paris peace (see Agreement)
    accords, Helsinki
    Act (Federal, State, or foreign), short or popular title or with number; the act:
       Appropriations
       Classification
       Clear Skies
       Economy
       Flood Control
       Military Selective Service
       No Child Left Behind
       Organic Act of Virgin Islands
       Panama Canal
       PATRIOT
       Revenue
       Sarbanes-Oxley
       Stockpiling
       Tariff
       Trademark
       Walsh-Healey Act; but Walsh-Healey law (or bill)
    act, labor-management relations
    Acting, if part of capitalized title
    Active Duty
    Adjutant General, the (see The)
    Administration, with name; capitalized standing alone if Federal unit:
       Farmers Home
       Food and Drug
       Maritime
       Transportation Security
       but Bush administration; administration bill, policy, etc.
    Administrative Law Judge Davis; Judge Davis; an administrative law judge
          Admiralty, British, etc.
    Admiralty, Lord of the
    Adobe Acrobat Reader
    Adviser, Legal (Department of State)
    Africa:
       east
       East Coast
       north
       South
       South-West (Territory of)
       West Coast
    African-American (see Black; Negro)
    Agency, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to Federal unit:
       Central Intelligence; the Agency
       Chippewa (Indian); the agency
    agent orange
    Age(s):
       Age of Discovery
       Dark Ages
       Elizabethan Age
       Golden Age (of Pericles only)
       Middle Ages
       but atomic age; Cambrian age; copper age; ice age; missile age; rocket age; space age; stone age; etc.
    Agreement, with name; the agreement:
       General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT); the general agreement
       International Wheat Agreement; the wheat agreement; the coffee agreement
       North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
       Status of Forces; but status-of-forces agreements
       United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement; the free-trade agreement
       but the Geneva agreement; the Potsdam agreement; Paris peace agreement
    Air Force:
       Air National Guard (see National)
       Base (with name); Air Force base (see Base; Station)
       Civil Air Patrol; Civil Patrol; the patrol
       Command (see Command)
       One (Presidential plane)
       Reserve
       Reserve Officers' Training Corps
    Airport: La Guardia; Reagan National; the airport
    Al Jazeera
    Alaska Native (collective term for Aleuts, Eskimos, Inuits, and Indians of Alaska):
       the Native; but Ohio native, a native of Alaska, etc.
    Alliance, Farmers', etc.; the alliance
    alliances and coalitions (see also powers):
       Allied Powers; the powers (World Wars I and II)
       Atlantic alliance
       Axis, the; Axis Powers; the powers
       Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg)
       Big Four (European); of the Pacific
       Big Three
       Central Powers; the powers (World War I)
       Coalition of the Willing
       European Economic Community
       Fritalux (France, Italy, Benelux countries)
       North Atlantic Treaty Organization (see Organization)
       Western Powers
    Allied (World Wars I and II):
       armies
       Governments
       Nations
       peoples
       Powers; the powers; but European powers
       Supreme Allied Commander
    Allies, the (World Wars I and II); also members of Western bloc (political entity); but our allies; weaker allies, etc.
    Al Qaeda
    Alzheimer's disease
    Ambassador:
       British, etc.; the Ambassador; the Senior Ambassador; His Excellency Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary; the Ambassador; Ambassador at Large; an ambassador
    amendment:
       Baker amendment
       Social Security Amendments of 1983; 1983 amendments; the Social Security amendments; the amendments
       to the Constitution (U.S.); but First Amendment, 14th Amendment, etc.; the Amendment
    American:
       Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); the federation
       Gold Star Mothers, Inc.; Gold Star Mothers; a Mother
       Legion (see Legion)
       National Red Cross; the Red Cross
       Veterans of World War II (AMVETS)
       War Mothers; a Mother
       AmeriCorps Program
       Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)
    Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; a Mason; a Freemason
    Annex, if part of name of building; the annex
    Antarctic Ocean (see Arctic; Ocean)
    appendix 1, A, II, etc.; the appendix; but Appendix II, when part of title: Appendix II: Education Directory
    appropriation bill (see also bill):
       deficiency
       Department of Agriculture
       for any governmental unit
       independent offices
    aquaculture; acquiculture
    Arab States
    Arabic numerals
    Arboretum, National; the Arboretum
    Archipelago, Philippine, etc.; the archipelago
    Architect of the Capitol; the Architect
    Archivist of the United States; the Archivist
    Arctic:
       Circle
       Current (see Current)
       Ocean
       zone
       but subarctic
    arctic (descriptive adjective):
       clothing
       conditions
       fox
       grass
       night
       seas
    Area, if part of name; the area:
       Cape Hatteras Recreational
       White Pass Recreation; etc.
       but area 2; free trade area; Metropolitan Washington area; bay area; nonsmoking area
    Arlington:
       Memorial Amphitheater; the Memorial Amphitheater; the amphitheater
       Memorial Bridge (see Bridge)
       National Cemetery (see Cemetery)
    Arm, Infantry, etc. (military); the arm
    Armed Forces (synonym for overall Military Establishment):
       British
       Retirement Home (AFRT)
       of the United States
    armed services
    armistice
    Armory, Springfield, etc.; the armory
    Army, American or foreign, if part of name;
       capitalized standing alone only if referring to U.S. Army:
       Active; Active-Duty
       Adjutant General, the
       All-Volunteer
       Band (see Band)
       branches; Gordon Highlanders; Royal Guards; etc.
       Brigade, 1st, etc.; the brigade; Robinson's brigade
       Command (see Command)
       Command and General Staff College (see College)
       Company A; A Company; the company
       Confederate (referring to Southern Confederacy); the Confederates
       Continental; Continentals
       Corps, Reserve (see Corps)
       District of Washington (military); the district
       Division, 1st, etc.; the division
       Engineers (the Corps of Engineers); the Engineers; but Army engineer
       Establishment
       Field Establishment
       Field Forces (see Forces)
       Finance Department; the Department 1st, etc.
       General of the Army; but the general ​General Staff; the Staff
       Headquarters, 1st Regiment
       Headquarters of the; the headquarters
       Regiment, 1st, etc.; the regiment
       Regular Army officer; a Regular
       Revolutionary (American, British, French, etc.)
       service
       Surgeon General, the (see Surgeon General)
       Volunteer; the Volunteers; a Volunteer
    army:
       Lee's army; but Clark's 5th Army
       mobile
       mule, shoe, etc.
       of occupation; occupation army
       Red
    Arsenal, Rock Island, etc.; the arsenal
    article 15; but Article 15, when part of title: Article 15: Uniform Code of Military Justice
    Articles:
       of Confederation (U.S.)
       of Impeachment; the articles
    Asian (see Orient, the oriental)
    Assembly (see United Nations)
    Assembly of New York; the assembly (see also Legislative Assembly)
    Assistant, if part of capitalized title; the assistant
    assistant, Presidential (see Presidential)
    Assistant Secretary (see Secretary)
    Associate Justice (see Supreme Court)
    Association, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to Federal unit:
       American Association for the Advancement of Science; the association
       Federal National Mortgage (Fannie Mae); the Association
       Young Women's Christian; the association
    Astrophysical Observatory (see Observatory)
    Atlantic (see also Pacific):
       Charter (see Charter)
       coast
       Coast States
       community
       Destroyer Flotilla; the destroyer flotilla; the flotilla
       Fleet (see Fleet)
       mid-Atlantic
       North
       seaboard
       slope
       South
       time, standard time (see time)
       but cisatlantic; transatlantic
    Attorney General (U.S. or foreign country); but attorney general of Maine, etc.
    attorney, U.S.
    Authority, capitalized standing alone if referring to Federal unit:
       National Shipping; the Authority
       Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; the port authority; the authority
       St. Lawrence Seaway Authority of Canada; the authority
       Tennessee Valley; the Authority
    Auto Train (Amtrak)
    autumn
    Avenue, Constitution, etc.; the avenue
    Award:
       Academy
       Distinguished Service
       Merit
       Mother of the Year
       the award (see also decorations, etc.)
    Axis, the (see alliances)
    Ayatollah; an ayatollah
    B
    Badlands (SD and NE)
    Balkan States (see States)
    Baltic States (see States)
    Band, if part of name; the band:
       Army, Marine, Navy
       Eastern, etc. (of Cherokee Indians)
    Bank, if part of name; the bank; capitalized standing alone if referring to international bank:
       Export-Import Bank of the United States; Ex-Im Bank; the Bank
       Farm Loan Bank of Dallas; Dallas Farm Loan Bank; farm loan bank; farm loan bank at Dallas
       Farmers & Mechanics, etc.
       Federal Land Bank of Louisville; Louisville Federal Land Bank; land bank at Louisville; Federal land bank
       Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Richmond Federal Reserve Bank; but Reserve bank at Richmond; Federal Reserve bank; Reserve bank; Reserve city
       First National, etc.
       German Central; the Bank
       International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; the Bank
       but blood bank, central reserve, soil bank
    Bar, if part of name; Maryland (State) Bar Association; Maryland (State) bar; the State bar; the bar association
    Barracks, if part of name; the barracks:
       Carlisle
       Disciplinary (Leavenworth)
       Marine (District of Columbia)
       but A barracks; barracks A; etc.
    Base, Andrews Air Force; Air Force base; the base (see also Naval); but Sandia Base
    Basin (see geographic terms)
    Battery, the (New York City)
    Battle, if part of name; the battle:
       of Gettysburg; but battle at Gettysburg; etc.
       of the Bulge; of the Marne; of the Wilderness; of Waterloo; etc.
    battlefield, Bull Run, etc.
    battleground, Manassas, etc.
    Bay, San Francisco Bay area; the bay area
    Belt, if part of name; the belt:
       Bible
       Farm
       Rust
       Sun
       but money belt
    Beltway, capitalized with name; the beltway
    Bench (see Supreme Bench)
    Benelux (see alliances)
    Bible; Biblical; Scriptures; Ten Commandments; etc. (see also book)
    bicentennial
    bill, Kiess; Senate bill 217; House bill 31 (see also appropriation bill)
    Bill of Rights (historic document); but GI bill of rights
    Bizonia; bizonal; bizone
    Black (see African-American; Negro)
    Black Caucus (see Congressional)
    bloc (see Western)
    block (grants)
    Bluegrass region, etc.
    B'nai B'rith
    Board, if part of name; capitalized standing alone only if referring to Federal or international board:
       Employees' Compensation Appeals
       Federal Reserve (see Federal)
       Military Production and Supply (NATO)
       National Labor Relations
       of Directors (Federal unit); but board of directors (nongovernmental)
       of Health of Montgomery County; Montgomery County Board of Health; the board of health; the board
       of Regents (Smithsonian)
       of Visitors (Military and Naval Academies)
       on Geographic Names
       Railroad Retirement
    bond:
       Government
       savings
       series EE
       Treasury
    book:
       books of the Bible
       First Book of Samuel; etc.
       Good Book (synonym for Bible)
    book 1, 1, etc.; but Book 1, when part of title: Book 1: The Golden Legend
    Boolean:
       logic
       operator
       search
    border, United States-Mexican
    Borough, if part of name: Borough of the Bronx; the borough
    Botanic Garden (National); the garden (not Botanical Gardens)
    Bowl, Dust, Rose, Super, etc.; the bowl
    Boy Scouts (the organization); a Boy Scout; a Scout; Scouting; Eagle Scout; Explorer Scout
    Branch, if part of name; capitalized standing alone only if referring to a Federal unit:
       Accounts
       Public Buildings
       but executive, judicial, or legislative branch
    Bridge, if part of name; the bridge:
       Arlington Memorial; Memorial;
       Francis Scott Key; Key
       but Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge
    Brother(s) (adherent of religious order)
    budget:
       department
       estimate
       Federal
       message
       performance-type
       President's
       Budget of the United States Government, the Budget (publication)
    Building, if part of name; the building:
       Capitol (see Capitol Building)
       Colorado
       House (or Senate) Office
       Investment
       New House (or Senate) Office
       Old House Office
       Pentagon
       the National Archives; the Archives
       Treasury; Treasury Annex
    Bulletin 420; Farmers' Bulletin No. 420
    Bureau, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to Federal or international unit:
       of Customs (name changed to U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
       of Engraving and Printing
       of Indian Affairs
    C
    C-SPAN
    Cabinet, American or foreign, if part of name or standing alone (see also foreign cabinets):
       British Cabinet; the Cabinet
       the President's Cabinet; the Cabinet; Cabinet officer, member
    Calendar, if part of name; the calendar:
       Consent; etc.
       House
       No. 99; Calendars Nos. 1 and 2
       of Bills and Resolutions
       Private
       Senate
       Unanimous Consent
       Union
       Wednesday (legislative)
    Cambrian age (see Ages)
    Camp Lejeune; David, etc.; the camp
    Canal, with name; the canal:
       Cross-Florida Barge
       Isthmian
       Panama
    Cape (see geographic terms)
    Capital, Capital City, National Capital (Washington, DC); but the capital (State)
    Capitol Building (with State name); the capital
    Capitol, the (Washington, DC):
       Architect of
       Building
       caucus room
       Chamber
       Cloakroom
       dome
       Grounds
       Halls (House and Senate)
       Halls of Congress
       Hill; the Hill
       Police (see Police)
       Power Plant
       Prayer Room
       Press Gallery, etc.
       rotunda
       Senate wing
       stationery room
       Statuary Hall
       the well (House or Senate)
       west front
    catch-22
    Caucasian (see White)
    caucus: Republican; but Congressional Black Caucus (incorporated name); Sun Belt Caucus
    CD-ROM
    Cemetery, if part of name: Arlington National; the cemetery
    Census:
       Twenty-third Decennial (title); Twenty-third (title); the census
       2000 census
       2000 Census of Agriculture; the census of agriculture; the census
       the 23d and subsequent decennial censuses
    Center, if part of name; the Center (Federal); the center (non-Federal):
       Agricultural Research, etc.; the Center (Federal)
       Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; the Kennedy Center; the Center (Federal)
       the Lincoln Center; the center (non-Federal)
    central Asia, etc.
    Central America
    Central Europe
    Central States
    central time (see time)
    century, first, 21st, etc.
    Chair, the, if personified
    Chairman, Chairwoman, Chair:
       of the Board of Directors; the Chairman (Federal); but chairman of the board of directors (non-Federal)
       of the Committee of the Whole House; the Chairman
       of the Federal Trade Commission; the Chairman
       Vice
    chairman, chairwoman, chair (congressional):
       of the Appropriations Committee
       of the Subcommittee on Banking
       but Chairman Davis, Chairwoman Landrieu
    Chamber of Commerce; the chamber:
       of Ada; Ada Chamber of Commerce; the chamber of commerce
       of the United States; U.S. Chamber of Commerce; the chamber of commerce; national chamber
       Chamber, the (Senate or House)
       channel 3 (TV); the channel
       Chaplain (House or Senate); but Navy chaplain
    chapter 5, II, etc.; but Chapter 5, when part of title: Chapter 5: Research and Development; Washington chapter, Red Cross
    Chargé d'Affaires, British, etc.; the Chargé d'Affaires; the Chargé
    chart 2, A, II, etc.; but Chart 2, when part of legend: Chart 2.—Army strength
    Charter, capitalized with name; the charter:
       Atlantic
       United Nations
    cheese: Camembert, Cheddar, Parmesan, Provolone, Roquefort, etc.
    Chief, if referring to head of Federal unit; the Chief:
       Clerk
       Forester (see Forester)
       Intelligence Office
       Judge
       Justice (U.S. Supreme Court); but chief justice (of a State)
Magistrate (the President)
       of Division of Publications
       of Engineers (Army)
       of Naval Operations
       of Staff
    Christian; Christendom; Christianity; Christianize; but christen
    church and state
    church calendar:
       Christmas
       Easter
       Lent
       Pentecost (Whitsuntide)
    Church, if part of name of organization or building
    Circle, if part of name; the circle:
       Arctic
       Logan
       but great circle
    Circular 420
    cities, sections of, official or popular names:
       East Side
       French Quarter (New Orleans)
       Latin Quarter (Paris)
       North End
       Northwest Washington, etc. (District of Columbia); the Northwest; but northwest (directional)
       the Loop (Chicago)
    City, if part of corporate or popular name; the city:
       Kansas City; the two Kansas Citys
       Mexico City
       New York City; but city of New York
       Twin Cities
       Washington City; but city of Washington
       Windy City (Chicago)
       but Reserve city (see Bank)
    civil action No. 46
    civil defense
    Civil War (see War)
    Clan, if part of tribal name; Clan MacArthur; the clan
    class 2, A, II, etc.; but Class 2 when part of title: Class 2: Leather Products
    Clerk, the, of the House of Representatives;
       of the Supreme Court of the United States
    clerk, the, of the Senate
    client
    client/server
    coal sizes: pea, barley, buckwheat, stove, etc.
    coalition; coalition force; coalition members, etc.
    coast: Atlantic, east, gulf, west, etc.
    Coast Guard, U.S.; the Coast Guard; Coastguardsman Smith; but a
coastguardsman; a guardsman; Reserve
    Coastal Plain (Atlantic and Gulf)
    Code (in shortened title of a publication); the code:
       District
       Federal Criminal
       Internal Revenue (also Tax Code)
       International (signal)
       of Federal Regulations
       Penal; Criminal; etc.
       Pennsylvania State
       Radio
       Television
       Uniform Code of Military Justice
       United States
       ZIP Code (copyrighted)
       but civil code; flag code; Morse code
    codel (congressional delegation)
    collection, Brady, etc.; the collection
    collector of customs
    College, if part of name; the college:
       Armed Forces Staff
       Command and General Staff
       Gettysburg
       National War
       of Bishops
       but electoral college
    college degrees: bachelor of arts, master's, etc.
    Colonials (American Colonial Army); but colonial times, etc.
    Colonies, the:
       Thirteen
       Thirteen American
       Thirteen Original
       but 13 separate Colonies
    colonists, the
    Command, capitalize with name; the command:
       Air Force Materiel
       Army
       Central (CENCOM)
       Naval Space
       Zone of Interior
    Commandant, the (Coast Guard or Marine Corps only)
    Commandos, the; Commando raid; a commando
    Commission (if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to Federal or international commission):
       International Boundary, United States and Canada
       of Fine Arts
       Public Buildings
    Commissioner, if referring to Federal or international commission; the Commissioner:
       Land Bank; but land bank commissioner loans
       of Customs and Border Protection
       U.S. (International Boundary Commission, etc.)
       but a U.S. commissioner
    Committee (or Subcommittee) (if part of name; the Committee, if referring to international or noncongressional Federal committee or to the Committee of the Whole, the Committee of the Whole House, or the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union):
       American Medical Association Committee on Education; the committee on education; the committee
       Appropriations, etc.; the committee; Subcommittee on Appropriations; the subcommittee; subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee
       Democratic National; the national committee; the committee; Democratic national committeeman
       Democratic policy committee; the committee
       Joint Committee on Printing; the Joint Committee; the committee; but a joint committee
       of Defense Ministers (NATO); the Committee (see also Organization, North Atlantic Treaty)
       of One Hundred, etc.; the committee on Finance; the committee
       President's Advisory Committee on Management; the Committee
       Republican National; the national committee; the committee; ​Republican national committeeman
       Republican policy committee; the committee
       Senate policy committee
       Subcommittee on Immigration; the subcommittee
       but Baker committee
       ad hoc committee
       conference committee
    Committee Print No. 32; Committee Prints Nos. 8 and 9; committee print
    Common Cause
    Commonwealth:
       British Commonwealth; the Commonwealth
       of Australia
       of Kentucky
       of Massachusetts
       of Pennsylvania
       of Virginia
    Communist Party; a Communist
    compact, U.S. marine fisheries, etc.; the compact
    Company, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to unit of Federal Government:
       Panama Canal Railway Company; the Company
       Procter & Gamble Co.; the company
    Comptroller of the Currency; the Comptroller
    Comptroller General (U.S.); the Comptroller
    Comsat
    Concord
    Confederacy (of the South)
    Confederate:
       Army
       flag
       Government
       soldier
       States
    Confederation, Articles of
    Conference, if referring to governmental (U.S.) or international conference:
       Bretton Woods; the Conference
       Judicial Conference of the United States; U.S. Judicial Conference; Judicial Conference; the Conference
       Tenth Annual Conference of the United Methodist Churches; the conference
    Congress (convention), if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to international congress:
       Library of
       of Industrial Organizations
       of Parents and Teachers, National; the congress
    Congress (legislature), if referring to national congress:
       of Bolivia, etc.; the Congress
       of the United States; First, Second, 10th, 103d, etc.; the Congress
    Congressional:
       Black Caucus; the Black Caucus; the caucus
       Directory, the directory
       District, First, 10th, etc.; the First District; the congressional district; the district
       Medal of Honor (see decorations)
       but congressional action, committee, etc.
    Congressman; Congresswoman; Congressman at Large; Member of Congress; Member; membership
    Conservative Party; a Conservative
    Constitution, with name of country; capitalized standing alone when referring to a specific national constitution; but New York State Constitution; the constitution
    constitutional
    consul, British, general, etc.
    consulate, British, etc.
    Consumer Price Index (official title); the price index; the index; but a consumers' price index (descriptive)
    Continent, only if following name; North American Continent; the continent; but the Continent (continental Europe)
    Continental:
       Army; the Army
       Congress; the Congress
       Divide (see Divide)
       Outer Continental Shelf
       Shelf; the shelf; a continental shelf
    continental Europe, United States, etc.
    Continentals (Revolutionary soldiers)
    Convention, governmental (U.S.), international, or national political; the convention:
       89th National Convention of the American Legion
       Constitutional (United States, 1787); the Convention
       Democratic National; Democratic
       Genocide (international)
       on International Civil Aviation
       Republican National; Republican
       Universal Postal Union; Postal Union
       also International Postal; Warsaw
    copper age (see Ages)
    Corporation, if part of name; the Corporation, if referring to unit of Federal Government:
       Commodity Credit
       Federal Deposit Insurance
       National Railroad Passenger (Amtrak)
       Rand Corp.; the corporation
       St. Lawrence Seaway Development
       Union Carbide Corp.; the corporation
       Virgin Islands
    Corps, if part of name; the corps, all other uses:
       Adjutant General's
       Army Reserve
       Chemical
       diplomatic
       Finance
       Foreign Service Officer (see Foreign Service)
       Job
       Judge Advocate General's
       Marine (see Marine Corps)
       Medical
       Military Police
       Nurse
       of Cadets (West Point)
       of Engineers; Army Engineers; the Engineers; but Army engineer; the corps
       Ordnance
       Peace; Peace Corpsman; the corpsman
       Quartermaster
       Reserve Officers' Training (ROTC)
       VII Corps, etc.
       Signal
       Transportation
       Youth
       but diplomatic corps
    corpsman; hospital corpsman
    corridor, Northeast
    Council, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to Federal or international unit (see also United Nations):
       Boston City; the council
       Choctaw, etc.; the council
       Her Majesty's Privy Council; the Privy Council; the Council
       National Security; the Council
       of Foreign Ministers (NATO); the Council
       of the Organization of American States; the Council
       Philadelphia City; the council
    counsel; general counsel
    County, Prince George's; county of Prince George's; County Kilkenny, etc.; ​Loudoun and Fairfax Counties; the
county
    Court (of law) capitalized if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to the Supreme Court of the United States, to the Court of Impeachment (U.S. Senate), or to an international court:
       Circuit Court of the United States for the Tenth Circuit; Circuit Court for the Tenth Circuit; the circuit court; the court; the tenth circuit
       Court of Appeals for the State of North Carolina, etc.; the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals; the court of appeals; the court
       Court of Claims; the court
       Court of Impeachment, the Senate; the Court
       District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri; the district court; the court
       International Court of Justice; the Court
       Permanent Court of Arbitration; the Court
       Superior Court of the District of Columbia; the superior court; the court
       Supreme Court of the United States (see Supreme Court). ::Supreme Court of Virginia, etc.; the supreme court; the court. ::Tax Court; the court
       U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia; the court. :Covenant, League of Nations; the covenant
    Creed, Apostles'; the Creed
    Crown, if referring to a ruler; but crown colony, lands, etc.
    cruise missile
    Current, if part of name; the current:
       Arctic
       Humboldt
       Japan
       North Equatorial
    customhouse; customs official
    czar; czarist.
    D.
    Dalai Lama.
    Dalles, The; but the Dalles region
    Dark Ages (see Ages)
    Daughters of the American Revolution; a Daughter
    daylight saving time
    Declaration, capitalized with name: of Independence; the Declaration of Panama; the declaration
    decorations, medals, etc., awarded by United States or any foreign national government; the medal, the cross, the ribbon (see also Award):
       Air Medal
       Bronze Star Medal
       Commendation Ribbon
       Congressional Medal of Honor
       Croix de Guerre
       Distinguished Flying Cross
       Distinguished Service Cross
       Distinguished Service Medal
       Good Conduct Medal
       Legion of Merit
       Medal for Merit
       Medal of Freedom
       Medal of Honor
       Mother of the Year
       Purple Heart
       Silver Star Medal
       Soldier's Medal
       Victoria Cross
       Victory Medal
       but oakleaf cluster
       also Carnegie Medal; Olympic Gold Medal; but gold medal. :Decree (see Executive); Royal Decree
    Deep South ​
    Defense Establishment (see Establishment)
    Deity, words denoting, capitalized
    Delegate (U.S. Congress)
    Delegates, Virginia House of
    delegate (to a conference); the delegate; the delegation
    Delta, Mississippi River; the delta
    Democratic Party; a Democrat
    Department, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to a Federal or international unit:
       of Agriculture
       of the Treasury
       of Veterans Affairs
       Yale University Department of Economics; the department of economics; the department
       Department of New York, American Legion
    department:
       executive
       judicial
       legislative
    Depot, if part of name; the depot (see also Station)
    Depression, Great
    Deputy, if part of capitalized title; but the deputy
    derivatives of proper names:
       alaska seal (fur)
       angora wool
       angstrom unit
       argyle wool
       artesian well
       astrakhan fabric
       babbitt metal
       benday process
       bologna
       bordeaux
       bourbon whiskey
       bowie knife
       braille
       brazil nut
       brazilwood
       brewer's yeast
       bristolboard
       brussel sprouts
       brussels carpet
       bunsen burner
       burley tobacco
       Canada balsam (microscopy)
       carlsbad twins (petrography)
       cashmere shawl
       castile soap
       cesarean section
       chantilly lace
       chesterfield coat
       china clay
       chinese blue
       collins (drink)
       congo red
       cordovan leather
       coulomb
       curie
       degaussing apparatus
       delft ware
       derby hat
       diesel engine, dieselize
       dixie cup
       dotted swiss
       epsom salt
       fedora hat
       frankfurter
       french chalk
       french dressing
       french-fried potatoes
       fuller's earth
       gargantuan
       gauss
       georgette crepe
       german silver
       gilbert
       glauber salt
       gothic type
       graham cracker
       herculean task
       hessian fly
       holland cloth
       hoolamite detector
       hudson seal (fur)
       india ink
       india rubber
       italic type
       Jamaica ginger
       japan varnish
       jersey fabric
       johnin test
       joule
       knickerbocker
       kraft paper
       lambert
       leghorn hat
       levant leather
       levantine silk
       lilliputian
       logan tent
       london purple
       lyonnaise potatoes
       macadamized road
       mach (no period) number
       madras cloth
       maginot line (non literal)
       manila paper
       maraschino cherry
       mason jar
       maxwell
       melba toast
       mercerized fabric
       merino sheep
       molotov cocktail
       morocco leather
       morris chair
       murphy bed
       navy blue
       nelson, half nelson, etc.
       neon light
       newton
       nissen hut
       norfolk jacket
       oriental rug
       oxford shoe
       panama hat
       parianware
       paris green
       parkerhouse roll
       pasteurized milk
       persian lamb
       petri dish
       pharisaic
       philistine
       photostat
       pitman arm
       pitot tube
       plaster of paris
       prussian blue
       quisling
       quixotic idea
       quonset hut
       rembert wheel
       roentgen
       roman candle
       roman cement
       roman type
       russia leather
       russian bath
       rutherford
       sanforize
       saratoga chips
       scotch plaid, but Scotch tape (trademark)
       shanghai
       siamese twins
       spanish omelet
       stillson wrench
       surah silk
       swiss cheese
       timothy grass
       turkey red
       turkish towel
       utopia, utopian
       vandyke collar
       vaseline
       venetian blind
       venturi tube
       victoria (carriage)
       vienna bread
       virginia reel
       wedgwoodware
       wheatstone bridge
       wilton rug
       zeppelin
    dial-up
    Diet, Japanese (legislative body)
    diplomatic corps (see also Corps; service)
    Director, if referring to head of Federal or international unit; the Director:
       District Director of Internal Revenue
       of Fish and Wildlife Service
       of National Geodetic Survey
       of the Mint
       Office of Management and Budget
       but director, board of directors (nongovernmental)
    Director General of Foreign Service; the Director General; the Director
    diseases and related terms:
       AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)
       Alzheimer's disease
       cerebral palsy
       Down syndrome
       German measles
       HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
       Hodgkin's disease
       Lyme disease
       Marfan's syndrome
       Ménière's syndrome
       myasthenia gravis
       Parkinson's disease
       Reye's syndrome
       spina bifida
    Distinguished Service Medal, etc. (see decorations)
    District, if part of name; the district:
       Alexandria School District No. 4; school district No. 4
       Congressional (with number)
       Federal (see Federal)
       Los Angeles Water; the water district
       but customs district No. 2; first assembly district; public utility district
    District of Columbia; the District:
       Anacostia Flats; the flats
       Arlington Memorial Bridge; the Memorial Bridge; the bridge
       Children's Hospital; the hospital
       District jail; the jail; DC jail
       Ellipse, the
       Mall, The National; The Mall
       Mayor (when pertaining to the District of Columbia only)
       Metropolitan Police; Metropolitan policeman; the police
       police court
       Public Library; the library
       Reflecting Pool; the pool
       Tidal Basin; the basin
       Washington Channel; the channel
    Divide, Continental (Rocky Mountains); the divide
    Divine Father; but divine guidance, divine providence, divine service
    Division, Army, if part of name: 1st Cavalry Division; 1st Air Cavalry Division; the division
    Division, if referring to Federal governmental unit; the Division:
       Buick Division; the division; a division of General Motors
       Passport; the Division
       but Trinity River division (reclamation); the division
    Dixie
    docket No. 66; dockets Nos. 76 and 77
    Doctrine, Monroe; the doctrine; but Truman, Eisenhower doctrine
    doctrine, fairness
    Document, if part of name; the document:
       Document No. 130
       Document Numbered One Hundred Thirty
    draconian
    drawing II, A, 3, etc.; but Drawing 2 when part of title: Drawing 2.—Hydroelectric Power Development
    Dust Bowl (see Bowl)
    E
    Earth (planet)
    East:
       Coast (Africa)
       Middle, Mideast (Asia) ​
       Near (Balkans)
       Side of New York
       South Central States
       the East (section of United States)
    east:
       Africa
       coast (U.S.)
       Pennsylvania
    Eastern:
       Gulf States
       Middle, Mideastern (Asia)
       North Central States
       Shore (Chesapeake Bay)
       States
       United States
    eastern:
       France
       seaboard
       Wisconsin
    easterner
    EE-bond
    electoral college; the electors
    Elizabethan Age (see Ages)
    email (lowercase within a sentence)
    Email (uppercase "E" to start a sentence)
    Emancipation Proclamation (see Proclamation)
    Embassy, British, etc.; the Embassy
    Emperor, Japanese, etc.; the Emperor
    Empire, Roman; the empire
    Engine Company, Bethesda; engine company No. 6; No. 6 engine company; the company
    Engineer officer, etc. (of Engineer Corps); the Engineers
    Engineers, Chief of (Army)
    Engineers, Corps of (see Corps)
    Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary; the Envoy; the
Minister
    Equator, the; equatorial
    Establishment, if part of name; the establishment:
       Army
       Army Field
       Defense
       Federal
       Military
       Naval; but naval establishment; Naval Establishments Regs
       Navy
       Postal
       Regular
       Reserve
       Shore
       but civil establishment; legislative establishment
    Estate, Girard (a foundation); the estate
    estate, third (the commons); fourth (the press); tax; etc.
    Eurodollar, euro
    Excellency, His, Her; Their Excellencies
    Exchange, New York Stock; the stock exchange; the exchange
    Executive (President of United States):
       Chief
       Decree No. 100; Decree 100; but Executive decree; direction
       Mansion; the mansion; the White House
       Office; the Office
       Order No. 34; Order 34; but Executive order
       power
    executive:
       agreement
       branch
       communication
       department
       document
       paper
       privilege
    exhibit 2, A, II, etc.; but Exhibit 2, when part of title: Exhibit 2: Capital Expenditures, 1935-49
    Expedition, Byrd; Lewis and Clark; the expedition
    Exposition, California-Pacific
       International, etc.; the exposition
    F
    Fair Deal
    Fair, World's, etc.; the fair; Texas State Fair
    fall (season)
    Falls, Niagara; the falls
    Far East, Far Eastern; Far West (U.S.); but far western
    Farm, if part of name; the farm:
       Johnson Farm; but Johnson's farm
       San Diego Farm
       Wild Tiger Farm
    Fascist; fascism
    Father of his Country (Washington)
    Fed, the (no period)
    Federal (synonym for United States or other sovereign power):
       Depository Library Program but Federal depository library, libraries
       District (Mexico)
       Establishment
       Government (of any national government)
       grand jury; the grand jury
       land bank (see Bank)
       Register (publication); the Register
       Reserve Board, the Board; also Federal
       Reserve System, the System; Federal
       Reserve Board Regulation W, but regulation W but a federal form of government
    federally
    fellow, fellowship (academic)
    Field, Byrd, Stewart, etc.; the field
    figure 2, A, II, etc. (illustration); but Figure 2, when part of legend: Figure 2.—Market scenes
    firewall
    firm names:
       ACDelco
       America Online (AOL)
       Bausch & Lomb Inc.
       BP
       Bristol-Myers Squibb
       Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co.
       Coldwell Banker
       Colgate-Palmolive Co.
       Comcast
       Dow Jones & Co., Inc.
       Dun & Bradstreet
       eBay
       E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
       FedEx
       GlaxoSmithKline
       Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (A&P)
       Hamilton Beach/Proctor Silex, Inc.
       Hartmarx Corp.
       Hewlett-Packard
       Houghton Mifflin Co.
       Ingersoll-Rand Co.
       Intel Corp.
       J.C. Penney Co., Inc.
       Johns-Manville Corp.
       Kennecott Exploration Co.
       Kmart
       Libbey-Owens-Ford Co.
       Macmillan Co.
       Merck & Co., Inc.
       Merrill Lynch
       Microsoft
       Pfizer Inc.
       Phelps Dodge Corp.
       PricewaterhouseCoopers
       Procter & Gamble Co.
       Rand McNally & Co.
       Rolls-Royce
       Sun Microsystems
       3M
       Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
       US Airways
       Wal-Mart
       Weyerhaeuser Co.
       Xerox Corp.
    First Family (Presidential)
    First Lady (wife of President)
    First World War (see War)
    flag code
    flag, U.S.:
       Old Flag, Old Glory
       Stars and Stripes
       Star-Spangled Banner
    flags, foreign:
       Tricolor (French)
       Union Jack (British)
       United Nations
    Fleet, if part of name; the fleet:
       Atlantic
       Channel
       Grand
       High Seas
       Marine Force
       Naval Reserve
       Pacific, etc. (naval)
       6th Fleet, etc.
       U.S.
    flex fuel
    floor (House or Senate)
    fly way; Canadian flyway, etc.
    Force(s), if part of name; the force(s):
       Active Forces
       Active-Duty
       Air (see also Air Force)
       All-Volunteer
       Armed Forces (synonym for overall
       U.S. Military Establishment)
       Army Field Forces; the Field Forces
       Fleet Marine
       Navy Battle (see Navy)
       Navy Scouting (see Navy); Reserve Force Rapid Deployment
       Task Force 70; the task force; but task force report
       United Nations Emergency; the Emergency Force; the Force; but United Nations police force
    foreign cabinets:
       Minister of Foreign Affairs; Foreign Minister; the Minister
       Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Ministry
       Office of Foreign Missions; the Office
       Minister Plenipotentiary
       Premier
       Prime Minister
    Foreign Legion (French); the legion
    Foreign Service; the Service:
       officer
       Officer Corps; the corps
       Reserve officer; the Reserve officer
       Reserve Officer Corps; the Reserve Corps; the corps
       Staff officer; the Staff officer
       Staff Officer Corps; the Staff Corps; the corps
    Forest, if part of name; the national forest; the forest:
       Angeles National
       Black
       Coconino and Prescott National Forests
       but State and National forests (see System)
    Forester (Chief of Forest Service); the Chief; also Chief Forester
    form 2, A, II, etc.; but Form 2, when part of title: Form 1040: Individual Income Tax Return; but withholding tax form
    Fort McHenry, etc.; the fort
    Foundation, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to Federal unit:
       Chemical; the foundation
       Ford; the foundation
       National Science; the Foundation
       Russell Sage; the foundation
    Founding Fathers; Founders/Founder (of this Nation, Country)
    four freedoms
    Framers (of the U.S. Constitution; of the Bill of Rights)
    free world
    Frisco (for San Francisco; no apostrophe)
    Fritalux (see alliances)
    Fund, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to international or United Nations fund:
       Democracy (United Nations); the Fund
       International Monetary; the Fund
       but civil service retirement fund; ​highway trust fund; mutual security fund; national service life insurance fund; revolving fund
    G
    Gadsden Purchase
    Gallery of Art, National (see National)
    Gallup Poll; the poll
    GAO (Government Accountability Office)
    Geiger counter
    General Order No. 14; General Orders No. 14; a general order
    General Schedule
    gentile
    Geographer, the (State Department)
    geographic terms (terms, such as those listed below, are capitalized if part of name; are lowercased in general sense (rivers of Virginia and Maryland)):
       Archipelago
       Area
       Arroyo
       Atoll
       Bank
       Bar
       Basin, Upper (Lower) Colorado River, etc. (legal entity); but Hansen flood-control basin; Missouri River basin (drainage); upper Colorado River storage project
       Bay
       Bayou
       Beach
       Bench
       Bend
       Bight
       Bluff
       Bog
       Borough (boro)
       Bottom
       Branch (stream)
       Brook
       Butte
       Canal; the canal (Panama)
       Canyon
       Cape
       Cascade
       Cave
       Cavern
       Channel; but Mississippi River channel(s)
       Cirque
       Coulee
       Cove
       Crag
       Crater
       Creek
       Crossroads
       Current (ocean feature)
       Cut
       Cutoff
       Dam
       Delta
       Desert
       Divide
       Dome (not geologic)
       Draw (stream)
       Dune
       Escarpment
       Estuary
       Falls
       Fault
       Flat(s)
       Floodway
       Ford
       Forest
       Fork (stream)
       Gap
       Geyser
       Glacier
       Glen
       Gorge
       Gulch
       Gulf
       Gut
       Harbor
       Head
       Hill
       Hogback
       Hollow
       Hook
       Horn
       Hot Spring
       Icefield
       Ice Shelf
       Inlet
       Island
       Isle
       Islet
       Keys {Florida only)
       Knob
       Lagoon
       Lake
       Landing
       Ledge
       Lowland
       Marsh
       Massif
       Mesa
       Monument
       Moraine
       Mound
       Mount
       Mountain
       Narrows
       Neck
       Needle
       Notch
       Oasis
       Ocean
       Oxbow
       Palisades
       Park
       Pass
       Passage
       Peak
       Peninsula
       Plain
       Plateau
       Point
       Pond
       Pool
       Port (water body)
       Prairie
       Range (mountain)
       Rapids
       Ravine
       Reef
       Reservoir
       Ridge
       River
       Roads (anchorage)
       Rock
       Run (stream)
       Sea
       Seaway
       Shoal
       Sink
       Slough
       Sound
       Spit
       Spring
       Spur
       Strait
       Stream
       Summit
       Swamp
       Terrace
       Thoroughfare
       Trench
       Trough
       Valley
       Volcano
       Wash
       Waterway
       Woods
    Geological Survey (see Survey)
    GI bill of rights
    Girl Scouts (organization); a Girl Scout; a Scout; Scouting
    G-man
    Gold Star Mothers (see American)
    Golden Age (see Ages)
    Golden Rule
    Gospel, if referring to the first four books of the New Testament; but gospel music
    Government:
       British, etc.; the Government
       department, officials, -owned, publications, etc. (U.S. Government)
       National and State Governments
       Printing Office (see Office)
       U.S.; National; Federal
    Government information product
    government:
       Churchill
       Communist
       District (of Columbia)
       European governments
       Federal, State, and municipal
       governments
       insular; island
       military
       seat of
       State
       State and Provincial governments
       Territorial
    governmental
    Governor:
       of Louisiana, etc.; the Governor; a Governor; State Governor(s); Governors' conference
       of Puerto Rico; the Governor
       of the Federal Reserve Board; the Governor
    Governor General of Canada; the Governor General
    GPO Access
    grand jury (see Federal)
    Grange, the (National)
    grant, Pell
    graph 2, A, II, etc.; but Graph 2, when part of title: Graph 2.—Production levels
    Great:
       Basin
       Depression
       Divide
       Lakes; the lakes; lake(s) traffic
       Plains; but southern Great Plains
       Seal (any nation)
       Society
       War (see War)
       White Way (New York City)
    great circle (navigation)
    Greater Los Angeles, Greater New York
    gross national product (GNP)
    Group:
       G8 (Group of 8) (representatives of the eight leading industrial nations)
       Helsinki Monitoring; the group
       Military Advisory Group; the group
       Standing (see Organization)
       World Bank
    group 2, II, A, etc.; but Group 2, when part of title: Group II: List of Counties by States
    Guard, National (see National) guardsman (see Coast Guard; National Guard)
    Gulf:
       Coast States; but gulf coast
       of Mexico; the gulf
       States
       Stream; the stream
    H
    Hall (U.S. Senate or House)
    Halls of Congress
    H-bomb; H-hour
    Headquarters:
       Alaskan Command; the command headquarters
       4th Regiment Headquarters; regimental headquarters
       32d Division Headquarters; the division headquarters
    hearing examiner
    Heaven (religious); heaven (place)
    Heimlich maneuver
    hell (place)
    Hells (no apostrophe) Canyon
    Hemisphere, Eastern; Western; etc.; the hemisphere
    Hezbollah
    High Church
    High Commissioner
    High Court (see Supreme Court)
    high definition
    High School, if part of name: Western; the high school
    Highway No. 40; Route 40; State Route 9; the highway
    Hill (the Capitol)
    Hispanic
    Holocaust, the (World War II); a holocaust
    Holy Scriptures; Holy Writ (Bible)
    home page
    Hospice, if part of name
    Hospital, if part of name; the hospital:
       Howard University
       St. Elizabeths (no apostrophe)
       but naval (marine or Army) hospital
    hospital corpsman (see corpsman)
    House, if part of name:
       Blair
       Johnson house (private residence)
       of Representatives; the House (U.S.)
       Office Building (see Building)
       Ohio (State); the house
       but both Houses; lower (or upper) House (Congress)
    House of Representatives (U.S.), titles of officers standing alone capitalized:
       Chairman (Committee of the Whole)
       Chaplain
       Clerk; but legislative clerk, etc.
       Doorkeeper
       Official Reporter(s) of Debates
       Parliamentarian
       Postmaster
       post office
       Sergeant at Arms
       Speaker pro tempore
       Speaker; speakership
    HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development)
    Hudson's Bay Co.
    Hurricane Andrew, Katrina, Rita, etc.
    I
    ice age (see Ages)
    imam
    Independent Party; an Independent
    Indians:
       Absentee Shawnee
       Alaska (see Native)
       Eastern (or Lower) Band of Cherokee; the band
       Five Civilized Tribes; the tribes
       Native Americans
       Shawnee Tribe; the tribe
       Six Nations (Iroquois Confederacy)
    Initiative, Caribbean Basin; but strategic defense initiative
    Inquisition, Spanish; the Inquisition
    inspector general
    Institute, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to Federal or international organization:
       National Cancer; the Cancer Institute; the Institute
       National Institutes of Health; the Institutes
       of International Law; the Institute
       Woman's; the institute
    Institution, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to Federal unit:
       Brookings; the institution
       Carnegie; the institution
       Smithsonian; the Institution
    insular government; island government
    intercoastal waterway (see waterway)
    interdepartmental
    interface
    International Court of Justice; the Court
    international:
       banks (see Bank)
       boundary
       dateline
       law
       Morse code (see Code)
    Internet, Intranet
    Interstate 95; 1-95; the interstate
    Intracoastal Waterway; the waterway (see also waterway)
    intrastate
    Irish potato
    Iron Curtain; the curtain
    Islam; Islamic
    Isthmian Canal (see Canal)
    Isthmus of Panama; the isthmus
    J
    Japan Current (see Current)
    Java (computer language)
    Jersey cattle
    Job Corps
    Joint Chiefs of Staff; Chiefs of Staff
    Joint Committee on Printing (see Committee)
    Journal clerk; the clerk
    Journal (House or Senate)
    Judge Advocate General, the
    judge; chief judge; circuit judge; district judge; but Judge Judy
    judiciary, the
    Justice; Justice Stevens, etc.
    K
    kaffiyeh (Arabic headdress)
    King of England, etc.; the King
    Koran, the; Koranic
    Krugerrand
    L
    Laboratory, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to Federal unit: Forest Products; the Laboratory; but laboratory (non-Federal)
    Lake: Erie, of the Woods, Great Salt; the lake
    Lane, if part of name: Maiden; the lane
    Latter-day Saints
    law, copyright law; Ohm's, etc.
    League, Urban; the league
    Legion:
       American; the Legion; a Legionnaire;
       French Foreign; the legion
    Legislative Assembly, if part of name: of New York; of Puerto Rico, etc.; the legislative assembly; the assembly
    legislative branch, clerk, session, etc.
    Legislature:
       National Legislature (U.S. Congress); the Legislature
       Ohio Legislature; Legislature of Ohio; the State legislature; the legislature
    Letters Patent No. 378,964; but patent No. 378,964; letters patent
    Liberal Party; a Liberal
    Libertarian Party; a Libertarian
    Liberty Bell; Liberty ship
    Librarian of Congress; the Librarian
    Library:
       Army; the library
       Harry S. Truman; the library
       of Congress; the Library
       Hillsborough Public; the library
    Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, etc.; the Lieutenant Governor
    Light, if part of name; the light:
       Boston
       Buffalo South Pier Light 2; but light No. 2; light 2
       but Massachusetts Bay lights
    Lighthouse (see Light Station)
    Lightship, if part of name; the lightship:
       Grays Reef
       North Manitou Shoal
    Light Station, if part of name; the light station; the station:
       Minots Ledge
       Watch Hill
    Line(s), if part of name; the line(s):
       Greyhound (bus)
       Holland-America (steamship)
       Maginot (fortification)
    line:
       Mason-Dixon line or Mason and Dixon's line
       State
    listserv
    Local:
       Columbia Typographical Union, Local 101
       International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 180; but local No. 180
    local time, local standard time (see time)
    locator service
    Loop, the (see cities)
    Louisiana Purchase
    Low Church
    Lower, if part of name:
       California (Mexico)
       Colorado River Basin
       Egypt
       Peninsula (of Michigan)
    lower:
       48 (States)
       House of Congress
       Mississippi
    M
    Madam:
       Chair
       Chairman
       Chairwoman
    Magna Carta
    Majesty, His, Her, Your; Their Majesties
    Majority Leader Reid; Majority Leader Hoyer; but the majority leader (U.S. Congress)
    Mall, The National; The Mall (District of Columbia)
    Mansion, Executive (see Executive)
    map 3, A, II, etc.; but Map 2, when part of title: Map 2.—Railroads of Middle Atlantic States
    mariculture
    Marine Corps; the corps:
       Marines (the corps); but marines (individuals)
       Reserve; the Reserve
       also a marine; a woman marine; the women marines (individuals); soldiers, sailors, coastguardsmen, and marines
    Maritime Provinces (Canada) (see Province)
    Marshal (see Supreme Court)
    marshal (U.S.)
    medals (see decorations)
    Medicaid
    MediCal
    Medicare Act; Medicare plan
    Medicare Plus
    Medicare Program
    Medigap
    Member, if referring to Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of U.S. Congress; also Member at Large; Member of Parliament, etc.; but membership; member of U.S. congressional committee
    Memorial:
       Jefferson
       Lincoln
       Vietnam
       WWII
       Korean
       Franklin D. Roosevelt etc.; the memorial
    Merchant Marine Reserve; the Reserve; but U.S. merchant marine; the merchant marine
    Metroliner
    Metropolitan Washington, etc.; but Washington metropolitan area
    midcontinent region
    Middle Ages (see Ages)
    Middle Atlantic States
    Middle East; Mideast; Mideastern; Middle Eastern (Asia)
    Midwest (section of United States);
       Midwestern States; but midwestern farmers, etc.
    Military Academy (see Academy)
    Military Establishment (see Establishment)
    milkshed, Ohio, etc. (region)
    millennium
    Minister Plenipotentiary; the Minister; Minister Without Portfolio (see also foreign cabinets)
    Ministry (see foreign cabinets)
    Minority Leader McConnell; Minority Leader Boehner; but the minority leader (U.S. Congress)
    Mint, Philadelphia, etc.; the mint
    minutemen (colonial)
    missiles: capitalize such missile names as Hellfire, Sparrow, Tomahawk, Scud, Trident, etc.; but cruise missile, air-to-air missile, surface-to-air missile, etc.
    Mission, if part of name; the mission:
       Gospel
       but diplomatic mission; military mission; Jones mission
    Monument:
       Bunker Hill; the monument
       Grounds; the grounds (Washington Monument)
       National (see National)
       Washington; the monument (District of Columbia)
    Mountain States
    mountain time, mountain standard time (see time)
    Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG)
    Mr. Chairman; Mr. Secretary; etc.
    Mujahedeen
    mullah
    Museum, capitalize with name; the museum:
       Field
       National
       National Air and Space; the Air Museum
       National Museum of the American Indian
    N
    Nation (synonym for United States); but a nation; nationwide; also French nation, Balkan nations
    Nation, Creek; Osage; etc.; the nation
    nation, in general, standing alone
    National, in conjunction with capitalized name:
       Academy of Sciences (see Academy) and State institutions, etc.
       Archives and Records Administration
       Capital (Washington); the Capital; but national capital area
       Endowment for the Arts; the Endowment
       Gallery of Art; the National Gallery; the gallery
       Grange; the Grange
       Guard, Ohio, etc.; Air National; the National Guard; the Guard; a guardsman; Reserve; but a National Guard man; National Guardsman
       Institute (see Institute)
       Legislature (see Legislature)
       Muir Woods National Monument etc.; the national monument; the monument
       Museum (see Museum)
       Naval Medical Center (Bethesda, MD)
       Park, Yellowstone, etc.; Yellowstone Park; the national park; the park
       Treasury; the Treasury
       War College
       Woman's Party
       Zoological Park (see Zoological)
    national:
       agency check (NAC)
       anthem, customs, spirit, etc.
       British, Mexican, etc.
       defense agencies
       stockpile
       water policy
    Native: Alaska; American; but Ohio native, etc. (see Alaska)
    Naval, if part of name:
       Academy (see Academy)
       Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River; Pensacola; etc.
       Base, Guam Naval; the naval base
       Establishment (see Establishment)
       Observatory (see Observatory)
       Reserve; the Reserve; a reservist
       Reserve Force; the force
       Reserve officer; a Reserve officer
       Shipyard (if preceding or following name): Brooklyn Naval Shipyard; Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn; but the naval shipyard
       Volunteer Naval Reserve
       War College; the War College; the college
    naval, in general sense:
       command (see Command)
       expenditures, maneuvers, officer,
       service, stores, etc.
       petroleum reserves; but Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 2 (Buena
Vista Hills Naval Reserve); reserve No. 2
    navel orange
    Navy, American or foreign, if part of name; capitalized standing alone only if referring to U.S. Navy:
       Admiral of the; the admiral
       Battle Force; the Battle Force; the force
       Establishment; the establishment
       Hospital Corps; hospital corpsman; the corps
       Regular
       Seabees (construction battalion); a Seabee
    navy yard
    Nazi; nazism
    Near East (Balkans, etc.)
    Negro (see African-American; Black)
    network
    New Deal; anti-New Deal
    New England States
    New Federalism
    New Frontier
    New World; but new world order
    North:
       Atlantic
       Atlantic States
       Atlantic Treaty (see Treaty)
       Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) (see Organization)
       Equatorial Current (see Current)
       Korea
       Pole
       Slope (Alaska)
       Star (Polaris)
       the North (section of United States)
    north:
       Africa
       Ohio, Virginia, etc.
    north-central region, etc.
    Northeast corridor
    northern Ohio
    Northern States
    northerner
    Northwest Pacific
    Northwest Territory (1799)
    Northwest, the (section of the United States)
    Northwest Washington (see cities)
    Northwestern:
       States
       United States
    numbers capitalized if spelled out as part of a name:
       Air Force One (Presidential plane)
       Charles the First
       Committee of One Hundred
       Twenty-third Census (see Census)
    O
    Observatory, capitalized with name:
       Astrophysical; the Observatory
       Lick; the observatory (nongovernmental)
       Naval; the Observatory
    Occident, the; occidental
    Ocean, if part of name; the ocean:
       Antarctic
       Arctic
       Atlantic
       North Atlantic, etc.
       Pacific
       South Pacific, etc.
       Southwest Pacific, etc.
    Oceanographer (the Hydrographer), Navy
    Office, if referring to unit of Federal Government; the Office:
       Executive
       Foreign and Commonwealth (U.K.)
       Government Printing; the Printing Office; the Office
       Naval Oceanographic
       of Chief of Naval Operations
       of General Counsel
       of Management and Budget
       of Personnel Management
       of the Secretary (Defense); Secretary's Office
       Patent and Trademark
       but New York regional office (including branch, division, or section therein); the regional office; the office
    officer:
       Army
       Marine; font naval and marine officers
       Navy; Navy and Marine officers
       Regular Army; Regular; a Regular
       Reserve
    Old Dominion (Virginia)
    Old South
    Old World
    Olympic Games; Olympiad; XXIX Olympic Games
    ombudsman, Maryland (State)
    online
    Operation Iraqi Freedom, Desert Storm
    Order of Business No. 56 (congressional calendar)
    Ordnance:
       Corps (see Corps)
       Department; the Department
    Organization, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to international unit:
       International Labour (ILO)
       North Atlantic Treaty (NATO):
          Chiefs of Staff
          Committee of Defense Ministers
          Council
          Council of Foreign Ministers
          Defense Committee
          Military Committee
          of American States (OAS)
          Pact
          Regional Planning Group; the Group
       Standing Group; the Group
       United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization UNESCO)
    Orient, the; oriental (see Asian)
    Osama bin Laden
    Outer Continental Shelf (see Continental)
    P
    Pacific (see also Atlantic):
       Basin
       coast
       Coast (or slope) States
       Northwest
       rim
       seaboard
       slope
       South
       States
       time, Pacific standard time (see time)
       but cispacific; transpacific
    pan-American games; but Pan American Day
    Pan American Union (renamed; see Organization of American States)
    Panel, the Federal Service Impasses (Federal), etc.; the Panel
    Panhandle of Texas; Texas Panhandle; the panhandle; etc.
    papers, Woodrow Wilson, etc.; the papers; but white paper
    Parish, Caddo, etc.; but parish of Caddo (Louisiana civil division); the parish
    Park, Fairmount, etc.; the park (see also National)
    Park Police, U.S.; park policeman
    Park, Zoological (see Zoological)
    Parkway, George Washington Memorial; the memorial parkway; the parkway
    Parliament, Houses of; the Parliament
    Parliamentarian (U.S. Senate or House)
    part 2, A, II, etc.; but Part 2, when part of title: Part 2: Iron and Steel Industry
    Party, if part of name; the party
    Pass, Brenner, capitalized if part of name; the pass
    patent (see Letters Patent)
    Peninsula Upper (Lower) (Michigan); the peninsula
    Penitentiary, Atlanta, etc.; the penitentiary
    petrodollar
    phase 2; phase I
    Philippines, Republic of the
    Pilgrim Fathers (1620); the Pilgrims; a Pilgrim
    Place, if part of name: Jefferson Place; the place
    Plains (Great Plains), the
    plan:
       Colombo
       controlled materials
       5-year
       Marshall (European Recovery Program)
    Planetarium, Fels, Hayden; the planetarium
    Plant, Picatinny Arsenal; the plant; but United States Steel plant
    plate 2, A, II, etc.; but Plate 2, when part of title: Plate 2.—Rural Structures
    Plaza, Union Station (Washington, DC); the plaza
    Pledge of Allegiance; the pledge
    Pole: North, South; the pole; subpolar
    Pole Star (Polaris); polar star
    Police, if part of name; the police:
       Capitol
       Park, U.S.
       White House
    political action committee (PAC)
    political parties and adherents (see specific political party)
    Pool, Northwest Power, etc.; the pool
    Pope; but papal, patriarch, pontiff, primate
    Port, if part of name; Port of Norfolk; Norfolk Port; the port (see Authority)
    Post Office, Chicago, etc.; the post office
    P.O. Box (with number); but post office box (in general sense)
    Postmaster General
    PostScript; but a postscript
    Powers, if part of name; the powers (see also alliances):
       Allied (World Wars I and II)
       Axis (World War I)
       Western
       but European powers
    precinct; first, 10th precinct
    Premier (see foreign cabinets)
    Preserve, Sullys Hill, National Game
    Presidency (office of the head of Government)
    President:
       of the United States; the Executive; the Chief Magistrate; the Commander in Chief; the President-elect; exPresident; former President; also preceding name
       of any other country; the President of Federal or international unit
       but president of the Norfolk Southern Railroad; president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
    Presidential assistant, authority, order, proclamation, candidate, election, timber, year, etc.
    Prime Minister (see foreign cabinets)
    Prison, New Jersey State; the prison
    Privy Council, Her Majesty's (see Council)
    Prize, Nobel, Pulitzer, etc.; the prize
    Proclamation, Emancipation; Presidential Proclamation No. 24; Proclamation No. 24; the proclamation; but Presidential proclamation
    Program, if part of name:
       European Recovery
       Food for Peace
       Fulbright
       Head Start
       Mutual Defense Assistance
       Social Security
       but universal military training; government bailout
    Progressive Party; a Progressive
    Project:
       Gutenberg
       Manhattan
       Vote Smart
    Proposition 13
    Prosecutor; Special Prosecutor (Federal)
    Province, Provincial, if referring to an administrative subdivision: Ontario Province; Province of Ontario; Maritime Provinces (Canada); the Province
    Proving Ground, Aberdeen, etc.; the proving ground
    Public Law; Public Law 110-161, etc.
    Public Printer; the Government Printer; the Printer
    public utility district (see District)
    Pueblo, Santa Clara; the pueblo
    Purchase, Gadsden, Louisiana, etc.
    Puritan; puritanical
    Pyrrhic victory
    Q
    Quad Cities (Davenport, Rock Island, Moline, East Moline, and Bettendorf)
    query
    queue
    R
    Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
    Railroad, Alaska; the Railroad
    Ranch, King, etc.; the ranch
    Range, Cascade, etc. (mountains); the range
    Rebellion, if part of name; the rebellion:
       Boxer
       Whisky
    Reconstruction period (post-Civil War)
    Red army
    Red Cross, American (see American)
    Reds, the; a Red (political)
    Reformatory, Michigan; the reformatory
    Refuge, Blackwater National Wildlife, etc.; Blackwater Refuge; the refuge
    region, north-central, etc.; first region, 10th region; region 7; midcontinent
    Regular Army, Navy; a Regular (see also officer)
    regulation:
       greenhouse gas
       W (see also Federal Reserve Board)
       but Veterans Entitlements Regulations
    religious terms:
       Baha'i
       Baptist
       Brahman
       Buddhist
       Catholic; Catholicism; but catholic (universal)
       Christian
       Christian Science
       Evangelical United Brethren
       Hindu; Hinduism
       Islam; Islamic
       Jewish
       Latter-day Saints
       Muslim: Shiite; Sikh; Sunni
       New Thought
       Protestant; Protestantism
       Scientology
       Seventh-day Adventists
       Seventh-Day Baptists
       Zoroastrian
    Renaissance, the (era)
    Report, if part of name (with date or number); the annual report; the report:
       2007 Report of the Chief of the Forest Service
       9/11 Commission Report
       Annual Report of the Secretary of Defense for the year ended September 30, 2008
       Grace Commission report
       President's Economic Report; the Economic Report
       Railroad Retirement Board Annual
       Report, 2007; but annual report of the Railroad Retirement Board
       Report No. 31
       United States Reports (publication)
    Reporter, the (U.S. Supreme Court)
    Representative; Representative at Large (U.S. Congress); U.N.
    Republic, capitalized if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to a specific government:
       Czech
       French
       Irish
       of Bosnia and Herzegovina
       of Panama
       of the Philippines
       Slovak (Slovakia)
       United States
       also the American Republics; South American Republics; the Latin American Republics; the Republics
    Republican Party; a Republican
    Reservation (forest, military, or Indian), if part of name; the reservation:
       Hill Military
       Standing Rock
    Reserve, if part of name; the Reserve (see also Air Force; Army Corps; Coast Guard; Foreign Service; Marine Corps; Merchant Marine; Naval; National Guard):
       Active
       Air Force
       Army
       bank (see Bank)
       Board, Federal (see Federal)
       city (see Bank)
       components
       Enlisted
       Establishment
       Inactive
       Naval
       officer
       Officers' Training Corps
       Ready
       Retired
       Standby
       Strategic
    Reserves, the; reservist
    Resolution, with number; the resolution:
       House Joint Resolution 3
       Senate Concurrent Resolution 18
       War Powers Resolution (short title)
       but Tonkin resolution
    Revised Statutes (U.S.); Supplement to the Revised Statutes; the statutes; Statutes at Large (U.S.)
    Revolution, Revolutionary (if referring to the American, French, or English Revolution) (see also War)
    rim; the Pacific rim
    Road, if part of name: Benning; the road
    Roman numerals, common nouns used with, not capitalized:
       book II; chapter II; part II; etc.
       but Book II: Modern Types (complete heading); Part XI: Early Thought (complete heading)
    Route 66, State Route 9 (highways)
    rule 21; rule XXI; but Rule 21, when part of title: Rule 21: Renewal of Motion
    Rules:
       of the House of Representatives; but rules of the House; House rule X
       Standing Rules of the Senate (publication); but rules of the Senate
       also Commission rules
    S
    Sabbath; Sabbath Day
    savings bond (see bond)
    schedule 2, A, II, etc.; but Schedule 2, when part of title; Schedule 2: Open and Prepay Stations
    School, if part of name; the school:
       any school of U.S. Armed Forces
       Hayes
       Pawnee Indian
       Public School 13; PS. 13
    school district (see District)
    Scriptures; Holy Scriptures (the Bible)
    Seabees (see Navy)
    seaboard, Atlantic, eastern, etc.
    seasons:
       autumn (fall)
       spring
       summer
       winter
    seaway (see geographic terms; Authority; Corporation)
    Second World War (see War)
    Secretariat (see United Nations)
    Secretaries of the Army and the Navy; but Secretaries of the military departments; secretaryship
    Secretary, head of national governmental unit:
       of Defense; of State; etc.; the Secretary
       of State for Foreign Affairs (British); for the Commonwealth, etc.; the Secretary
       of the Smithsonian Institution; the Secretary
       also the Assistant Secretary; the Executive Secretary
    Secretary General; the Secretary General:
       Organization of American States
       United Nations
    section 2, A, II, etc.; but Section 2, when part of title: Section 2: Test Construction Theory
    Selective Service (see Service; System)
    Senate (U.S.), titles of officers standing alone capitalized:
       Chaplain
       Chief Clerk
       Doorkeeper
       Official Reporter(s)
       Parliamentarian
       Postmaster
       President of the
       President pro tempore
       Presiding Officer
       Secretary
       Sergeant at Arms
    Senate, Ohio (State); the senate
    Senator (U.S. Congress); but lowercased if referring to a State senator, unless preceding a name
    senatorial
    Sergeant at Arms (U.S. Senate or House)
    Sermon on the Mount
    server
    Service, if referring to Federal unit; the Service:
       Extension
       Federal Mediation and Conciliation
       Fish and Wildlife
       Foreign (see Foreign Service)
       Forest
       Internal Revenue
       Marshals
       National Park
       Natural Resources Conservation
       Postal
       Secret (Homeland Security)
       Selective (see also System); but selective service, in general sense; selective service classification 1-A, 4-F, etc.
       Senior Executive
    service:
       airmail
       Army
       city delivery
       consular
       customs
       diplomatic
       employment (State)
       extension (State)
       general delivery
       naval
       Navy
       parcel post
       postal field
       rural free delivery; rural delivery; free delivery
       special delivery
       star route
    Shelf, Continental (see Continental)
    ship of state (unless personified)
    Sister(s) (adherent of religious order)
    Six Nations (see Indians)
    Smithsonian Institution (see Institution)
    Social Security Administration (U.S.),
       application, check, number, pension,
       trust fund, system, etc.
    Socialist Party; a Socialist
    Society, if part of name; the society:
       American Cancer Society, Inc.
       of the Cincinnati
    soil bank
    soil orders:
       Alfisols
       Andisols
       Aridisols
       Entisols
       Gelisols
       Histosols
       Inceptisols
       Mollisols
       Oxisols
       Spodosols
       Ultisols
       Vertisols
    Soldiers' Home; the soldiers' home; (see Armed Forces Retirement Home)
    Solicitor for the Department of Labor, etc.; the Solicitor
    Solicitor General (Department of Justice)
    Son of Man (Christ)
    Sons of the American Revolution (organization); a Son; a Real Son
    South:
       American Republics (see Republic)
       American States
       Atlantic
       Atlantic States
       Deep South (U.S.)
       Korea
       Midsouth (U.S.)
       Pacific
       Pole
       the South (section of United States); Southland
    Southeast Asia
    southern California, southeastern California, etc.
    Southern States
    Southern United States
    southerner
    Southwest, the (section of United States)
    space shuttle; the shuttle
    space station
    Spanish-American War (see War)
    Speaker of the House of Representatives; the Speaker
    special agent
    specialist
    Special Order No. 12; Special Orders, No. 12; a special order
    Spirit of '76 (painting); but spirit of '76 (in general sense)
    Sputnik
    Square, Lafayette, etc.; the square
    Staff, Foreign Service (see Foreign Service); Air (U.K.)
    standard time (see time)
    Star of Bethlehem
    Star-Spangled Banner (see flag)
    State:
       Champion
       government
       legislature (see Legislature)
       line, Iowa; Ohio-Indiana, etc.
       New York
       of Israel
       of Maryland
       of the Union Message/Address
       of Veracruz
       out-of-State (adjective); but out-of-stater
       prison
       Vatican City
    state:
       church and
       of the art: state-of-the-art technology
       welfare
       also downstate, instate, multistate, statehood, statehouse, stateside, statewide, substate, tristate, upstate
    State's attorney
    state's evidence
    states' rights
    States:
       Arab
       Balkan
       Baltic
       East North Central
       East South Central
       Eastern; font eastern industrial States
       Eastern Gulf
       Eastern North Central, etc.
       Far Western
       Gulf; Gulf Coast
       Lake
       Latin American
       lower 48
       Middle
       Middle Atlantic
       Middle Western
       Midwestern
       Mountain
       New England
       North Atlantic
       Northwestern, etc.
       Organization of American
       Pacific
       Pacific Coast
       rights
       South American
       South Atlantic
       Southern
       the six States of Australia; a foreign state
       Thirteen Original; original 13 States
       Western; but western Gulf; western farming States
    Station, if part of name; the station; not capitalized if referring to surveying or similar work:
       Air Force base
       Grand Central
       Naval Air Engineering
       television station WSYR-TV
       Union; Union Depot; the depot
       WAMU station; station WMAL; radio station WSM; broadcasting station WJSV
    station 9; substation A
    Statue of Liberty; the statue
    Statutes at Large (U.S.) (see also Revised Statutes)
    Stealth: bomber, fighter
    Stockpile, Strategic National
    stone age (see Ages)
    storage facility
    Stream, Gulf (see Gulf; geographic terms)
    Street, if part of name; the street:
       I Street (not Eye Street)
       110th Street
       U Street (not You Street)
    subcommittee (see Committee)
    subtropical, subtropic(s) (see tropical)
    summit meeting; Earth summit
    Sun; a sun
    Super Bowl
    Superfund; the fund
    Superintendent, if referring to head of Federal unit; the Superintendent:
       of Documents (Government Printing Office)
       of the Naval (or Military) Academy
    Supplement to the Revised Statutes (see Revised Statutes)
    Supreme Bench; the Bench; also High Bench; High Tribunal
    Supreme Court (U.S.); the Court; also High Court; titles of officers standing alone capitalized:
       Associate Justice
       Chief Justice
       Clerk
       Marshal
       Reporter
       but Ohio Supreme Court; the supreme court
       Surgeon General, the (Air Force, Army, Navy, and Public Health Service)
    Survey, if part of name of Federal unit; the Survey: Geodetic; Geological
    System, if referring to Federal unit; the System:
       Federal Home Loan Bank; the System
       Federal Reserve; the System
       National Forest; the System
       National Highway; Interstate Highway; the System
       National Park; the System
       National Trails; the System
       National Wild and Scenic Rivers; the System
       Regional Metro System; Metro system
       Selective Service (see also Service)
       State and National forests
       but Amtrak railway system; Amtrak system; the system
       also Federal land bank system
    T
    table 2, II, A, etc.; but Table 2, when part of title: Table 2: Degrees of Land Deterioration
       task force (see Force)
    Team, USAREUR Technical Assistance, etc.; the team
    television station (see Station)
    Telnet
    Ten Commandments
    Territorial, if referring to a political subdivision
    Territory:
       Northwest (1799); the territory
       Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; Pacific Islands Trust Territory; the trust territory; the territory
       Yukon, Northwest Territories; the Territory(ies), Territorial (Canada)
       but territory of: American Samoa, Guam, Virgin Islands
    The, part of name, capitalized:
       The Dalles; The Gambia; The Hague; The Weirs; but the Dalles Dam; the Dalles region; the Federal Bulletin Board; the Hague Conference; the Weirs streets
       but the Adjutant General; the National Archives; the Archives; the Times; the Mermaid; the Federal Express
    Third World
    Thirteen American Colonies, etc. (see Colonies)
    Thirteen Original States
    Thruway, New York State; the thruway
    time:
       Alaska, Alaska standard
       Atlantic, Atlantic standard
       central, central standard
       eastern, eastern daylight, eastern daylight saving (no s), eastern standard
       Greenwich mean time (GMT)
       Hawaii-Aleutian standard
       local, local standard
       mountain, mountain standard
       Pacific, Pacific standard
       universal
    title 2, II, A, etc.; but Title 2, when part of title: Title 2: General Provisions
    Tomb:
       Grant's; the tomb
       of the Unknowns; of the Unknown Soldier; Unknown Soldier's Tomb; the tomb (see also Unknown Soldier)
    Tower, Eiffel, etc.; the tower
    Township, Union; township of Union
    trade names and trademarks:
       Blu-Ray
       Coca-Cola
       Dr Pepper
       Hersheypark
       iPod
       iTunes
       MasterCard
       TiVo
       U-Haul
       UNIX
       VISA
       WebTV
       Yahoo!
       ZIP Code (Postal)
    Trade Representative (U.S.)
    transatlantic; transpacific; trans-Siberian, etc.; but Transjordan; Trans-Alaska
    Treasurer, Assistant, of the United States; the Assistant Treasurer; but assistant treasurer at New York, etc.
    Treasurer of the United States; the Treasurer
    Treasury notes; Treasurys
    Treasury, of the United States; General; National; Public
    Treaty, if part of name; the treaty:
       Jay Treaty
       North Atlantic; North Atlantic Defense
       of Versailles
       but treaty of 1919
    triad
    tribe (see Indians)
    Tribunal, standing alone capitalized only in minutes and official reports of a specific arbitration; also High Tribunal; the Tribunal (Supreme Court)
    Tropic of Cancer, of Capricorn; the Tropics
    tropical; neotropic, neotropical, subtropic(s), subtropical
    Trust, Power, etc.
    trust territory (see Territory)
    Tunnel, Lincoln, etc.; the tunnel; but irrigation, railroad, etc., tunnel
    Turnpike, Pennsylvania, etc.; the turnpike
    Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul)
    U
    U-boat
    Under Secretary, if referring to officer of Federal Government; the Under Secretary:
       of Agriculture
       of State
       of the Treasury
    Uniform Code of Military Justice (see Code)
    Union (if part of proper name; capitalized standing alone if synonym for United States or if referring to international unit):
       Columbia Typographical
       European
       Pan American (former name; see Organization of American States)
       Station; font union passenger station; union freight station
       Teamsters Union; the Teamsters; the union; also the Auto Workers, etc.
       Universal Postal; the Postal Union
       Western (see alliances)
       Woman's Christian Temperance
       but a painters union; printers union
    United Nations:
       Charter; the charter
       Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (see Organization)
       Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
       General Assembly; the Assembly
       International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
       International Court of Justice; the Court
       Permanent Court of Arbitration (see Court)
       Secretariat, the
       Secretary General
       Security Council; the Council
       World Employment Conference
       World Health Organization (WHO); the Organization
    universal:
       military training (see Program)
       time (see time)
    University, if part of name: Stanford; the university
    Unknown Soldier; Unknown of World War II; World War II Unknown; Unknown of Korea; Korea Unknown; the Unknowns (see also Tomb)
    Upper, if part of name:
       Colorado River Basin
       Egypt
       Peninsula (of Michigan)
       but upper House of Congress
    U.S.S.R. (former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
    V
    Valley, Shenandoah, etc.; the valley; but the valleys of Virginia and Maryland
    V-E Day; V-J Day; V-chip
    veteran, World War II; Vietnam
    Veterans Affairs, Department of (see Department)
    Vice Chairman, etc. (same as Chairman)
    vice consul, British, etc.
    Vice President (same as President)
    Voice of America; the Voice
    volume 2, A, II, etc.; but Volume 2, when part of title; Volume 2: Five Rivers in America's Future
    W
    War, if part of formal name:
       Between the States
       Civil
       First World War; World War I; World War; Great War; Second World War; World War II
       for Independence (1776)
       French and Indian (1754-63)
       Mexican
       of 1812
       of the Rebellion; the rebellion
       on Crime
       on Drugs
       on Poverty
       on Terrorism, Global
       Revolutionary; of the Revolution; the Revolution
       Seven Years'
       Six-Day (Arab-Israeli)
       Spanish-American
       the two World Wars
       also post-World War II
    war, descriptive or undeclared:
       cold, hot
       European
       French and Indian wars
       Indian
       Korean
       Persian Gulf; gulf
       third world; world war III
       Vietnam
       with Mexico
       War College, National (see College)
       War Mothers (see American)
       ward 1, 2, etc.; first, 11th, etc.
       Washington's Farewell Address
       water district (see District)
       waterway, inland, intercoastal, etc.; but Intracoastal Waterway
    Web:
       page
       site
    Week, Fire Prevention; etc.
    welfare state
    West:
       Bank (Jordan)
       Coast (Africa); but west coast (U.S.)
       End, etc. (section of city)
       Europe (political entity)
       Far West; Far Western States
       Florida (1763-1819)
       Middle (United States); Midwest
       South Central States, etc.
       the West (section of United States; also world political entity)
    west, western Pennsylvania
    Western:
       bloc
       civilization
       countries
       Europe(an) (political entity)
       Hemisphere; the hemisphere
       ideas
       Powers
       States
       United States
       World
       but far western; western farming States (U.S.)
    westerner
    Whip, Majority; Minority
    Whisky Rebellion (see Rebellion)
    White (see Caucasian)
    White House:
       Blue Room
       East Room
       Oval Office
       Police (see Police)
       Red Room
       Rose Garden
       State Dining Room
    white paper, British, etc.
    Wilderness, capitalized with name; San Joaquin Wilderness, CA; the wilderness; but the Wilderness (Virginia battlefield)
    Wood, if part of name:
       Belleau
       County
       Fort Leonard
    World: New, Old, Third; but free world
    World Bank; the Bank
    World Series
    World War (see War)
    World War II veteran
    World Wide Web (WWW), the Web
    X
    x ray (note: no hyphen)
    Y
    year, calendar, fiscal
    Your Excellency; Your Honor; Your Majesty; etc.
    Youth Corps; the Corps
    Z
    ZIP Code number; ZIP+4
    Z39.50
    Zone, if part of name; the zone:
       British (in Germany)
       Canal (Panama)
       Eastern, Western (Germany)
       Frigid
       Hot (infectious area)
       of Interior (see Command)
       Temperate, Torrid; the zone
       U.S. Foreign Trade; Foreign Trade Zone; but the foreign trade zone, free trade zone
    zone:
       Arctic
       eastern standard time
       no-fly
       polar
       tropical
    Zoological Park (National); the zoo; the park
* ↑ The colon is preferred; a dash is permissible; but a comma is too weak.
* ↑ List compiled with cooperation of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.