A Politician Before Electricity Is Applied

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere) • the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
	24%	8		Power converter that transforms DC electricity into AC electricity
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	24%	13		Sites where high-voltage electricity is converted to low-voltage electricity
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