/ Dictionary / Index N National Industrial Recovery Act: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Na'tional Indus'trial Recov'ery Act" Pronunciation: [key] an act of Congress (1933, declared unconstitutional in 1936) that enabled the president and the National Recovery Administration to formulate and execute measures for reducing industrial unemployment. Abbr.: NIRA, N.I.R.A. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. national income nationalism Related Content Daily Word Quiz: mamba Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language