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GAO
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States
Synonyms:
GAO; Government Accounting Office; United States Government Accounting Office
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("GAO" is a kind of...):
agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)