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GAO

noun
1.
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: Government Accounting Office, United States Government Accounting Office.





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... form: Republic of Mali conventional short form: Mali local long form: Republique de Mali local short form: Mali former: French Sudan Digraph: ML Type: republic Capital: Bamako Administrative divisions: 8 regions (regions, singular - region); Gao, Kayes, Kidal, Koulikoro, Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, Tombouctou Independence: 22 September 1960 (from France) Constitution: new constitution adopted in constitutional referendum in January 1992 Legal system: based on French civil law system and customary law; judicial review of ...
— The 1993 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


Words linked to "GAO" :   government agency, authority, federal agency, office, agency, bureau


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