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GAO
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GAO
abbr.
General Accounting Office
Gao [ˈgɑːəʊ gaʊ]
n
(Placename) a town in E Mali, on the River Niger: a small river port. Pop.: 54 875 (latest est.)
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Noun1.GAO - 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 StatesGAO - 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
Government Accounting Office, United States Government Accounting Office
bureau, federal agency, government agency, agency, office, authority - an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
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GAO [ˌdʒiːeɪˈəʊ] n abbr (US) (=General Accounting Office) → Cour f des comptes
GAO [ˌdʒiːeɪˈəʊ] n abbr (Am) =General Accounting Office → Corte f dei Conti
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At the Valencia Library, Stevenson Ranch resident Charles Gaos and his children, Celine, 15, and Lawrence, 12, said they usually find what they need during their weekly visits to the library for the last 12 years - though they didn't during a recent visit.
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Memories, beauty survive oppression, pain by Charlotte Hsu / Las Vegas Sun
Some of GAOs recommendations require better internal management controls, separation of duties, and proper use of the GPC.
Air Force accounting and finance office by Prochazka, Tom / Air Force Comptroller
 
 
 
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