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 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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