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AEC

(in the US) abbreviation for
Atomic Energy Commission
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AEC

Atomic Energy Commission.
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Noun1.AEC - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United StatesAEC - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States
Atomic Energy Commission
executive agency - an agency of the executive branch of government
executive branch, Executive Office of the President - the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws
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AEC

N ABBR (US) =Atomic Energy Commission → JEN f (Sp)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

AEC

[ˌeɪiːˈsiː] n abbr (US) (=Atomic Energy Commission) → CEA m(= Commissariat à l'énergie atomique)
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AEC

[ˌeɪiːˈsiː] n abbr (Am) =Atomic Energy Commission → ENEA m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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