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GAO

 
 
noun GOVERNMENT

Definition

abbreviation for Government Accountability Office: a US government department that examines how public money is spent and how well government programs are working: The GAO has issued reports describing how government systems are vulnerable to hackers who want to change data or commit fraud.
(Definition of GAO noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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