Aoc

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Air Officer Commanding, a title used to refer to RAF officers holding certain command appointments. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "'I stopped for one night to see Ur and the Chaldees and for three days in Baghdad with the A.O.C., who happens to be an old friend of mine.'."

  2. 2
    A label for French wines named after their regions of origin certifying that origin.

    "Near-synonym: DOC"

  3. 3
    Initialism of age of consent. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 4
    A region for which such a certification is issued.

    "Tursan is one of South West France's lesser known AOCs, located in the southeast corner of the Landes administrative department."

  5. 5
    Initialism of author of color. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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  1. 6
    Initialism of air operator's certificate. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "But I’m fine with candidates like AOC (can we start abbreviating?) proposing the jobs guarantee, for a couple of reasons."

  2. 2
    Initialism of Admiral Overseas Corporation (Taiwanese eletronics company). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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Example

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"'I stopped for one night to see Ur and the Chaldees and for three days in Baghdad with the A.O.C., who happens to be an old friend of mine.'."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Various initialisms.

Etymology 2

From French AOC (“appellation d'origine contrôlée”, literally “controlled designation of origin”).

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