Gpo

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of group purchasing organization. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of General Post Office. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    ""Yes. He gets to Paris at seven in the morning. He promised to telephone the first thing." "You expensive little monkey!" "Why?" "It's ten shillings for three minutes, or something like that, and you have to go to the G.P.O. or the Mansion House or some such place, I believe.""

  2. 2
    Initialism of German patent office. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Initialism of Government Publishing Office, formerly Government Printing Office. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 4
    Initialism of Green Party of Ontario. Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  5. 5
    Initialism of government press office. Israel, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

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government printing officecentral post officefederal printing officemain post officepolicy containerpolicy object

Example

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""Yes. He gets to Paris at seven in the morning. He promised to telephone the first thing." "You expensive little monkey!" "Why?" "It's ten shillings for three minutes, or something like that, and you have to go to the G.P.O. or the Mansion House or some such place, I believe.""

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