Pmc

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of private military company or corporation. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of private military contractor. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "That the PMCs working in Iraq operate in a legal black hole is, in my mind, a huge problem but also an eminently solvable one."

  3. 3
    Initialism of property management company or corporation. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 4
    Initialism of performance monitoring counter. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  5. 5
    Initialism of professional–managerial class. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "The story of the rise and development of the PMC is simultaneously the story of the rise of the modern bourgeoisie and the modern proletariat as they have taken form in monopoly capitalist society."

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  1. 6
    Initialism of professional middle class. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 7
    Initialism of polar mesospheric cloud. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of People's Mobilization Committee. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of President of the Mess Committee. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Initialism of project management committee (a committee of the Apache Software Foundation) abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 4
    Initialism of Philippine Marine Corps. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  5. 5
    Initialism of prime minister and cabinet. Australian, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Stephanie Foster, the PMC deputy secretary of governance, told the finance and public administration estimates hearing that Morrison convenes meetings attended by others."

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"That the PMCs working in Iraq operate in a legal black hole is, in my mind, a huge problem but also an eminently solvable one."

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