Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation general post office
- abbreviation Government Printing Office
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government
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Examples
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Eric worked for what was then known as the GPO, and the GPO were the people you saw if you wanted a telephone installed, something that could still take a long time in central London in the 1960s.
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Tapella has been involved in GPO†™ s transformation into a profitable 21st Century digital operation during the last five years, first as Deputy Chief of Staff and then as Chief of Staff.
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In conventional media, expatriate GPO activists have told IRPO that while in the short-term GPO is forced to rely on satellite TV such as VOA and
Ars Technica Matthew Lasar 2010
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Though it's still known as the GPO, there is no longer a post office in the building.
Melbourne 2008
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Thai officials said scientists have successfully synthesized a generic version of Tamiflu, called GPO-A-Flu, and it will be distributed to health centers by November.
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OldBristolian 25 August 2011 12:39PM but we no longer have to wait three months for something called the GPO to install an over-priced landline. andywebsdale 25 August 2011 12:58PM
The Guardian World News Michael White 2011
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Yes, we do have a lot more third-rate filth on TV it used to be second-rate innuendo, much nicer, but we no longer have to wait three months for something called the GPO to install an over-priced landline.
The Guardian World News Michael White 2011
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The GPO is the federal government's resource for gathering, cataloging, producing, providing, authenticating and preserving published U. S government information.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The GPO is the federal government's resource for gathering, cataloging, producing, providing, authenticating and preserving published U. S government information.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The responsibilities of the GPO, which is part of the Prime Minister's Office, include coordination between the government's communication offices and the international media based in Israel.
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