单词 | gao |
释义 | > as lemmasGAO GAO n. General Accountability Office (formerly General Accounting Office), the United States government agency responsible for auditing and investigating federal spending.In earliest use applied to an amateur sports team composed of the office's staff members. Π 1922 Washington Post 9 Aug. 15/5 General Accounting Office..won the Government league title... Owen's timely hit in the eight inning enabled the G.A.O. team to emerge with a triumph. 1933 Washington Post 11 Dec. 11/5 Hundreds of employees at General Accounting Office have received aid from the G.A.O. Welfare Association in times of stress. 1953 Harvard Law Rev. 67 243 In its capacity as overseer of Government disbursements the GAO is inevitably cost conscious in its view of contract disputes. 2012 K. Callahan in N. M. Riccucci Serving Public Interest (2015) i. 11 Staats..transformed the GAO from a narrowly focused, accountant-centered organization to a multi-faceted organization dedicated to improving government performance. < as lemmas |
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