Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation Organization of American States
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun acronym The Organization of American States an international association of countries in the Western hemisphere. It was created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation.
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- initialism Organization of American States
- initialism Organisation de l’armée secrète
- initialism Canada old age security
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation
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Examples
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The United States demanded and obtained onerous exchange agreements and finally forged, under the title OAS, a real instrument of colonial administration under whose aegis it imposed the Rio de Janeiro military pact, the Inter-American Defense Board, the joint military maneuvers with which it trues to influence, indoctrinate and dominate the armed forces.
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When I called the OAS press office for a statement on the travesty in Ecuador, the person who came to the phone would only say that the OAS has "no comment."
Obama Gives Ecuador's Caudillo a Pass Mary Anastasia O'Grady 2011
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In effect, it would seem that the OAS is pushing for Honduras's government to violate its own constitution.
Joel D. Hirst: Honduras'"Pepe" Lobo Should be Wary of Constitutional Reform Joel D. Hirst 2010
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In effect, it would seem that the OAS is pushing for Honduras's government to violate its own constitution.
Joel D. Hirst: Honduras'"Pepe" Lobo Should be Wary of Constitutional Reform Joel D. Hirst 2010
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OAS is untouchable because of the raging grannies.
Welfare For Everybody? Collectivism In Capitalism « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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In this hemisphere, OAS is embryonic and largely without substance except as a meeting place and a clearing house for ideas.
Law and Survival 1966
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Social Security's old age/survivor benefit called OAS, 10. 5% tax, is small compared to the same amount of money invested in a diversified pension account.
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OAS is a tax shelter created by KBR under Cheney’s watch.
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"Talking with Americans," Sobel noted, "he Garcia tends to couch negative views of the United States as good-natured jokes from the past "When I was young, we used to call the OAS 'the Ministry of U.S.
Nikolas Kozloff: Wikileaks Cables Portray a Different Side of Brazil's Lula da Silva Nikolas Kozloff 2010
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When incidents arise between Latin American countries, such as the recent Colombia-Ecuador conflict, it is Brasilia, not Washington or the OAS, that is called in first as the trusted mediator.
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