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AOC
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AOÇ A.O.C. aoc
English
Etymology 1
Various initialisms.
Noun
en military UK en Air Officer Commanding, a title used to refer to RAF officers holding certain command appointments.
en w:Agatha Christie Murder on the Orient Express London HarperCollins 1934 2017 8 128 'I stopped for one night to see Ur and the Chaldees and for three days in Baghdad with the A.O.C., who happens to be an old friend of mine.'.
en age of consent.
en author of color.
en aviation en air operator's certificate.
Proper noun
en US politics en w:Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
en A.O.C.
en 2018-07-05 w:Paul Krugman https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/opinion/more-on-a-job-guarantee-wonkish.html More on a Job Guarantee (Wonkish) w:The New York Times But I’m fine with candidates like AOC (can we start abbreviating?) proposing the jobs guarantee, for a couple of reasons. https://web.archive.org/web/20180820113803/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/opinion/more-on-a-job-guarantee-wonkish.html
en 2018-12-05 Chantal Da Silva https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-grilled-about-intern-pay-explains-budget-time-walk-1244956 ‘Time to Walk the Walk’: Ocasio-Cortez Praised for 'Transparency' on Congressional Budget and Intern Pay w:Newsweek “Time to walk the walk,” AOC, as the New York politician is known to supporters, wrote in a Tuesday night tweet. https://web.archive.org/web/20190224231744/https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-grilled-about-intern-pay-explains-budget-time-walk-1244956
en 2019-01-03 Lisa Mascaro https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democrats-house-20190103-story.html Nancy Pelosi elected speaker of the House, sees ‘new dawn’ for 116th Congress w:Chicago Tribune Associated Press As speaker, Pelosi will face challenges from the party's robust wing of liberal newcomers, including 29-year-old New Yorker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has risen to such prominence she is already known around the Capitol – and on her prolific social media accounts – by the nickname “AOC.” https://web.archive.org/web/20190112131427/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democrats-house-20190103-story.html
en Admiral Overseas Corporation (Taiwanese eletronics company).
en historical en w:African Orthodox Church.
Etymology 2
From en fr AOC appellation d'origine contrôlée controlled designation of origin.
Noun
A label for French wines named after their regions of origin certifying that origin.
en DOC<id:any of several controlled designations of origin>
en Jane Anson Beaujolais in major appellation shake-up Decanter https://web.archive.org/web/20150905121337/https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/major-shake-up-in-beaujolais-34638/ 5 October 2011 Another change comes with the creation of the new AOC Coteaux Bourguignon, which will replace the existing AOC Bourgogne Grande Ordinaire over the next five years. This appellation will be open to both Burgundy and Beaujolais producers.
A region for which such a certification is issued.
en Tursan Wine w:Wine-Searcher https://web.archive.org/web/20151002200238/http://www.wine-searcher.com:80/regions-tursan 22 April 2014 Tursan is one of South West France's lesser known AOCs, located in the southeast corner of the Landes administrative department.
Further reading
en appellation d'origine contrôlée
Anagrams
en aco CAO COA Cao CoA OAC coa oca
en Individuals
French
Pronunciation
a-o-cé
Noun
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fr appellation d'origine contrôlée