List of
acronyms ("words made from parts of other words, pronounceable") used by the government and the military:
Please add your own, in alphabetical order.
- ASEAN - Association of South East Asian Nations
- AWOL - Absent Without Leave (military jargon)
- Gulag The Chief Administration of Collective Labor Camps (Russian Главное Управление Лагерей, "Glavnoye Upravleniye Lagerey")
- Interpol -- International Criminal Police Organization
- NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement
- NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- USA PATRIOT Act - Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism