Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation private voluntary organization
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Examples
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A week later, we radio operators were informed in the Port of Ol'ga that an American military spy plane had been downed over our territorial waters by air defense (PVO) units, had fallen into the sea and that the entire crew had perished Why were they so incredibly quick to bury the Americans, who, unlike our pilots and sailors, had top-quality personal rescue gear?.
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I am not quite sure what fancy brand of PVO my Mom used, but my choice would be “Ralphs.”
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The registrar, in consultation with the PVO board, may cancel the registration certificate and de-register any organization that fails to comply with its conditions of registration, the paper quoted the new regulations as saying.
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My fellow student's question was, "if one wanted to do some volunteer work in the developing world, how would one chose not only a geographical area but a NGO or PVO?"
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The planned prosecution is provided for under the current law governing NGOs, the Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO).
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Chapeav smiled faintly, then turned to the short bearded man on the right, a specialist who had worked for the PVO.
Cyclops One Jim DeFelice 2003
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Chapeav smiled faintly, then turned to the short bearded man on the right, a specialist who had worked for the PVO.
Cyclops One Jim DeFelice 2003
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"The government's recent enforcement of the PVO Act is part of an overall campaign to shut down organisations and silence independent media which investigate and publicise human rights violations in Zimbabwe," Amnesty said.
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Labour minister July Moyo reportedly told Parliament that organisations such as Amani Trust which were not registered under the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Act would be forced to close their offices or its officials could face arrest.
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Organisations (PVO) Act. The test case was first heard in the Supreme Court on January
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