A |
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AA |
Anti-aircraft |
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Automobile Association |
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Architectural Association |
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Augustinians of the Assumption |
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Associate in Arts |
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AAA |
Amateur Athletic Association |
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American Accounting Association |
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm |
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AAAL |
American Academy of Arts and Letters |
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AA&QMG |
Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General |
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AAArb |
Member, Association of Arbitrators (South Africa) |
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AAAS |
American Association for the Advancement of Science |
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AABC |
(Register of) Architects Accredited in Building Conservation |
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AAC |
Army Air Corps |
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Amateur Athletic Club |
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AADB |
Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board |
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AAF |
Auxiliary Air Force (now see RAuxAF) |
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AAFCE |
Allied Air Forces in Central Europe |
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AAG |
Assistant Adjutant-General |
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AAI |
Associate, Chartered Auctioneers’ and Estate Agents’ Institute (later, after amalgamation, ARICS) |
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AAIL |
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters (now see AAAL) |
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AAMC |
Australian Army Medical Corps (now see RAAMC) |
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A&AEE |
Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment |
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A&E |
Accident and Emergency |
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A&R |
Artists and Repertoire |
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A and SH |
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders |
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AAPS |
Aquatic and Atmospheric Physical Sciences |
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AAS |
American Astronomical Society |
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AASA |
Associate, Australian Society of Accountants (now see FCPA) |
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AASC |
Australian Army Service Corps |
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AATSE |
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering |
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AAUQ |
Associate in Accountancy, University of Queensland |
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AB |
Bachelor of Arts (US) |
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able-bodied seaman |
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airborne |
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Alberta (postal) |
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ABA |
Amateur Boxing Association |
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Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association |
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American Bar Association |
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ABAE |
Amateur Boxing Association of England |
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ABBSI |
Associate Member, British Boot and Shoe Institute |
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ABC |
Australian Broadcasting Commission |
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American Broadcasting Companies |
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Amateur Boxing Club |
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Associate, Birmingham Conservatoire |
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Accredited Business Communicator |
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ABCC |
Association of British Chambers of Commerce |
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ABF |
Army Benevolent Fund |
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ABI |
Association of British Insurers |
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ABIPP |
Associate, British Institute of Professional Photography |
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ABM |
Advisory Board of Ministry |
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ABNM |
American Board of Nuclear Medicine |
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ABP |
Associated British Ports |
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Abp |
Archbishop |
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ABPI |
Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry |
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ABPsS |
Associate, British Psychological Society (now see AFBPsS) |
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ABRC |
Advisory Board for the Research Councils |
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ABSA |
Association for Business Sponsorship of the Arts |
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ABSM |
Associate, Birmingham and Midland Institute School of Music |
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ABTA |
Association of British Travel Agents |
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AC |
Companion, Order of Australia |
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Ante Christum (before Christ) |
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ACA |
Associate, Institute of Chartered Accountants |
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Acad. |
Academy |
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ACARD |
Advisory Council for Applied Research and Development |
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ACAS |
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service |
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Assistant Chief of the Air Staff |
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ACC |
Association of County Councils |
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Anglican Consultative Council |
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ACCA |
Associate, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (formerly Chartered Association of Certified Accountants) |
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ACCE |
Association of County Chief Executives |
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ACCEL |
American College of Cardiology Extended Learning |
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ACCM |
Advisory Council for the Church’s Ministry (now see ABM) |
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ACCT |
Army Cadet Charitable Trust |
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AcDip |
Academic Diploma in the History of Art |
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AcDipEd |
Academic Diploma in Education |
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ACDP |
Australian Committee of Directors and Principals |
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ACDS |
Assistant Chief of Defence Staff |
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ACE |
Association of Consulting Engineers |
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Member, Association of Conference Executives |
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Allied Command Europe |
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ACENVO |
Association of Chief Executives of National Voluntary Organisations (now see ACEVO) |
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ACEO |
Association of Chief Education Officers |
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ACEVO |
Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations |
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ACF |
Army Cadet Force |
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ACFA |
Army Cadet Force Association |
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ACFAS |
Association Canadienne-Française pour l’avancement des sciences |
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ACFHE |
Association of Colleges for Further and Higher Education |
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ACG |
Assistant Chaplain-General |
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ACGI |
Associate, City and Guilds of London Institute |
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ACGS |
Assistant Chief of the General Staff |
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ACI |
Airports Council International (Europe) |
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ACIArb |
Associate, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators |
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ACIB |
Associate, Chartered Institute of Bankers |
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ACIBS |
Associate, Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland |
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ACIEA |
Associate, Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors |
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ACIHort |
Associate, Chartered Institute of Horticulture |
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ACII |
Associate, Chartered Insurance Institute |
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ACIM |
Associate, Chartered Institute of Marketing |
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ACIPP |
Associate, Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals |
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ACIS |
Associate, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (formerly Chartered Institute of Secretaries) |
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ACLS |
American Council of Learned Societies |
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ACM |
Association of Computing Machinery |
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ACMA |
Associate, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (formerly Institute of Cost and Management Accountants) |
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ACMI |
Associate, Chartered Management Institute |
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ACNS |
Assistant Chief of Naval Staff |
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ACommA |
Associate, Society of Commercial Accountants (now see ASCA) |
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ACORD |
Advisory Committee on Research and Development |
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ACOS |
Assistant Chief of Staff |
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ACOST |
Advisory Council on Science and Technology |
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ACP |
Association of Clinical Pathologists |
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Associate, College of Preceptors |
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African/Caribbean/Pacific |
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ACPO |
Association of Chief Police Officers |
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ACR |
Accredited Conservator-Restorer |
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ACRE |
Action with Rural Communities in England |
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ACS |
American Chemical Society |
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Additional Curates Society |
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acsc |
passed Advanced Command and Staff Course |
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ACSM |
Associate, Camborne School of Mines |
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AcSS |
Member, Academy of Learned Societies for the Social Sciences (now see FAcSS) |
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ACT |
Australian Capital Territory |
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Australian College of Theology |
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Associate, College of Technology |
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Association of Corporate Treasurers |
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ACTT |
Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians |
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ACTU |
Australian Council of Trade Unions |
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ACU |
Association of Commonwealth Universities |
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ACWA |
Associate, Institute of Cost and Works Accountants (now see ACMA) |
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AD |
Dame of the Order of Australia |
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Anno Domini (in the year of the Lord) |
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Air Defence |
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ADAS |
Agricultural Development and Advisory Service |
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ADASS |
Association of Directors of Adult Social Services |
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ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
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Associate of the Drama Board (Education) |
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ADC |
Aide-de-camp |
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Association of District Councils |
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ADCM |
Archbishop of Canterbury’s Diploma in Church Music |
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AD Corps |
Army Dental Corps (now RADC) |
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ADC(P) |
Personal Aide-de-camp to HM The Queen |
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ADEME |
Assistant Director Electrical and Mechanical Engineering |
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Ad eund |
Ad eundem gradum |
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and see under aeg |
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ADGMS |
Assistant Director-General of Medical Services |
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ADipC |
Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Management Consulting |
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Adjt |
Adjutant |
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ADJAG |
Assistant Deputy Judge Advocate General |
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ADM |
Advanced Diploma in Midwifery |
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Adm. |
Admiral |
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ADMS |
Assistant Director of Medical Services |
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ADOS |
Assistant Director of Ordnance Services |
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ADP |
Automatic Data Processing |
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ADPA |
Associate Diploma of Public Administration |
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ADS&T |
Assistant Director of Supplies and Transport |
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ADSS |
Association of Directors of Social Services |
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ADSW |
Association of Directors of Social Work |
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Adv. |
Advisory |
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AdvCert |
Advanced Certificate |
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Advocate |
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AdvDip |
Advanced Diploma |
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ADVS |
Assistant Director of Veterinary Services |
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ADWE&M |
Assistant Director of Works, Electrical and Mechanical |
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AE |
Air Efficiency Award |
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AEA |
Atomic Energy Authority |
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Air Efficiency Award (now see AE) |
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American Economic Association |
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AEAF |
Allied Expeditionary Air Force |
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AEC |
Agriculture Executive Council |
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Army Educational Corps (now see RAEC) |
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Atomic Energy Commission |
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AEE |
Atomic Energy Establishment |
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AEEU |
Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union |
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AEF |
Amalgamated Union of Engineering and Foundry Workers (later AEU, then AEEU) |
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American Expeditionary Forces |
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Air Experience Flight |
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aeg |
ad eundem gradum (to the same degree-of the admission of a graduate of one university to the same degree at another without examination) |
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AEI |
Associated Electrical Industries |
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AELTC |
All England Lawn Tennis Club |
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AEM |
Air Efficiency Medal |
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AER |
Army Emergency Reserve |
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AERE |
Atomic Energy Research Establishment (Harwell) |
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Æt. |
Ætat. |
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Ætatis (aged) |
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AEU |
Amalgamated Engineering Union (later AEEU) |
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AEWVH |
Association for the Education and Welfare of the Visually Handicapped |
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AF |
Admiral of the Fleet |
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AFB |
Air Force Base |
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AFBPsS |
Associate Fellow, British Psychological Society |
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AFC |
Air Force Cross |
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Association Football Club |
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AFCEA |
Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association |
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AFCENT |
Allied Forces in Central Europe |
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AFD |
Doctor of Fine Arts (US) |
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AFDS |
Air Fighting Development Squadron |
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AFGE |
Associate Fellow, Guild of Glass Engravers |
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AFHQ |
Allied Force Headquarters |
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AFI |
American Film Institute |
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AFIAP |
Artiste, Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique |
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AFIAS |
Associate Fellow, Institute of Aeronautical Sciences (US) (now see AFAIAA) |
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AFIMA |
Associate Fellow, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications |
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AFM |
Air Force Medal |
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AFNORTH |
Allied Forces in Northern Europe |
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AFOM |
Associate, Faculty of Occupational Medicine |
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AFRAeS |
Associate Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society (now see MRAeS) |
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AFRC |
Agricultural and Food Research Council (now see BBSRC) |
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AFRHistS |
Associate Fellow, Royal Historical Society |
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AFSOUTH |
Allied Forces in Southern Europe |
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AFV |
Armoured Fighting Vehicles |
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AG |
Attorney-General |
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AGARD |
Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development |
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AGAvA |
Associate, Guild of Aviation Artists |
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AGC |
Adjutant General’s Corps |
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AGI |
Alliance Graphique Internationale |
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Associate, Institute of Certificated Grocers |
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AGR |
Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor |
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AGRA |
Army Group Royal Artillery |
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Association of Genealogists and Record Agents |
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AGRI |
Animal Genetic Resources Information |
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AGSM |
Associate, Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
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Australian Graduate School of Management |
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AHA |
Area Health Authority |
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American Hospitals Association |
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Associate, Institute of Health Service Administrators (later AHSM) |
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AHA(T) |
Area Health Authority (Teaching) |
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AHI |
Association of Heritage Interpretation |
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AHQ |
Army Headquarters |
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AHRB |
Arts and Humanities Research Board (now see AHRC) |
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AHRC |
Arts and Humanities Research Council |
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AHSM |
Associate, Institute of Health Services Management |
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ai |
ad interim |
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AI |
Artificial Intelligence |
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AIA |
Associate, Institute of Actuaries |
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American Institute of Architects |
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Association of International Artists |
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AIAA |
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
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AIACE |
Association Internationale des Anciens des Communautés Européennes |
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AIAgrE |
Associate, Institution of Agricultural Engineers |
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AIAS |
Associate Surveyor Member, Incorporated Association of Architects and Surveyors |
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AIB |
Associate, Institute of Bankers (now see ACIB) |
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AIBD |
Associate, Institute of British Decorators |
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AIC |
Agricultural Improvement Council |
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Associate of the Institute of Chemistry (later ARIC, MRIC; now see MRSC) |
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aic |
armour infantry course |
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AICA |
Associate Member, Commonwealth Institute of Accountants |
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Association Internationale des Critiques d’Art |
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AICE |
Associate, Institution of Civil Engineers |
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AIChE |
American Institute of Chemical Engineers |
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AICPA |
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants |
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AICS |
Associate, Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers |
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AID |
Artificial Insemination by Donor |
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AIDB |
Accountancy Investigation and Discipline Board (now see AADB) |
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AIDS |
Acquired Immunity Deficiency Syndrome |
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AIE |
Associate, Institute of Education |
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AIEE |
Associate, Institution of Electrical Engineers |
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AIF |
Australian Imperial Forces |
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AIFireE |
Associate, Institution of Fire Engineers |
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AIG |
Adjutant-Inspector-General |
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AIH |
Associate, Institute of Housing |
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AIHort |
Associate, Institute of Horticulture (now see ACIHort) |
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AIIA |
Associate, Insurance Institute of America |
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Associate, Indian Institute of Architects |
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AIIMR |
Associate, Institute of Investment Management and Research (later ASIP; now see CFA) |
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AIIRA |
Associate, International Industrial Relations Association |
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AIL |
Associate, Institute of Linguists |
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AILA |
Associate, Institute of Landscape Architects (later ALI) |
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AIM |
Associate, Institution of Metallurgists (later MIM) |
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Australian Institute of Management |
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Alternative Investment Market |
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Advanced Institute of Management Research |
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AIMarE |
Associate, Institute of Marine Engineers |
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AIMBE |
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering |
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AIMC |
Associate, Institute of Management Consultants |
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AIME |
American Institute of Mechanical Engineers |
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AIMgt |
Associate, Institute of Management (now see ACMI) |
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AIMMM |
Associate, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining |
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AIMSW |
Associate, Institute of Medical Social Work |
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AInstP |
Associate, Institute of Physics |
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AIP |
Association of Independent Producers |
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American Institute of Physics |
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AIPR |
Associate, Institute of Public Relations |
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AIQS |
Associate Member, Institute of Quantity Surveyors |
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AIRCENT |
Allied Air Forces Central Europe |
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AIRTO |
Association of Independent Research and Technology Organizations |
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AIS |
Associate, Institute of Statisticians (later MIS) |
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AIStructE |
Associate, Institution of Structural Engineers |
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AITP |
Associate, Institute of Town Planners, India |
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AJAG |
Assistant Judge Advocate General |
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AJEX |
Association of Jewish Ex-Service Men and Women |
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AK |
Knight, Order of Australia |
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Alaska (postal) |
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AKC |
Associate, King’s College London |
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AL |
Alabama (postal) |
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ALA |
Associate, Library Association (now see MCLIP) |
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Association of London Authorities |
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Ala |
Alabama |
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ALAA |
Associate, Library Association of Australia |
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ALAI |
Associate, Library Association of Ireland |
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ALAM |
Associate, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
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ALCD |
Associate, London College of Divinity |
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ALCM |
Associate, London College of Music |
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ALCM (TD) |
Associate, London College of Music (Teaching Diploma) |
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ALCS |
Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (formerly Authors’ Lending and Copyright Society) |
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ALI |
Argyll Light Infantry |
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Associate, Landscape Institute (now see MLI) |
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ALICE |
Autistic and Language Impaired Children’s Education |
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ALLC |
Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing |
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ALM |
Master of Liberal Arts |
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ALP |
Australian Labor Party |
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ALPSP |
Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers |
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ALS |
Associate, Linnean Society |
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
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Alta |
Alberta |
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ALVA |
Association of Leading Visitor Attractions |
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AM |
Albert Medal |
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Member, Order of Australia |
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Master of Arts (US) |
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Alpes Maritimes |
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AMA |
Association of Metropolitan Authorities |
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Assistant Masters Association (later AMMA, now see ATL) |
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Associate, Museums Association |
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Australian Medical Association |
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AMARC |
Associated Marine and Related Charities |
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Amb. |
Ambulance |
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Ambassador |
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AMBIM |
Associate Member, British Institute of Management (later AIMgt) |
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AMC |
Association of Municipal Corporations |
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AMCST |
Associate, Manchester College of Science and Technology |
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AMCT |
Associate, Manchester College of Technology |
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AMDEA |
Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Electrical Appliances |
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AMF |
Australian Military Forces |
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AMFL |
Allied Command Europe Mobile Force Land |
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AMICE |
Associate Member, Institution of Civil Engineers (now see MICE) |
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AMIChemE |
Associate Member, Institution of Chemical Engineers |
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AMIEE |
Associate Member, Institution of Electrical Engineers (later MIEE) |
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AMIERE |
Associate Member, Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers |
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AMIMechE |
Associate Member, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (now see MIMechE) |
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AMInstCE |
Associate Member, Institution of Civil Engineers (now see MICE) |
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AmInstEE |
American Institute of Electrical Engineers |
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AMMA |
Assistant Masters & Mistresses Association (now see ATL) |
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AMN |
Ahli Mangku Negara (Malaysia) |
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AMP |
Advanced Management Program |
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Air Member for Personnel |
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AMRAeS |
Associate Member, Royal Aeronautical Society |
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AMRC |
Association of Medical Research Charities |
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AMREF |
African Medical and Research Foundation |
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AMRI |
Associate Member, Royal Institution |
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AMRS |
Associate, Market Research Society |
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AMRSH |
Associate Member, Royal Society of Health |
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AMS |
Assistant Military Secretary |
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Army Medical Services |
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AMSI |
Associate Member, Securities Institute |
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AMSO |
Air Member for Supply and Organisation |
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AMTRI |
Advanced Manufacturing Technology Research Institute |
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AMusA |
Associate Musician of Australia |
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Anat. |
Anatomy |
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Anatomical |
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ANC |
African National Congress |
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Anon. |
Anonymously |
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ANU |
Australian National University |
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ANZAAS |
Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science |
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Anzac |
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps |
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AO |
Officer, Order of Australia |
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Air Officer |
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AOA |
Air Officer in charge of Administration |
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AOC |
Air Officer Commanding |
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AOC-in-C |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief |
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AOD |
Army Ordnance Department |
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AOE |
Alberta Order of Excellence |
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AOER |
Army Officers Emergency Reserve |
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APA |
American Psychiatric Association |
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APACS |
Association of Payment and Clearing Systems |
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APD |
Army Pay Department |
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APEX |
Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff |
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APHA |
American Public Health Association |
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APIS |
Army Photographic Intelligence Service |
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APM |
Assistant Provost Marshal |
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APMI |
Associate, Pensions Management Institute |
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APNI |
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
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APR |
Accredited Public Relations Practitioner |
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APS |
Aborigines Protection Society |
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American Physical Society |
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American Philosophical Society |
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APSW |
Association of Psychiatric Social Workers |
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APT&C |
Administrative, Professional, Technical and Clerical |
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APTC |
Army Physical Training Corps |
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AQ |
Administration and Quartering |
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AQMG |
Assistant Quartermaster-General |
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AR |
Associated Rediffusion (Television) |
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Arkansas (postal) |
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ARA |
Associate, Royal Academy |
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Armada de la República Argentina |
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ARACI |
Associate, Royal Australian Chemical Institute |
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ARAD |
Associate, Royal Academy of Dancing |
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ARAeS |
Associate, Royal Aeronautical Society |
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ARAgS |
Associate, Royal Agricultural Societies (ie of England, Scotland and Wales) |
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ARAIA |
Associate, Royal Australian Institute of Architects |
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ARAM |
Associate, Royal Academy of Music |
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ARAS |
Associate, Royal Astronomical Society |
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ARB |
Architects’ Registration Board |
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ARBA |
Associate, Royal Society of British Artists |
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ARBS |
Associate, Royal Society of British Sculptors |
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ARC |
Architects’ Registration Council (now see ARB) |
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Agricultural Research Council (later AFRC) |
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Aeronautical Research Council |
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Arthritis and Rheumatism Council |
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ARCA |
Associate, Royal College of Art |
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Associate, Royal Canadian Academy |
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ARCamA |
Associate, Royal Cambrian Academy of Art |
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ARCIC |
Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission |
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ARCM |
Associate, Royal College of Music |
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ARCO |
Associate, Royal College of Organists |
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ARCO(CHM) |
Associate, Royal College of Organists with Diploma in Choir Training |
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ARCP |
Affiliate, Royal College of Physicians |
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ARCS |
Associate, Royal College of Science |
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Accreditation Review and Consulting Service (now see ISI) |
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ARCST |
Associate, Royal College of Science and Technology (Glasgow) |
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ARCUK |
Architects’ Registration Council of the United Kingdom (now see ARB) |
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ARCVS |
Associate, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons |
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ARE |
Associate, Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (formerly of Painter-Etchers and Engravers) |
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Arab Republic of Egypt |
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Admiralty Research Establishment |
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AREINZ |
Associate, Real Estate Institute, New Zealand |
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ARHistS |
Associate, Royal Historical Society |
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ARIAS |
Associate, Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland |
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ARIBA |
Associate, Royal Institute of British Architects (now see RIBA) |
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ARIC |
Associate, Royal Institute of Chemistry (later MRIC; now see MRSC) |
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ARICS |
Professional Associate, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (now see MRICS) |
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ARINA |
Associate, Royal Institution of Naval Architects |
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ARLIS |
Art Libraries Association |
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ARMS |
Associate, Royal Society of Miniature Painters |
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ARP |
Air Raid Precautions |
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ARPS |
Associate, Royal Photographic Society |
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ARR |
Association of Radiation Research |
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ARRC |
Associate, Royal Red Cross |
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Allied (formerly Allied Command Europe) Rapid Reaction Corps |
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ARSA |
Associate, Royal Scottish Academy |
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ARSC |
Association for Recorded Sound Collections |
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ARSCM |
Associate, Royal School of Church Music |
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ARSM |
Associate, Royal School of Mines |
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ARTC |
Associate, Royal Technical College (Glasgow) (now see ARCST) |
|
ARVO |
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology |
|
ARWA |
Associate, Royal West of England Academy |
|
ARWS |
Associate, Royal Society of Painters in Water-Colours |
|
AS |
Anglo-Saxon |
|
ASA |
Associate Member, Society of Actuaries |
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Associate of Society of Actuaries (US) |
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Australian Society of Accountants |
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Army Sailing Association |
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Advertising Standards Authority |
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Alment Aksjeselskap |
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|
ASAA |
Associate, Society of Incorporated Accountants and Auditors |
|
ASAI |
Associate, Society of Architectural Illustrators |
|
ASAQS |
Association of South African Quantity Surveyors |
|
ASBAH |
Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus |
|
ASC |
Administrative Staff College, Henley |
|
ASCAP |
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |
|
ASCE |
American Society of Civil Engineers |
|
ASCHB |
Association for Study of Conservation of Historic Buildings |
|
ASCL |
Association of School and College Leaders |
|
AScW |
Association of Scientific Workers (later ASTMS) |
|
ASD |
Armament Supply Department |
|
ASE |
Amalgamated Society of Engineers (later AUEW, then AEU, subsequently AEEU) |
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Association for Science Education |
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|
ASEAN |
Association of South East Asian Nations |
|
ASEEES |
Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies |
|
ASH |
Action on Smoking and Health |
|
ASIAD |
Associate, Society of Industrial Artists and Designers |
|
ASIP |
Associate, UK Society of Investment Professionals (now see CFA) |
|
ASLE |
American Society of Lubrication Engineers |
|
ASLEF |
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen |
|
ASLIB |
Aslib |
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Association for Information Management (formerly Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux) |
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ASM |
Association of Senior Members |
|
Australian Service Medal |
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|
ASME |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
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Association for the Study of Medical Education |
|
|
ASO |
Air Staff Officer |
|
ASSET |
Association of Supervisory Staffs, Executives and Technicians (later ASTMS) |
|
Asst |
Assistant |
|
ASTA |
Association of Short Circuit Testing Authorities |
|
ASTC |
Administrative Service Training Course |
|
ASTMS |
Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs (subsequently part of MSF) |
|
ASTS |
Army School of Training Support |
|
ASVU |
Army Security Vetting Unit |
|
ASWE |
Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment |
|
ATA |
Air Transport Auxiliary |
|
ATAE |
Association of Tutors in Adult Education |
|
ATAF |
Allied Tactical Air Force |
|
ATC |
Air Training Corps |
|
Art Teacher’s Certificate |
|
|
ATCDE |
Association of Teachers in Colleges and Departments of Education (now see NATFHE) |
|
ATCL |
Associate, Trinity College of Music, London |
|
ATD |
Art Teacher’s Diploma |
|
ATI |
Associate, Textile Institute |
|
ATII |
Associate Member, Chartered Institute (formerly Incorporated Institute, then Institute) of Taxation |
|
ATL |
Association of Teachers and Lecturers |
|
ato |
Ammunition Technical Officer |
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ATP |
Association of Tennis Professionals |
|
ATPL (A) |
ATPL (H) |
|
Airline Transport Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes), or (Helicopters) |
|
|
ATR (BC) |
Art Therapist Registered (Board Certified) |
|
ATS |
Auxiliary Territorial Service (later WRAC) |
|
ATTI |
Association of Teachers in Technical Institutions (now see NATFHE) |
|
ATV |
Associated Television (formerly Association TeleVision) |
|
AUA |
American Urological Association |
|
Association of University Administrators |
|
|
AUEW |
Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (later AEU, then AEEU) |
|
AUS |
Army of the United States |
|
AUT |
Association of University Teachers |
|
AVCC |
Australian Vice-Chancellors’ Committee |
|
AVD |
Army Veterinary Department |
|
AVMA |
Association for Victims of Medical Accidents |
|
AVR |
Army Volunteer Reserve |
|
AWA |
Anglian Water Authority |
|
AWHCT |
Associate, West Ham College of Technology |
|
AWO |
Association of Water Officers (now see IWO) |
|
AWRE |
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment |
|
aws |
Graduate of Air Warfare Course |
|
AZ |
Arizona (postal) |
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B |
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b |
born |
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brother |
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BA |
Bachelor of Arts |
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BAA |
British Airports Authority |
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British Accounting Association |
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|
BAAB |
British Amateur Athletic Board |
|
BAAL |
British Association for Applied Linguistics |
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BAAS |
British Association for the Advancement of Science |
|
BAC |
British Aircraft Corporation |
|
BAcc |
Bachelor of Accountancy |
|
BaccPhil |
Baccalaureate in Philosophy |
|
BACS |
British Academy of Composers & Songwriters (now see BASCA) |
|
BACSA |
British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia |
|
BACUP |
British Association of Cancer United Patients |
|
BADA |
British American Drama Academy |
|
BAe |
British Aerospace |
|
BAED |
Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Design |
|
BAFTA |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
|
BAgricAdmin |
Bachelor of Agricultural Administration |
|
BAgrSc |
Bachelor of Agricultural Science |
|
BAI |
Baccalarius in Arte Ingeniaria (Bachelor of Engineering) |
|
BAIE |
British Association of Industrial Editors |
|
BALPA |
British Air Line Pilots’ Association |
|
BAME |
Black, Asian and minority ethnic |
|
BAO |
Bachelor of Art of Obstetrics |
|
BAOMS |
British Association of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgeons |
|
BAOR |
British Army of the Rhine (formerly on the Rhine) |
|
BAOS |
British Association of Oral Surgeons (now see BAOMS) |
|
BAppSc(MT) |
Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Technology) |
|
BAPS |
British Association of Plastic Surgeons |
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BARB |
Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board |
|
BARC |
British Automobile Racing Club |
|
BArch |
Bachelor of Architecture |
|
Bart |
Baronet |
|
BAS |
Bachelor in Agricultural Science |
|
BASc |
Bachelor of Applied Science |
|
BASCA |
British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors |
|
BASE |
British Association for Service to the Elderly |
|
BASEEFA |
British Approvals Service for Electrical Equipment in Flammable Atmospheres |
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BASES |
British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences |
|
BASHH |
British Association for Sexual Health and HIV |
|
BASIC |
British American Security Information Council |
|
BASW |
British Association of Social Workers |
|
Batt. |
Battery |
|
BBA |
British Bankers’ Association |
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Bachelor of Business Administration |
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BBB of C |
British Boxing Board of Control |
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BBC |
British Broadcasting Corporation |
|
BBFC |
British Board of Film Classification |
|
BBS |
Bachelor of Business Studies |
|
BBSRC |
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council |
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BC |
Before Christ |
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British Columbia |
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Borough Council |
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BCA |
Bachelor of Commerce and Administration |
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BCC |
British Council of Churches (later CCBI) |
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BCE |
Bachelor of Civil Engineering |
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Before the Christian Era |
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BCh |
BChir |
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Bachelor of Surgery |
|
|
BChD |
Bachelor of Dental Surgery |
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BCL |
Bachelor of Civil Law |
|
BCMF |
British Ceramic Manufacturers’ Federation |
|
BCom |
BComm |
|
Bachelor of Commerce |
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|
BCompt |
Bachelor of Accounting |
|
BComSc |
Bachelor of Commercial Science |
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BCPC |
British Crop Protection Council |
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BCS |
Bengal Civil Service |
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British Computer Society |
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Bachelor of Combined Studies |
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|
BCSA |
British Constructional Steelwork Association |
|
BCSC |
British Council of Shopping Centres |
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BCTS |
Bristol Certificate in Theological Studies |
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BCURA |
British Coal Utilization Research Association |
|
BD |
Bachelor of Divinity |
|
Bd |
Board |
|
BDA |
British Dental Association |
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British Deaf Association |
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British Dyslexia Association |
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Bde |
Brigade |
|
BDQ |
Bachelor of Divinity Qualifying |
|
BDS |
Bachelor of Dental Surgery |
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BDSc |
Bachelor of Dental Science |
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BE |
Bachelor of Engineering |
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British Element |
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BEA |
British East Africa |
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British European Airways |
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British Epilepsy Association |
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BEAMA |
Federation of British Electrotechnical and Allied Manufacturers’ Associations (formerly British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers’ Association) |
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BE&A |
Bachelor of Engineering and Architecture (Malta) |
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BEARR |
British Emergency Aid for Russia and the Republics |
|
BEC |
Business Education Council (now see BTEC) |
|
BEc |
Bachelor of Economics |
|
BECTU |
Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union |
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BEd |
Bachelor of Education |
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Beds |
Bedfordshire |
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BEE |
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering |
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BEF |
British Expeditionary Force |
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British Equestrian Federation |
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BEIS |
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy |
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BEM |
British Empire Medal |
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BEMAS |
British Educational Management and Administration Society |
|
BEME |
Brigade Electrical and Mechanical Engineer |
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BEng |
Bachelor of Engineering |
|
BEO |
Base Engineer Officer |
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Berks |
Berkshire |
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BERR |
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform |
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BES |
Bachelor of Environmental Studies |
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BESO |
British Executive Service Overseas |
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BEVA |
British Equine Veterinary Association |
|
BFA |
Bachelor of Fine Arts |
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BFI |
British Film Institute |
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BFMIRA |
British Food Manufacturing Industries Research Association |
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BFPO |
British Forces Post Office |
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BFSS |
British Field Sports Society |
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BFUW |
British Federation of University Women (now see BFWG) |
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BGCStJ |
Bailiff Grand Cross, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem |
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BGS |
Brigadier General Staff |
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BHA |
British Hospitality Association |
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BHB |
Bachelor of Human Biology |
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Bhd |
Berhad |
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BHF |
British Heart Foundation |
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BHL |
Bachelor of Hebrew Letters |
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BHRA |
British Hydromechanics Research Association |
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BHRCA |
British Hotels, Restaurants and Caterers’ Association (now see BHA) |
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BHS |
British Horse Society |
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BHSc |
Bachelor of Home Science |
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BI |
British Invisibles |
|
BIBA |
British Insurance Brokers’ Association |
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BIBRA |
British Industrial Biological Research Association |
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BICC |
British Insulated Callender’s Cables |
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BICERA |
British Internal Combustion Engine Research Association (now see BICERI) |
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BICERI |
British Internal Combustion Engine Research Institute |
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BICSc |
British Institute of Cleaning Science |
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BID |
Business Improvement District |
|
BIDA |
British Interior Design Association |
|
BIEC |
British Invisible Exports Council (now see BI) |
|
BIEE |
British Institute of Energy Economics |
|
BIFA |
British Independent Film Awards |
|
BIFU |
Banking Insurance and Finance Union |
|
BII |
British Institute of Innkeeping |
|
BIIBA |
British Insurance & Investment Brokers’ Association (now see BIBA) |
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BIM |
British Institute of Management |
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BIR |
British Institute of Radiology |
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BIS |
Bank for International Settlements |
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British Interplanetary Society |
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|
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills |
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BISPA |
British Independent Steel Producers Association |
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BISRA |
British Iron and Steel Research Association |
|
BITC |
Business in the Community |
|
BJ |
Bachelor of Journalism |
|
BJOG |
British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
|
BJP |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
|
BJSM |
British Joint Services Mission |
|
BJur |
Bachelor of Law |
|
BKSTS |
British Kinematograph, Sound and Television Society |
|
BL |
Bachelor of Law |
|
British Library |
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BLE |
Bachelor of Land Economy |
|
BLegS |
Bachelor of Legal Studies |
|
BLESMA |
British Limbless Ex-Servicemen’s Association |
|
BLitt |
Bachelor of Letters |
|
BM |
British Museum |
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Bachelor of Medicine |
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Brigade Major |
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British Monomark |
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BMA |
British Medical Association |
|
BMedSci |
Bachelor of Medical Science |
|
BMet |
Bachelor of Metallurgy |
|
BMEWS |
Ballistic Missile Early Warning System |
|
BMG |
British Military Government |
|
BMH |
British Military Hospital |
|
BMilSc |
Bachelor of Military Science |
|
BMJ |
British Medical Journal |
|
BMR |
Bureau of Mineral Resources |
|
BMRA |
Brigade Major Royal Artillery |
|
BMS |
Bachelor of Management Studies |
|
BMus |
Bachelor of Music |
|
Bn |
Battalion |
|
BN |
Bachelor of Nursing |
|
BNA |
British Nursing Association |
|
BNC |
Brasenose College |
|
BNF |
British National Formulary |
|
BNFL |
British Nuclear Fuels Ltd |
|
BNOC |
British National Oil Corporation |
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British National Opera Company |
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|
BNP |
Banque Nationale de Paris |
|
British National Party |
|
|
BNSC |
British National Space Centre |
|
BNSc |
Bachelor of Nursing Science |
|
BOAC |
British Overseas Airways Corporation |
|
BOst |
Bachelor of Osteopathy |
|
BoT |
Board of Trade |
|
Bot. |
Botany |
|
Botanical |
|
|
BOTB |
British Overseas Trade Board |
|
BOU |
British Ornithologists’ Union |
|
Bp |
Bishop |
|
BPA |
British Paediatric Association (later CPCH; now see RCPCH) |
|
Bachelor of Performing Arts |
|
|
BPG |
Broadcasting Press Guild |
|
BPharm |
Bachelor of Pharmacy |
|
BPhty |
Bachelor of Physiotherapy |
|
BPIF |
British Printing Industries Federation |
|
BPMF |
British Postgraduate Medical Federation |
|
BProc |
Bachelor of Procurationis |
|
BPsS |
British Psychological Society |
|
BR |
British Rail |
|
Br. |
Branch |
|
BRA |
Brigadier Royal Artillery |
|
British Rheumatism & Arthritis Association |
|
|
BRB |
British Railways Board |
|
BRCS |
British Red Cross Society |
|
BRE |
Building Research Establishment |
|
Brig. |
Brigadier |
|
BRIT |
British Recording Industry Trust |
|
BritIRE |
British Institution of Radio Engineers (now see IERE) |
|
BRNC |
Britannia Royal Naval College |
|
BRS |
British Road Services |
|
BRTP |
Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning |
|
BRurSc |
Bachelor of Rural Science |
|
BS |
Bachelor of Surgery |
|
Bachelor of Science |
|
|
British Standard |
|
|
BSA |
Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture |
|
Birmingham Small Arms |
|
|
Building Societies’ Association |
|
|
BSAP |
British South Africa Police |
|
BSBI |
Botanical Society of the British Isles |
|
BSC |
British Steel Corporation |
|
Bengal Staff Corps |
|
|
BSc |
Bachelor of Science |
|
BScA |
BScAgr |
|
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture |
|
|
BSc(Dent) |
Bachelor of Science in Dentistry |
|
BScEcon |
Bachelor of Science in Economics |
|
BScEng |
Bachelor of Science in Engineering |
|
BSc (Est. Man.) |
Bachelor of Science in Estate Management |
|
BScN |
Bachelor of Science in Nursing |
|
BScSoc |
Bachelor of Social Sciences |
|
BSE |
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (US) |
|
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
|
|
BSEE |
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering |
|
BSES |
British Schools Exploring Society |
|
BSF |
British Salonica Force |
|
BSFA |
British Science Fiction Association |
|
BSFS |
Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service |
|
BSI |
British Standards Institution |
|
BSIA |
British Security Industry Association |
|
BSJA |
British Show Jumping Association |
|
BSME |
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering |
|
British Society of Magazine Editors |
|
|
BSN |
Bachelor of Science in Nursing |
|
BSNS |
Bachelor of Naval Science |
|
BSocSc |
Bachelor of Social Science |
|
BSocStud |
Bachelor of Social Studies |
|
BSRA |
British Ship Research Association |
|
BSRIA |
Building Services Research and Information Association |
|
BSS |
Bachelor of Science (Social Science) |
|
BSSc |
Bachelor of Social Science |
|
BST |
Bachelor of Sacred Theology |
|
BSurv |
Bachelor of Surveying |
|
BSW |
Bachelor of Social Work |
|
BT |
Bachelor of Teaching |
|
British Telecommunications |
|
|
Bt |
Baronet |
|
Brevet |
|
|
BTA |
British Tourist Authority (formerly British Travel Association) |
|
BTCV |
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers |
|
BTDB |
British Transport Docks Board (now see ABP) |
|
BTEC |
Business and Technology (formerly Technician) Education Council |
|
BTech |
Bachelor of Technology |
|
BTh |
Bachelor of Theology |
|
BTP |
Bachelor of Town Planning |
|
BTS |
Bachelor of Theological Studies |
|
Btss |
Baronetess |
|
BUAS |
British Universities Association of Slavists |
|
Bucks |
Buckinghamshire |
|
BUGB |
Baptist Union of Great Britain |
|
BUNAC |
British Universities North America Club |
|
BUniv |
Bachelor of the University |
|
BUPA |
British United Provident Association |
|
BURA |
British Urban Regeneration Association |
|
BV |
Besloten Vennootschap |
|
BVA |
British Veterinary Association |
|
British Video Association |
|
|
BVC |
Bar Vocational Course |
|
BVCA |
British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association |
|
BVetMed |
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine |
|
BVI |
British Virgin Islands |
|
BVM |
Blessed Virgin Mary |
|
BVMS |
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery |
|
BVPA |
British Veterinary Poultry Association |
|
BVSc |
Bachelor of Veterinary Science |
|
BWI |
British West Indies |
|
BWM |
British War Medal |
|
C |
Conservative |
|
100 |
|
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C |
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c |
child |
|
cousin |
|
|
circa (about) |
|
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CA |
Central America |
|
County Alderman |
|
|
Chartered Accountant (Scotland and Canada) |
|
|
California (postal) |
|
|
CAA |
Civil Aviation Authority |
|
CAABU |
Council for the Advancement of Arab and British Understanding |
|
CAAV |
(Member of) Central Association of Agricultural Valuers |
|
CAB |
Citizens’ Advice Bureau |
|
Centre for Agricultural and Biosciences (formerly Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau) |
|
|
CABE |
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment |
|
CACTM |
Central Advisory Council of Training for the Ministry (later ACCM; now see ABM) |
|
CAER |
Conservative Action for Electoral Reform |
|
CAF |
Charities Aid Foundation |
|
CAFCASS |
Child and Family Court Advisory and Support Service |
|
CAFOD |
Catholic Agency for Overseas Development |
|
CAJ |
Committee on the Administration of Justice |
|
Calif |
California |
|
CAM |
Communications, Advertising and Marketing |
|
Cambs |
Cambridgeshire |
|
CAMC |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
|
CAMRA |
Campaign for Real Ale |
|
CAMS |
Certificate of Advanced Musical Study |
|
C&G |
City and Guilds of London Institute |
|
Cantab |
Cantabrigiensis (of Cambridge) |
|
Cantuar |
Cantuariensis (of Canterbury) |
|
CAP |
Common Agricultural Policy |
|
Capt. |
Captain |
|
CARD |
Campaign against Racial Discrimination |
|
CARDS |
Community Assistance for Reconstruction, Development and Stabilisation |
|
CARE |
Cottage and Rural Enterprises |
|
CARICOM |
Caribbean Community |
|
CARIFTA |
Caribbean Free Trade Area (now see CARICOM) |
|
Carms |
Carmarthenshire |
|
CAS |
Chief of the Air Staff |
|
CASE |
Council for the Advancement and Support of Education |
|
CASt |
Certificate of Advanced Study |
|
CAT |
College of Advanced Technology |
|
Countryside Around Towns |
|
|
CATE |
Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education |
|
Cav. |
Cavalry |
|
CAWU |
Clerical and Administrative Workers’ Union (later APEX) |
|
CB |
Companion, Order of the Bath |
|
County Borough |
|
|
CBC |
County Borough Council |
|
CBE |
Commander, Order of the British Empire |
|
CBI |
Confederation of British Industry |
|
CBII |
Companion, British Institute of Innkeeping |
|
CBIM |
Companion, British Institute of Management (later CIMgt) |
|
CBiol |
Chartered Biologist |
|
CBNS |
Commander British Navy Staff |
|
CBS |
Columbia Broadcasting System |
|
CBSI |
Chartered Building Societies Institute (now see CIB) |
|
CBSO |
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra |
|
CC |
Companion, Order of Canada |
|
City Council |
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|
County Council |
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Cricket Club |
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Cycling Club |
|
|
County Court |
|
|
CCAB |
Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies |
|
CCAHC |
Central Council for Agricultural and Horticultural Co-operation |
|
CCBE |
Commission Consultative des Barreaux de la Communauté Européenne |
|
CCBI |
Council of Churches for Britain and Ireland (now see CTBI) |
|
CCC |
Corpus Christi College |
|
Central Criminal Court |
|
|
County Cricket Club |
|
|
CCE |
Chartered Civil Engineer |
|
CCETSW |
Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work |
|
CCF |
Combined Cadet Force |
|
CCFM |
Combined Cadet Forces Medal |
|
CCG |
Control Commission Germany |
|
Clinical Commissioning Group |
|
|
CCH |
Cacique’s Crown of Honour, Order of Service of Guyana |
|
CChem |
Chartered Chemist |
|
CCIPD |
Companion, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development |
|
CCIS |
Command Control Information System |
|
CCJ |
Council of Christians and Jews |
|
CCLRC |
Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils |
|
CCMI |
Companion, Chartered Management Institute |
|
CCMS |
Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society |
|
CCPR |
Central Council of Physical Recreation |
|
CCQI |
Companion, Chartered Quality Institute |
|
CCRA |
Commander Corps of Royal Artillery |
|
CCRE |
Commander Corps of Royal Engineers |
|
CCREME |
Commander Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
|
CCRSigs |
Commander Corps of Royal Signals |
|
CCS |
Casualty Clearing Station |
|
Ceylon Civil Service |
|
|
Countryside Commission for Scotland |
|
|
CCSU |
Council of Civil Service Unions |
|
CCTA |
Commission de Coöpération Technique pour l’Afrique |
|
Central Computer and Telecommunications Authority |
|
|
CCTS |
Combat Crew Training Squadron |
|
CD |
Canadian Forces Decoration |
|
Commander, Order of Distinction (Jamaica) |
|
|
Civil Defence |
|
|
Compact Disc |
|
|
CDA |
Co-operative Development Agency |
|
Christian Democratic Alliance |
|
|
CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
|
CDEE |
Chemical Defence Experimental Establishment |
|
CDipAF |
Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance |
|
CDir |
Chartered Director |
|
CDISS |
Centre for Defence and International Security Studies |
|
Cdo |
Commando |
|
Cdre |
Commodore |
|
CDS |
Chief of the Defence Staff |
|
CDU |
Christlich-Demokratische Union |
|
CE |
Civil Engineer |
|
CEA |
Central Electricity Authority |
|
CEC |
Commission of the European Communities |
|
CECAM |
Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire |
|
CECD |
Confédération Européenne du Commerce de Détail |
|
CEDA |
Committee for Economic Development of Australia |
|
CEDEP |
Centre Européen d’Education Permanente |
|
CEDR |
Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution |
|
CEE |
Communauté Economique Européenne |
|
CEED |
Centre for Economic and Environmental Development |
|
CEF |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
|
CeFA |
Certificate for Financial Advisers |
|
CEFAS |
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science |
|
CEFIC |
Conseil Européen des Fédérations de l’Industrie Chimique |
|
CEGB |
Central Electricity Generating Board |
|
CEH |
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology |
|
CEI |
Council of Engineering Institutions |
|
CEIR |
Corporation for Economic and Industrial Research |
|
CELTA |
Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages |
|
CEM |
Council of European Municipalities (now see CEMR) |
|
College of Emergency Medicine |
|
|
CeMAP |
Certificate in Mortgage Advice and Practice |
|
CEMR |
Council of European Municipalities and Regions |
|
CEMS |
Church of England Men’s Society |
|
CEN |
Comité Européen de Normalisation |
|
CENELEC |
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization |
|
CEng |
Chartered Engineer |
|
Cento |
Central Treaty Organisation |
|
CEnv |
Chartered Environmentalist |
|
CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
|
CEPS |
Center for Economic Policy Studies |
|
CERA |
Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst |
|
CeRGI |
Certificate of Regulated General Insurance |
|
CERL |
Central Electricity Research Laboratories |
|
CERN |
Organisation (formerly Centre) Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire |
|
CERT |
Charities Effectiveness Review Trust |
|
CertCPE |
Certificate in Clinical Pastoral Education |
|
CertDS |
Certificate in Dramatic Studies |
|
Cert Ed |
Certificate of Education |
|
CertHE |
Certificate in Higher Education |
|
CertITP |
Certificate of International Teachers’ Program (Harvard) |
|
CertTP |
Certificate in Town Planning |
|
CEST |
Centre for Exploitation of Science and Technology |
|
CET |
Council for Educational Technology |
|
CETSW |
Council for Education and Training in Social Work |
|
CF |
Chaplain to the Forces |
|
Companion, Order of Fiji |
|
|
Churchill Fellow |
|
|
Corporate Finance |
|
|
Corporate Financier |
|
|
CFA |
Canadian Field Artillery |
|
Chartered Financial Analyst |
|
|
CFE |
Central Fighter Establishment |
|
CFM |
Cadet Forces Medal |
|
CFPS |
Certificate of Further Professional Studies |
|
CFR |
Commander, Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria |
|
CFS |
Central Flying School |
|
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome |
|
|
CGA |
Community of the Glorious Ascension |
|
Country Gentlemen’s Association |
|
|
CGeog |
Chartered Geographer |
|
CGeol |
Chartered Geologist |
|
CGIA |
Insignia Award of City and Guilds of London Institute (now see FCGI) |
|
CGLI |
City and Guilds of London Institute (now see C&G) |
|
CGM |
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal |
|
CGMA |
Chartered Global Management Accountant |
|
CGRM |
Commandant-General Royal Marines |
|
CGS |
Chief of the General Staff |
|
CH |
Companion of Honour |
|
Chap. |
Chaplain |
|
ChapStJ |
Chaplain, Order of St John of Jerusalem (now see ChStJ) |
|
CHAR |
Campaign for the Homeless and Rootless |
|
CHB |
Companion of Honour of Barbados |
|
ChB |
Bachelor of Surgery |
|
CHC |
Community Health Council |
|
CHIU |
Committee for Heads of Irish Universities |
|
ChLJ |
Chaplain, Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem |
|
(CHM) |
see under ARCO(CHM), FRCO(CHM) |
|
ChM |
Master of Surgery |
|
Chm. |
Chairman or Chairwoman |
|
CHN |
Community of the Holy Name |
|
CHort |
Chartered Horticulturalist |
|
ChStJ |
Chaplain, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem |
|
CI |
Imperial Order of the Crown of India |
|
Channel Islands |
|
|
CIA |
Chemical Industries Association |
|
Central Intelligence Agency |
|
|
CIAgrE |
Companion, Institution of Agricultural Engineers |
|
CIArb |
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators |
|
CIB |
Chartered Institute of Bankers |
|
CIBS |
Chartered Institution of Building Services (now see CIBSE) |
|
CIBSE |
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers |
|
CIC |
Chemical Institute of Canada |
|
Community Interest Company |
|
|
CICAP |
Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeal Panel |
|
CICB |
Criminal Injuries Compensation Board |
|
CICHE |
Committee for International Co-operation in Higher Education |
|
CICI |
Confederation of Information Communication Industries |
|
CID |
Criminal Investigation Department |
|
CIE |
Companion, Order of the Indian Empire |
|
Confédération Internationale des Etudiants |
|
|
CIEEM |
Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management |
|
CIES |
Companion, Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland |
|
CIEx |
Companion, Institute of Export |
|
CIFE |
Council (formerly Conference) for Independent Further Education |
|
CIGasE |
Companion, Institution of Gas Engineers (now see CIGEM) |
|
CIGEM |
Companion, Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers |
|
CIGRE |
Conférence Internationale des Grands Réseaux Electriques |
|
CIGS |
Chief of the Imperial General Staff (now see CGS) |
|
CIHM |
Companion, Institute of Healthcare Management |
|
CIHR |
Canadian Institutes of Health Research |
|
CIHT |
Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation |
|
CIIA |
Canadian Institute of International Affairs |
|
CIL |
Corpus inscriptionum latinarum |
|
CILIP |
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals |
|
CILT |
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport |
|
CIM |
China Inland Mission |
|
Chartered Institute of Marketing |
|
|
CIMA |
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants |
|
CIMarE |
Companion, Institute of Marine Engineers |
|
CIMEMME |
Companion, Institution of Mining Electrical and Mining Mechanical Engineers |
|
CIMgt |
Companion, Institute of Management (now see CCMI) |
|
CIMGTechE |
Companion, Institution of Mechanical and General Technician Engineers |
|
CIMO |
Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation |
|
CIMR |
Cambridge Institute for Medical Research |
|
C-in-C |
Commander-in-Chief |
|
CINCHAN |
Allied Commander-in-Chief Channel |
|
CInstLM |
Companion, Institute of Leadership and Management |
|
CINOA |
Confédération Internationale des Négotiants en Œuvres d’Art |
|
CIO |
Charitable Incorporated Organisation |
|
CIOB |
Chartered Institute of Building |
|
CIPA |
Chartered Institute of Patent Agents |
|
CIPD |
Companion, Institute of Personnel and Development (now see CCIPD) |
|
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development |
|
|
CIPFA |
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy |
|
CIPM |
Companion, Institute of Personnel Management (later CIPD) |
|
CIPR |
Chartered Institute of Public Relations |
|
CIQA |
Companion, Institute of Quality Assurance (now see CCQI) |
|
CIR |
Commission on Industrial Relations |
|
CIRES |
Co-operative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences |
|
CIRIA |
Construction Industry Research and Information Association |
|
CIRP |
Collège Internationale pour Recherche et Production |
|
CIS |
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (formerly Chartered Institute of Secretaries) |
|
Command Control Communications and Information Systems |
|
|
Commonwealth of Independent States |
|
|
CISAC |
Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d’Auteurs et Compositeurs |
|
Centre for International Security and Arms Control |
|
|
CISI |
Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment |
|
CIT |
Chartered Institute of Transport |
|
California Institute of Technology |
|
|
CITB |
Construction Industry Training Board |
|
CITD |
Certificate of Institute of Training and Development |
|
CITP |
Chartered Information Technology Professional |
|
CIV |
City Imperial Volunteers |
|
CIWEM |
Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management |
|
CJM |
Congregation of Jesus and Mary (Eudist Fathers) |
|
CL |
Commander, Order of Leopold |
|
cl |
cum laude |
|
Cl. |
Class |
|
CLA |
Country Land & Business Association (formerly Country Landowners’ Association) |
|
CLIC |
Cancer and Leukemia in Childhood |
|
CLit |
Companion of Literature (Royal Society of Literature Award) |
|
CLJ |
Commander, Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem |
|
CLP |
Constituency Labour Party |
|
CLRAE |
Congress (formerly Conference) of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe |
|
CLY |
City of London Yeomanry |
|
CM |
Member, Order of Canada |
|
Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians) |
|
|
Master in Surgery |
|
|
Certificated Master |
|
|
Canadian Militia |
|
|
CMA |
Canadian Medical Association |
|
Cost and Management Accountant (NZ) |
|
|
Competition and Markets Authority |
|
|
CMarEng |
Chartered Marine Engineer |
|
CMarSci |
Chartered Marine Scientist |
|
CMath |
Chartered Mathematician |
|
CMB |
Central Midwives’ Board |
|
CMC |
Certified Management Consultant |
|
Civil Mediation Council |
|
|
CME |
Continuing Ministerial Education |
|
CMet |
Chartered Meteorologist |
|
CMF |
Commonwealth Military Forces |
|
Central Mediterranean Force |
|
|
CMG |
Companion, Order of St Michael and St George |
|
CMgr |
Chartered Manager |
|
CMILT |
Chartered Member, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport |
|
CMIWSc |
Certified Member, Institute of Wood Science |
|
CMJ |
Commander, Supreme Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem |
|
CMktr |
Chartered Marketer |
|
CMLI |
Chartered Member, Landscape Institute |
|
CMLJ |
Commander of Merit, Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem |
|
CMM |
Commander, Order of Military Merit (Canada) |
|
CMO |
Chief Medical Officer |
|
CMP |
Corps of Military Police (now see CRMP) |
|
CMS |
Church Mission (formerly Church Missionary) Society |
|
Certificate in Management Studies |
|
|
CMT |
Chaconia Medal of Trinidad |
|
CNAA |
Council for National Academic Awards |
|
CND |
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament |
|
CNI |
Companion, Nautical Institute |
|
CNO |
Chief of Naval Operations |
|
CNOCS |
Captain Naval Operational Command Systems |
|
CNR |
Canadian National Railways |
|
CNRS |
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique |
|
CNS |
Clinical Nurse Specialist |
|
CNZM |
Companion, New Zealand Order of Merit |
|
CO |
Commanding Officer |
|
Commonwealth Office (after Aug. 1966) (now see FCO) |
|
|
Colonial Office (before Aug. 1966) |
|
|
Conscientious Objector |
|
|
Colorado (postal) |
|
|
Congregation of the Oratory |
|
|
Co. |
County |
|
Company |
|
|
Coal.L |
Co.L |
|
Coalition Liberal |
|
|
Coal.U |
Co.U |
|
Coalition Unionist |
|
|
COBSEO |
Confederation of British Service and Ex-Service Organisations |
|
CODEST |
Committee for the Development of European Science and Technology |
|
C of E |
Church of England |
|
C of I |
Church of Ireland |
|
C of S |
Chief of Staff |
|
Church of Scotland |
|
|
COHSE |
Confederation of Health Service Employees |
|
COI |
Central Office of Information |
|
CoID |
Council of Industrial Design (now Design Council) |
|
Col |
Colonel |
|
Coll. |
College |
|
Collegiate |
|
|
Colo |
Colorado |
|
Col.-Sergt |
Colour-Sergeant |
|
Com |
Communist |
|
Comd |
Command |
|
Comdg |
Commanding |
|
Comdr |
Commander |
|
Comdt |
Commandant |
|
COMEC |
Council of the Military Education Committees of the Universities of the UK |
|
Commn |
Commission |
|
Commnd |
Commissioned |
|
CompICE |
Companion, Institution of Civil Engineers |
|
CompIEE |
Companion, Institution of Electrical Engineers (later FIEE) |
|
CompIERE |
Companion, Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers |
|
CompIGasE |
Companion, Institution of Gas Engineers |
|
CompILE |
Companion, Institution of Lighting Engineers |
|
CompIMechE |
Companion, Institution of Mechanical Engineers |
|
CompInstE |
Companion, Institute of Energy |
|
CompInstMC |
Companion, Institute of Measurement and Control |
|
CompOR |
Companion, Operational Research Society |
|
CompTI |
Companion of the Textile Institute |
|
Comr |
Commissioner |
|
Comy-Gen. |
Commissary-General |
|
CON |
Commander, Order of the Niger |
|
ConfEd |
Confederation of Education Service Managers |
|
Conn |
Connecticut |
|
Const. |
Constitutional |
|
CONUL |
Council of National and University Librarians |
|
Co-op. |
Co-operative |
|
COP |
Conference of the Parties |
|
COPA |
Comité des Organisations Professionels Agricoles de la CEE |
|
COPEC |
Conference of Politics, Economics and Christianity |
|
COPUS |
Committee on the Public Understanding of Science |
|
Corp. |
Corporation |
|
Corporal |
|
|
Corresp. Mem. |
Corresponding Member |
|
COS |
Chief of Staff |
|
Charity Organization Society |
|
|
CoSIRA |
Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas |
|
COSLA |
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities |
|
COSPAR |
Committee on Space Research |
|
COSSAC |
Chief of Staff to Supreme Allied Commander |
|
COTC |
Coronavirus disease |
|
COVID |
Canadian Officers’ Training Corps |
|
CP |
Central Provinces |
|
Cape Province |
|
|
Congregation of the Passion |
|
|
CPA |
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association |
|
Chartered Patent Agent |
|
|
Certified Public Accountant (USA) |
|
|
CPAG |
Child Poverty Action Group |
|
CPAGB |
Credit, Photographic Alliance of Great Britain |
|
CPAS |
Church Pastoral Aid Society |
|
CPC |
Conservative Political Centre |
|
CPCH |
College of Paediatrics and Child Health (now see RCPCH) |
|
CPD |
Continuing Professional Development |
|
CPE |
Common Professional Examination |
|
Clinical Pastoral Education |
|
|
CPEng |
Chartered Professional Engineer (of Institution of Engineers of Australia) |
|
CPFA |
Member or Associate, Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy |
|
CPHVA |
Community Practitioners & Health Visitors’ Association |
|
CPhys |
Chartered Physicist |
|
CPL |
Chief Personnel and Logistics |
|
CPLS |
Certificate of Professional Legal Studies |
|
CPM |
Colonial Police Medal |
|
CPR |
Canadian Pacific Railway |
|
CPRE |
Campaign to Protect Rural England (formerly Council for the Protection of Rural England) |
|
CPRW |
Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales |
|
CPS |
Crown Prosecution Service |
|
Certificate in Pastoral Studies |
|
|
CPSA |
Civil and Public Services Association (now see PCS) |
|
Church of the Province of South Africa |
|
|
CPSU |
Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
|
CPsychol |
Chartered Psychologist |
|
CPU |
Commonwealth Press Union |
|
CQ |
Chevalier, National Order of Quebec |
|
CQI |
Chartered Quality Institute |
|
CQP |
Chartered Quality Professional |
|
CQSW |
Certificate of Qualification in Social Work |
|
CR |
Community of the Resurrection |
|
cr |
created or creation |
|
CRA |
Commander, Royal Artillery |
|
CRAC |
Careers Research and Advisory Centre |
|
CRadP |
Chartered Radiation Protection Professional |
|
CRAeS |
Companion, Royal Aeronautical Society |
|
CRASC |
Commander, Royal Army Service Corps |
|
CRC |
Cancer Research Campaign (now see CRUK) |
|
Community Relations Council |
|
|
CRE |
Commander, Royal Engineers |
|
Commission for Racial Equality |
|
|
Commercial Relations and Exports |
|
|
Conference of Rectors of European Universities (formerly Association of European Universities) |
|
|
Cres. |
Crescent |
|
CRMP |
Corps of Royal Military Police |
|
CRNCM |
Companion, Royal Northern College of Music |
|
CRO |
Commonwealth Relations Office (now see FCO) |
|
CRSNZ |
Companion, Royal Society of New Zealand |
|
CRUK |
Cancer Research United Kingdom |
|
CS |
Civil Service |
|
Clerk to the Signet |
|
|
Companion, Order of Samoa |
|
|
CSA |
Confederate States of America |
|
Child Support Agency |
|
|
CSAB |
Civil Service Appeal Board |
|
CSB |
Bachelor of Christian Science |
|
CSC |
Conspicuous Service Cross |
|
Congregation of the Holy Cross |
|
|
CSCA |
Civil Service Clerical Association (later CPSA) |
|
CSCE |
Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe |
|
CSci |
Chartered Scientist |
|
CSD |
Civil Service Department |
|
Co-operative Secretaries Diploma |
|
|
Chartered Society of Designers |
|
|
CSDE |
Central Servicing Development Establishment |
|
CSEU |
Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions |
|
CSG |
Companion, Order of the Star of Ghana |
|
Company of the Servants of God |
|
|
CSI |
Companion, Order of the Star of India |
|
Cross, Order of Solomon Islands |
|
|
CSIR |
Commonwealth Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (now see CSIRO) |
|
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India |
|
|
CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia) |
|
CSM |
Civil Service Medal (Fiji) |
|
Companion, Star of Merit (Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis) |
|
|
Companion, Star of Melanesia (Papua New Guinea) |
|
|
CSO |
Chief Scientific Officer |
|
Chief Signal Officer |
|
|
Chief Staff Officer |
|
|
Central Statistical Office (now see ONS) |
|
|
CSP |
Chartered Society of Physiotherapists |
|
Civil Service of Pakistan |
|
|
CSPQ |
Certificat de Spécialiste de la Province de Québec |
|
CSS |
Companion, Star of Sarawak |
|
Council for Science and Society |
|
|
Certificate in Social Studies |
|
|
CSSB |
Civil Service Selection Board |
|
CSSD |
Czech Social Democratic Party |
|
CSSp |
Holy Ghost Father |
|
CSSR |
Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorist Order) |
|
CStat |
Chartered Statistician |
|
CSTI |
Council of Science and Technology Institutes |
|
CStJ |
Commander, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem |
|
CSU |
Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern |
|
CSV |
Community Service Volunteers |
|
CSW |
Certificate in Social Work |
|
CT |
Connecticut (postal) |
|
CTA |
Chaplain Territorial Army |
|
Chartered Tax Adviser |
|
|
CTBI |
Churches Together in Britain and Ireland |
|
CTC |
Cyclists’ Touring Club |
|
Commando Training Centre |
|
|
City Technology College |
|
|
CText |
Chartered Textile Technologist |
|
CTh |
Certificate in Theology |
|
CTL |
Companion, Trinity Laban |
|
CTM |
Certificate of Theology for Ministry |
|
CTPP |
Chartered Transport Planning Professional |
|
CTS |
Certificate in Terrorism Studies |
|
CU |
Cambridge University |
|
CUAC |
Cambridge University Athletic Club |
|
Colleges and Universities of the Anglican Communion |
|
|
CUAFC |
Cambridge University Association Football Club |
|
CUCC |
Cambridge University Cricket Club |
|
CUF |
Common University Fund |
|
CUNY |
City University of New York |
|
CUP |
Cambridge University Press |
|
CUPGRA |
Cambridge University Postgraduate Research Association |
|
CURUFC |
Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club |
|
CV |
Cross of Valour (Canada) |
|
CVCP |
Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom (now see UUK) |
|
CVO |
Commander, Royal Victorian Order |
|
CVS |
Council for Voluntary Service |
|
CWA |
Crime Writers Association |
|
CWEM |
Chartered Water and Environmental Manager |
|
CWGC |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
|
CWS |
Co-operative Wholesale Society |
|
CWU |
Communication Workers Union |
|
D |
|
|
|
|
|
D |
Duke |
|
d |
died |
|
daughter |
|
|
DA |
Dame of St Andrew, Order of Barbados |
|
Diploma in Anaesthesia |
|
|
Diploma in Art |
|
|
Doctor of Arts |
|
|
DAA |
Diploma in Archive Administration |
|
DAA&QMG |
Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General |
|
DAAD |
Designers and Art Directors Association |
|
DAAG |
Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General |
|
DA&QMG |
Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster-General |
|
DAC |
Development Assistance Committee |
|
Diocesan Advisory Committee |
|
|
DAcad |
Doctor of the Academy |
|
DACG |
Deputy Assistant Chaplain-General |
|
DACLAM |
Diplomate, American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine |
|
DACOS |
Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff |
|
DAD |
Deputy Assistant Director |
|
DAdmin |
Doctor of Administration |
|
DADMS |
Deputy Assistant Director of Medical Services |
|
DADOS |
Deputy Assistant Director of Ordnance Services |
|
DADQ |
Deputy Assistant Director of Quartering |
|
DADST |
Deputy Assistant Director of Supplies and Transport |
|
DAEd |
Diploma in Art Education |
|
DAG |
Deputy Adjutant-General |
|
DAgr |
Doctor of Agriculture |
|
DAgrFor |
Doctor of Agriculture and Forestry |
|
DAgrSc |
Doctor of Agricultural Science |
|
DAMS |
Deputy Assistant Military Secretary |
|
D&AD |
Design and Art Direction (formerly Designers and Art Directors Association) |
|
DAppSc |
Doctor of Applied Science |
|
DAQMG |
Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General |
|
DArch |
Doctor of Architecture |
|
DArt |
Doctor of Art |
|
DArts |
Doctor of Arts |
|
DASc |
Doctor in Agricultural Sciences |
|
DASS |
Diploma in Applied Social Studies |
|
DATA |
Draughtsmen’s and Allied Technicians’ Association (later AUEW(TASS)) |
|
DATEC |
Art and Design Committee, Technician Education Council |
|
DAvMed |
Diploma in Aviation Medicine, Royal College of Physicians |
|
DBA |
Doctor of Business Administration |
|
DBE |
Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire |
|
DBT |
Department for Business and Trade |
|
DBTS |
Diploma in Biblical and Theological Studies |
|
DBus |
Doctor of Business |
|
DC |
District Council |
|
District of Columbia |
|
|
DCA |
Doctor of Creative Arts |
|
Department for Constitutional Affairs |
|
|
DCAS |
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff |
|
DCB |
Dame Commander, Order of the Bath |
|
DCC |
Diploma of Chelsea College |
|
DCCH |
Diploma in Community Child Health |
|
DCDS |
Deputy Chief of Defence Staff |
|
DCE |
Diploma of a College of Education |
|
DCG |
Deputy Chaplain-General |
|
DCGS |
Deputy Chief of the General Staff |
|
DCh |
Doctor of Surgery |
|
DCH |
Diploma in Child Health |
|
DChA |
Diploma in Charity Accounting |
|
DCHS |
Dame Commander, Order of the Holy Sepulchre |
|
DCL |
Doctor of Civil Law |
|
Doctor of Canon Law |
|
|
DCLG |
Department for Communities and Local Government |
|
DCLI |
Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry |
|
DCLJ |
Dame Commander, Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem |
|
DCM |
Distinguished Conduct Medal |
|
DCMG |
Dame Commander, Order of St Michael and St George |
|
DCMS |
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (formerly Department for Culture, Media and Sport) |
|
DCnL |
Doctor of Canon Law |
|
DCNZM |
Distinguished Companion, New Zealand Order of Merit |
|
DCO |
Duke of Cambridge’s Own |
|
DCom |
DComm |
|
Doctor of Commerce |
|
|
DCP |
Diploma in Clinical Pathology |
|
Diploma in Conservation of Paintings |
|
|
DCS |
Deputy Chief of Staff |
|
Doctor of Commercial Sciences |
|
|
DCSF |
Department for Children, Schools and Families |
|
DCSG |
Dame Commander, Order of St Gregory the Great |
|
DCSO |
Deputy Chief Scientific Officer |
|
DCT |
Doctor of Christian Theology |
|
DCVO |
Dame Commander, Royal Victorian Order |
|
DD |
Doctor of Divinity |
|
DDAM |
Diploma in Disability Assessment Medicine |
|
DDes |
Doctor of Design |
|
DDGAMS |
Deputy Director General, Army Medical Services |
|
DDH |
Diploma in Dental Health |
|
DDL |
Deputy Director of Labour |
|
DDME |
Deputy Director of Mechanical Engineering |
|
DDMI |
Deputy Director of Military Intelligence |
|
DDMO |
Deputy Director of Military Operations |
|
DDMS |
Deputy Director of Medical Services |
|
DDMT |
Deputy Director of Military Training |
|
DDNI |
Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence |
|
DDO |
Diploma in Dental Orthopaedics |
|
DDPH |
Diploma in Dental Public Health |
|
DDPR |
Deputy Director of Public Relations |
|
DDPS |
Deputy Director of Personal Services |
|
DDR |
Deutsche Demokratische Republik |
|
DDRA |
Deputy Director Royal Artillery |
|
DDra |
Doctor of Drama |
|
DDS |
Doctor of Dental Surgery |
|
Director of Dental Services |
|
|
DDSc |
Doctor of Dental Science |
|
DDSD |
Deputy Director Staff Duties |
|
DDSM |
Defense Distinguished Service Medal |
|
DDST |
Deputy Director of Supplies and Transport |
|
DDWE&M |
Deputy Director of Works, Electrical and Mechanical |
|
DE |
Doctor of Engineering |
|
Delaware (postal) |
|
|
DEA |
Department of Economic Affairs |
|
Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies |
|
|
DEc |
Doctor of Economics |
|
DECC |
Department of Energy and Climate Change |
|
decd |
deceased |
|
DEcon |
Doctor of Economics |
|
DEconSc |
Doctor of Economic Science |
|
DEd |
Doctor of Education |
|
DEFRA |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
|
Deleg. |
Delegate |
|
DEME |
Directorate of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering |
|
DEMS |
Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships |
|
(DemU) |
Democratic Unionist |
|
DenD |
Docteur en Droit |
|
DEng |
Doctor of Engineering |
|
DenM |
Docteur en Médicine |
|
DEOVR |
Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Volunteer Rifles |
|
DEP |
Department of Employment and Productivity |
|
European Progressive Democrats |
|
|
Dep. |
Deputy |
|
DERA |
Defence Evaluation and Research Agency |
|
DES |
Department of Education and Science (later DFE) |
|
Dr in Environmental Studies |
|
|
DèsL |
Docteur ès lettres |
|
DèS |
DèsSc |
|
Docteur ès sciences |
|
|
DESNZ |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
|
DesRCA |
Designer of the Royal College of Art |
|
DESS |
Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures Specialisées |
|
DESU |
Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures d’Université |
|
DETR |
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions |
|
DExEU |
Department for Exiting the European Union |
|
DFA |
Doctor of Fine Arts |
|
DFAS |
Decorative and Fine Art Society |
|
DFC |
Distinguished Flying Cross |
|
DFE, DfE |
Department for Education |
|
DFEE |
DfEE |
|
Department for Education and Employment (later DFES) |
|
|
DFES |
DfES |
|
Department for Education and Skills |
|
|
DFFP |
Diploma in Fertility and Family Planning |
|
DFH |
Diploma of Faraday House |
|
DFID |
Department for International Development |
|
DFil |
Doctor en Filosofía |
|
DFM |
Distinguished Flying Medal |
|
Diploma of Forensic Medicine |
|
|
DFPHM |
Diplomate Member, Faculty of Public Health Medicine |
|
DfT |
Department for Transport |
|
DG |
Director General |
|
Directorate General |
|
|
Dragoon Guards |
|
|
DGAA |
Distressed Gentlefolks Aid Association |
|
DGAMS |
Director-General Army Medical Services |
|
DGCHS |
Dame Grand Cross, Order of the Holy Sepulchre |
|
DGDP |
Diploma in General Dental Practice, Royal College of Physicians |
|
DGEME |
Director General Electrical and Mechanical Engineering |
|
DGLP(A) |
Director General Logistic Policy (Army) |
|
DGMS |
Director-General of Medical Services |
|
DGMT |
Director-General of Military Training |
|
DGMW |
Director-General of Military Works |
|
DGNPS |
Director-General of Naval Personal Services |
|
DGP |
Director-General of Personnel |
|
DGPS |
Director-General of Personal Services |
|
DGS |
Diploma in Graduate Studies |
|
DGStJ |
Dame of Grace, Order of St John of Jerusalem (now see DStJ) |
|
DGU |
Doctor of Griffith University |
|
DH |
Doctor of Humanities |
|
Doctor of Health |
|
|
DHA |
District Health Authority |
|
Dhc |
DHC |
|
Doctor honoris causa |
|
|
DHE |
Defence Housing Executive |
|
DHEW |
Department of Health Education and Welfare (US) |
|
DHL |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
|
Doctor of Hebrew Literature |
|
|
DHLitt |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
|
DHM |
Dean Hole Medal |
|
DHMSA |
Diploma in the History of Medicine (Society of Apothecaries) |
|
DHQ |
District Headquarters |
|
DHS |
Dame, Order of the Holy Sepulchre |
|
DHSC |
Department of Health and Social Care |
|
DHSS |
Department of Health and Social Security |
|
DHum |
Doctor of Humanities |
|
DHumLit |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
|
DIA |
Diploma in Industrial Administration |
|
DIB |
Doctor of International Business |
|
DIC |
Diploma of the Imperial College |
|
DIFC |
Dubai International Financial Centre |
|
DIG |
Deputy Inspector-General |
|
DIH |
Diploma in Industrial Health |
|
DIMP |
Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (Malaysia) |
|
DIntLaw |
Diploma in International Law |
|
Dio. |
Diocese |
|
DipA |
Diploma of Arts in Theology |
|
DipAA |
Diploma in Applied Art |
|
DipABRSM |
Diploma, Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music |
|
DipAD |
Diploma in Art and Design |
|
DipAE |
Diploma in Adult Education |
|
DipAe |
Diploma in Aeronautics |
|
DipAgr |
Diploma in Agriculture |
|
DipArch |
Diploma in Architecture |
|
DipASE |
Diploma in Advanced Study of Education, College of Preceptors |
|
DipASS |
Diploma in Applied Social Studies |
|
DipBA |
Diploma in Business Administration |
|
DipBS |
Diploma in Fine Art, Byam Shaw School |
|
DipCAM |
Diploma in Communications, Advertising and Marketing of CAM Foundation |
|
DipCAT |
Diploma in Cognitive Analytic Therapy |
|
DipCD |
Diploma in Civic Design |
|
DipCE |
Diploma in Civil Engineering |
|
Diploma of a College of Education (Scotland) |
|
|
DipChA |
Diploma in Chartered Accounting |
|
DipCII |
Diploma in Insurance, Chartered Insurance Institute |
|
DipCons |
Diploma in Conservation |
|
DipCS |
Diploma in Classical Studies |
|
DipECLAM |
Diplomate, European College of Laboratory Animal Medicine |
|
DipEcon |
Diploma in Economics |
|
DipECVO |
Diploma in Veterinary Ophthalmology, European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists |
|
DipEd |
Diploma in Education |
|
DipEE |
Diploma in Electrical Engineering |
|
DipEl |
Diploma in Electronics |
|
DipESL |
Diploma in English as a Second Language |
|
DipEth |
Diploma in Ethnology |
|
DipEurHum |
Diploma in European Humanities |
|
DipEVPC |
Diplomate, European Veterinary Parasitology College |
|
DipFBOM |
Diploma in Farm Business Organisation and Management |
|
DipFD |
Diploma in Funeral Directing |
|
DipFE |
Diploma in Further Education |
|
DipFM |
Diploma in Forensic Medicine |
|
Diploma in Financial Management |
|
|
DipFMS |
Diploma in Forensic Medicine and Science |
|
DipFS |
Diploma in Financial Services |
|
DipGSM |
Diploma in Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
|
DipHA |
Diploma in Hospital Administration |
|
DipHE |
Diploma in Higher Education |
|
DipHSM |
Diploma in Health Services Management |
|
DipHIC |
Diploma in Hospital Infection Control |
|
DipHum |
Diploma in Humanities |
|
DipHV |
Diploma in Health Visiting |
|
DipICArb |
Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration |
|
DipIT |
Diploma in Information Technology |
|
DipLA |
Diploma in Landscape Architecture |
|
DipLaw |
Diploma in Law |
|
DipLib |
Diploma of Librarianship |
|
DipLLP |
Diploma in Law and Legal Practice |
|
DipLP |
Diploma in Legal Practice |
|
DipLS |
Diploma of Legal Studies |
|
DipM |
Diploma in Marketing |
|
DipMed |
Diploma in Medicine |
|
DipMin |
Diploma in Ministry |
|
DipN |
Diploma in Nursing |
|
DipNEC |
Diploma of Northampton Engineering College (now City University) |
|
DIPP |
Diploma of Interventional Pain Practice |
|
DipPA |
Diploma of Practitioners in Advertising (now see DipCAM) |
|
DipPE |
Diploma in Physical Education |
|
DipPFS |
Diploma in Financial Planning, Chartered Insurance Institute |
|
DipPSA |
Diploma in Public Service Administration |
|
DipPSW |
Diploma in Psychiatric Social Work |
|
DipPsych |
Diploma in Psychology |
|
DipRE |
Diploma in Religious Education |
|
DipREM |
Diploma in Rural Estate Management |
|
DipRS |
Diploma in Religious Studies |
|
DipSMS |
Diploma in School Management Studies |
|
DipSoc |
Diploma in Sociology |
|
DipSocSc |
Diploma in Social Science |
|
DipSRAA |
Diploma in the Study of Records and Administration of Archives |
|
DipStat |
Diploma in Statistics |
|
DipSW |
Diploma in Social Work |
|
DipTA |
Diploma in Tropical Agriculture |
|
DipT&CP |
Diploma in Town and Country Planning |
|
DipTh |
Diploma in Theology |
|
DipTMHA |
Diploma in Training and Further Education of Mentally Handicapped Adults |
|
DipTP |
Diploma in Town Planning |
|
DipTPT |
Diploma in Theory and Practice of Teaching |
|
DipTRP |
Diploma in Town and Regional Planning |
|
DipURP |
Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning |
|
DipYCS |
Diploma in Youth and Community Studies |
|
DIS |
Diploma in Industrial Studies |
|
DistTP |
Distinction in Town Planning |
|
DIT |
Department for International Trade |
|
DIur |
Doctor of Law |
|
DIUS |
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills |
|
Div. |
Division |
|
Divorced |
|
|
DJAG |
Deputy Judge Advocate General |
|
DJPD |
Dato Jasa Purba Di-Raja Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) |
|
DJStJ |
Dame of Justice, Order of St John of Jerusalem (now see DStJ) |
|
DJur |
Doctor Juris (Doctor of Law) |
|
DK |
Most Esteemed Family Order (Brunei) |
|
DL |
Deputy Lieutenant |
|
Democratie Libérale |
|
|
DLAS |
Diploma in Laboratory Animal Science, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons |
|
DLaws |
Doctor of Laws |
|
DLC |
Diploma of Loughborough College |
|
DLES |
Doctor of Letters in Economic Studies |
|
DLI |
Durham Light Infantry |
|
DLIS |
Diploma in Library and Information Studies |
|
DLit |
DLitt |
|
Doctor of Literature |
|
|
Doctor of Letters |
|
|
DLittS |
Doctor of Sacred Letters |
|
DLJ |
Dame of Grace, Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem |
|
DLO |
Diploma in Laryngology and Otology |
|
DLP |
Diploma in Legal Practice |
|
Democratic Labour Party |
|
|
DLR |
Docklands Light Railway |
|
DLUHC |
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities |
|
DM |
Doctor of Medicine |
|
DMA |
Diploma in Municipal Administration |
|
DMan |
Doctor of Management |
|
DMCC |
Diploma in the Medical Care of Catastrophe, Society of Apothecaries |
|
DMD |
Doctor of Medical Dentistry (Australia) |
|
DME |
Director of Mechanical Engineering |
|
DMed |
Doctor of Medicine |
|
DMedSci |
Doctor of Medical Science |
|
DMet |
Doctor of Metallurgy |
|
DMI |
Director of Military Intelligence |
|
DMin |
Doctor of Ministry |
|
DMiss |
Doctor of Missiology |
|
DMJ |
Diploma in Medical Jurisprudence |
|
DMJ(Path) |
Diploma in Medical Jurisprudence (Pathology) |
|
DMLJ |
Dame of Merit, Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem |
|
DMO |
Director of Military Operations |
|
DMR |
Diploma in Medical Radiology |
|
DMRD |
Diploma in Medical Radiological Diagnosis |
|
DMRE |
Diploma in Medical Radiology and Electrology |
|
DMRT |
Diploma in Medical Radio-Therapy |
|
DMS |
Director of Medical Services |
|
Decoration for Meritorious Service (South Africa) |
|
|
Diploma in Management Studies |
|
|
DMSc |
Doctor of Medical Science |
|
DMT |
Director of Military Training |
|
DMus |
Doctor of Music |
|
DN |
Diploma in Nursing |
|
DNB |
Dictionary of National Biography |
|
DNE |
Director of Naval Equipment |
|
DNH |
Department of National Heritage |
|
DNI |
Director of Naval Intelligence |
|
DNursing |
Professional Doctorate in Nursing |
|
DNZM |
Dame Companion, New Zealand Order of Merit |
|
DO |
Diploma in Ophthalmology |
|
DOAE |
Defence Operational Analysis Establishment |
|
DObstRCOG |
Diploma of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (now see DRCOG) |
|
DOC |
District Officer Commanding |
|
DocArts |
Doctor of Arts |
|
DocEng |
Doctor of Engineering |
|
DoE |
Department of the Environment |
|
DoH |
Department of Health |
|
DoI |
Department of Industry |
|
DOL |
Doctor of Oriental Learning |
|
Dom. |
Dominus (Lord) |
|
DOMS |
Diploma in Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery |
|
DOR |
Director of Operational Requirements |
|
DOrthRCS |
Diploma in Orthodontics, Royal College of Surgeons |
|
DOS |
Director of Ordnance Services |
|
Doctor of Ocular Science |
|
|
DP |
Data Processing |
|
DPA |
Diploma in Public Administration |
|
Discharged Prisoners’ Aid |
|
|
Doctor of Public Administration |
|
|
DPD |
Diploma in Public Dentistry |
|
DPEc |
Doctor of Political Economy |
|
DPed |
Doctor of Pedagogy |
|
DPH |
Diploma in Public Health |
|
DPh |
DPhil |
|
Doctor of Philosophy |
|
|
DPharm |
Doctor of Pharmacy |
|
DPhilMed |
Diploma in Philosophy of Medicine |
|
DPhysMed |
Diploma in Physical Medicine |
|
DPLG |
Diplômé par le Gouvernement |
|
DPM |
Diploma in Psychological Medicine |
|
Diploma in Personnel Management |
|
|
DPMS |
Dato Paduka Mahkota Selangor (Malaysia) |
|
DPMSA |
Diploma in Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine, Society of Apothecaries |
|
DPP |
Director of Public Prosecutions |
|
DPR |
Director of Public Relations |
|
DProf |
Doctor of Professional Studies |
|
DPS |
Director of Postal Services |
|
Director of Personal Services |
|
|
Doctor of Public Service |
|
|
Diploma in Pastoral Studies |
|
|
DPSA |
Diploma in Public and Social Administration |
|
DPSE |
Diploma in Professional Studies in Education |
|
DPSM |
Diploma in Public Sector Management |
|
DPSN |
Diploma in Professional Studies in Nursing |
|
DPsych |
Doctor of Psychology |
|
DQMG |
Deputy Quartermaster-General |
|
Dr |
Doctor |
|
DRA |
Defence Research Agency (later DERA) |
|
DRAC |
Director Royal Armoured Corps |
|
DRC |
Diploma of Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow |
|
DRCOG |
Diploma of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
|
DRD |
Diploma in Restorative Dentistry |
|
Dr hab. |
Doctor of Habilitation |
|
Dr ing |
Doctor of Engineering |
|
Dr jur |
Doctor of Laws |
|
DrŒcPol |
Doctor Œconomiæ Politicæ (Doctor of Political Economy) |
|
Dr phil |
Doctor of Philosophy |
|
Dr rer. nat. |
Doctor of Natural Science |
|
Dr rer. pol. |
Doctor of Political Science |
|
Dr rer. soc. oec. |
Doctor of Social and Economic Sciences |
|
DRS |
Diploma in Religious Studies |
|
Drs |
Doctorandus |
|
DRSAMD |
Diploma of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama |
|
DS |
Directing Staff |
|
Doctor of Science |
|
|
DSA |
Diploma in Social Administration |
|
DSAC |
Defence Scientific Advisory Council |
|
DSAO |
Diplomatic Service Administration Office |
|
DSC |
Distinguished Service Cross |
|
DSc |
Doctor of Science |
|
DScA |
Docteur en sciences agricoles |
|
DSc(Eng) |
Doctor of Engineering Science |
|
DSCHE |
Diploma of the Scottish Council for Health Education |
|
DSCM |
Diploma of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music |
|
DScMil |
Doctor of Military Science |
|
DSc (SocSci) |
Doctor of Science in Social Science |
|
DSD |
Director Staff Duties |
|
Diploma in Speech and Drama |
|
|
DSF |
Director Special Forces |
|
DSG |
Dame, Order of St Gregory the Great |
|
DSIR |
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (later SRC; then SERC) |
|
DSIT |
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
|
DSL |
Doctor of Sacred Letters |
|
DSLJ |
Dato Seri Laila Jasa (Brunei) |
|
DSM |
Distinguished Service Medal |
|
DSMOM |
Dame, Sovereign Military Order of Malta |
|
DSNB |
Dato Setia Negara Brunei |
|
DSNS |
Dato Setia Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) |
|
DSO |
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order |
|
DSocSc |
Doctor of Social Science |
|
DSP |
Director of Selection of Personnel |
|
Docteur en sciences politiques (Montreal) |
|
|
dsp |
decessit sine prole (died without issue) |
|
DSport |
Doctor of Sport |
|
DSS |
Department of Social Security |
|
Doctor of Sacred Scripture |
|
|
Dss |
Deaconess |
|
DSSc |
Doctor of Social Science |
|
DST |
Director of Supplies and Transport |
|
DStJ |
Dame of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem |
|
Dame of Justice, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem |
|
|
DSTL |
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory |
|
DTA |
Diploma in Tropical Agriculture |
|
DTech |
Doctor of Technology |
|
DTH |
Diploma in Tropical Hygiene |
|
DTh |
DTheol |
|
Doctor of Theology |
|
|
DThMin |
Doctor of Theology and Ministry |
|
DThPT |
Diploma in Theory and Practice of Teaching |
|
DTI |
Department of Trade and Industry |
|
DTLR |
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions |
|
DTM&H |
Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
|
DU |
DUniv |
|
Honorary Doctor of the University |
|
|
Dunelm |
Dunelmensis (of Durham) |
|
DUP |
Democratic Unionist Party |
|
Docteur de l’Université de Paris |
|
|
DVA |
Diploma of Veterinary Anaesthesia |
|
DVH |
Diploma in Veterinary Hygiene |
|
DVLA |
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency |
|
DVLC |
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre |
|
DVM |
DVetMed |
|
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
|
|
DVMS |
DVM&S |
|
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery |
|
|
DVO |
Driver, Vehicle and Operator |
|
DVOphthal |
Diploma in Veterinary Ophthalmology |
|
DVR |
Diploma in Veterinary Radiology |
|
DVSc |
Doctor of Veterinary Science |
|
DVSM |
Diploma in Veterinary State Medicine |
|
DWP |
Department for Work and Pensions |
|
E |
|
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|
E |
East |
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Earl |
|
|
England |
|
|
E-mail |
|
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e |
eldest |
|
EA |
Environment Agency |
|
EAA |
Edinburgh Architectural Association |
|
EACR |
European Association for Cancer Research |
|
EADS |
European Aeronautics Defence and Space Company |
|
EAF |
East African Forces |
|
EAGA |
Energy Action Grants Agency |
|
EAHY |
European Architectural Heritage Year |
|
EASD |
European Association of Securities Dealers |
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European Association for the Study of Diabetes |
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|
EBC |
English Benedictine Congregation |
|
Ebor |
Eboracensis (of York) |
|
EBRD |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
|
EBSQ |
European Board of Surgery Qualification |
|
EBU |
European Broadcasting Union |
|
EC |
Etoile du Courage (Canada) |
|
European Community |
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|
European Commission |
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Emergency Commission |
|
|
ECA |
Economic Co-operation Administration |
|
Economic Commission for Africa |
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|
ECAFE |
Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (now see ESCAP) |
|
ECB |
England and Wales Cricket Board |
|
ECCTIS |
Education Courses and Credit Transfer Information Systems |
|
ECE |
Economic Commission for Europe |
|
ECGD |
Export Credits Guarantee Department |
|
ECHR |
European Court of Human Rights |
|
ECLAC |
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean |
|
ECOSOC |
Economic and Social Committee of the United Nations |
|
ECR |
European Conservatives and Reformists Group |
|
ECSC |
European Coal and Steel Community |
|
ED |
Efficiency Decoration |
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Doctor of Engineering (US) |
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European Democrat |
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ed |
edited |
|
EdB |
Bachelor of Education |
|
EDC |
Economic Development Committee |
|
EdD |
Doctor of Education |
|
EDF |
European Development Fund |
|
EDG |
European Democratic Group |
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Employment Department Group |
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Edin. |
Edinburgh |
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Edn |
Edition |
|
EDP |
Executive Development Programme |
|
EdS |
Specialist in Education |
|
EDSAC |
Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator |
|
Educ |
Educated |
|
Educn |
Education |
|
EEA |
European Environment Agency |
|
EEC |
European Economic Community (now see EC) |
|
Commission of the European Communities |
|
|
EEF |
Engineering Employers’ Federation |
|
Egyptian Expeditionary Force |
|
|
EETPU |
Electrical Electronic Telecommunication & Plumbing Union (later AEEU) |
|
EETS |
Early English Text Society |
|
EFCE |
European Federation of Chemical Engineering |
|
EFIAP |
Excellence, Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique |
|
EFQM |
European Foundation Quality Management |
|
EFTA |
European Free Trade Association |
|
EGCLJ |
Ecclesiastical Grand Cross Chaplain, Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem |
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eh |
ehrenhalber (honorary) |
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EI |
East Indian |
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East Indies |
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EIA |
Engineering Industries Association |
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EIB |
European Investment Bank |
|
EIEMA |
Electrical Installation Equipment Manufacturers’ Association |
|
E-in-C |
Engineer-in-Chief |
|
EIS |
Educational Institute of Scotland |
|
EISCAT |
European Incoherent Scatter Association |
|
EIU |
Economist Intelligence Unit |
|
ELBS |
English Language Book Society |
|
ELDR |
European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party |
|
ELT |
English Language Teaching |
|
EM |
Edward Medal |
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Earl Marshal |
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|
EMBL |
European Molecular Biology Laboratory |
|
EMBO |
European Molecular Biology Organisation |
|
EMEA |
European Medicines Agency (formerly European Agency for the Evaluation of Medical Products) |
|
Europe, Middle East and Africa |
|
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EMI |
European Monetary Institute |
|
EMP |
Electro Magnetic Pulse |
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Executive Management Program Diploma |
|
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EMS |
Emergency Medical Service |
|
EMU |
European Monetary Union |
|
Eng. |
England |
|
EngD |
Doctor of Engineering |
|
Engr |
Engineer |
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ENO |
English National Opera |
|
ENT |
Ear Nose and Throat |
|
ENTO |
Employment National Training Organisation |
|
EO |
Executive Officer |
|
EOC |
Equal Opportunities Commission |
|
EOPH |
Examined Officer of Public Health |
|
EORTC |
European Organisation for Research on Treatment of Cancer |
|
EOT |
Employee Ownership Trust |
|
EP |
European Parliament |
|
EPOS |
Electronic Point of Sale |
|
EPP |
European People’s Party |
|
EPSA |
Excellence, Photographic Society of America |
|
EPSRC |
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council |
|
EPsS |
Experimental Psychology Society |
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er |
elder |
|
ER |
Eastern Region (BR) |
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East Riding |
|
|
ERA |
Electrical Research Association |
|
ERC |
Electronics Research Council |
|
ERD |
Emergency Reserve Decoration (Army) |
|
ESA |
European Space Agency |
|
ESC |
European Society of Cardiology |
|
ESCAP |
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
|
ESCP-EAP |
Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris-Ecole des Affaires de Paris |
|
ESF |
European Science Foundation |
|
ESL |
English as a Second Language |
|
ESOL |
English for Speakers of Other Languages |
|
ESP |
English for Special Purposes |
|
ESPID |
European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases |
|
EsqStJ |
Esquire, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem |
|
ESRC |
Economic and Social Research Council |
|
Electricity Supply Research Council |
|
|
ESRO |
European Space Research Organization (now see ESA) |
|
ESSKA |
European Society for Surgery of the Knee and Arthroscopy |
|
ESTA |
European Science and Technology Assembly |
|
ESU |
English-Speaking Union |
|
ETA |
Engineering Training Authority |
|
ETH |
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule |
|
ETS |
Educational and Training Services |
|
ETS(A) |
Educational and Training Services (Army) |
|
ETU |
Electrical Trades Union |
|
ETUC |
European Trade Union Confederation |
|
ETUCE |
European Trade Union Committee for Education |
|
EU |
European Union |
|
Euratom |
European Atomic Energy Community |
|
EurBiol |
European Biologist (now see EurProBiol) |
|
EurChem |
European Chemist |
|
EurGeol |
European Geologist |
|
Eur Ing |
European Engineer |
|
EUROM |
European Federation for Optics and Precision Mechanics |
|
EurProBiol |
European Professional Biologist |
|
EUW |
European Union of Women |
|
eV |
eingetragener Verein |
|
EVPC |
European Veterinary Parasitology College |
|
Ext |
Extinct |
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external |
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F |
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FA |
Football Association |
|
FAA |
Fellow, Australian Academy of Science |
|
FAAAI |
Fellow, Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (formerly American Association for Artificial Intelligence) |
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Fleet Air Arm |
|
|
FAAAI |
Fellow, American Association for Artificial Intelligence |
|
FAAAS |
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science |
|
FAACR |
Fellow, American Association for Cancer Research |
|
FAAHMS |
Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Sciences |
|
FAAN |
Fellow, American Academy of Neurology |
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Fellow, American Academy of Nursing |
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|
FAAO |
Fellow, American Academy of Optometry |
|
FAAP |
Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics |
|
FAARM |
Fellow, American Academy of Reproductive Medicine |
|
FAAV |
Fellow, Central Association of Agricultural Valuers |
|
FAAVCT |
Fellow, American Academy of Veterinary and Comparative Toxicology |
|
FABE |
Fellow, Association of Building Engineers |
|
FAcadMEd |
Fellow, Academy of Medical Educators |
|
FACB |
Fellow, National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry, USA |
|
FACC |
Fellow, American College of Cardiology |
|
FACCA |
Fellow, Association of Certified and Corporate Accountants (now see FCCA) |
|
FACCP |
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians |
|
FACD |
Fellow, American College of Dentistry |
|
FACDS |
Fellow, Australian College of Dental Surgeons (now see FRACDS) |
|
FACE |
Fellow, Australian College of Educators (formerly of Education) |
|
FACerS |
Fellow, American Ceramic Society |
|
FAChAM |
Fellow, Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine, Royal Australian College of Physicians |
|
FAChPM |
Fellow, Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine, Royal Australian College of Physicians |
|
FACHSE |
Fellow, Australian College of Health Service Executives |
|
FACI |
Fellow, Australian Chemical Institute (now see FRACI) |
|
FACM |
Fellow, Associaton of Computing Machinery |
|
FACMA |
Fellow, Australian College of Medical Administrators (now see FRACMA) |
|
FACMG |
Fellow, American College of Medicinal Genetics |
|
FACOG |
Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynæcologists |
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FACOM |
Fellow, Australian College of Occupational Medicine |
|
FACP |
Fellow, American College of Physicians |
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FACPM |
Fellow, American College of Preventive Medicine |
|
FACR |
Fellow, American College of Radiology |
|
FACRM |
Fellow, Australian College of Rehabilitation Medicine |
|
FACS |
Fellow, American College of Surgeons |
|
FAcSS |
Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences |
|
FACVSc |
Fellow, Australian College of Veterinary Scientists |
|
FACVT |
Fellow, American College of Veterinary Toxicology (now see FAAVCT) |
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FADM |
Fellow, Academy of Dental Materials |
|
FADO |
Fellow, Association of Dispensing Opticians |
|
FAEM |
Faculty of Accident and Emergency Medicine (now see CEM) |
|
FAeSI |
Fellow, Aeronautical Society of India |
|
FAFMS |
Fellow, Academy of Forensic Medical Sciences |
|
FAfN |
Fellow, Association for Nutrition |
|
FAFPHM |
Fellow, Australian Faculty of Public Health Medicine |
|
FAGS |
Fellow, American Geographical Society |
|
FAHA |
Fellow, Australian Academy of the Humanities |
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Fellow, American Heart Association |
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FAHMS |
Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences |
|
FAI |
Fellow, Chartered Auctioneers’ and Estate Agents’ Institute (now (after amalgamation) see FRICS) |
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Fédération Aéronautique Internationale |
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|
FAIA |
Fellow, American Institute of Architects |
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Fellow, Association of International Accountants |
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FAIAA |
Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
|
FAIAS |
Fellow, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science (now see FAIAST) |
|
FAIAST |
Fellow, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology |
|
FAIB |
Fellow, Australian Institute of Bankers |
|
FAIBF |
Fellow, Australasian Institute of Bankers + Finance |
|
FAIBiol |
Fellow, Australian Institute of Biology |
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FAICD |
Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors |
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FAIChE |
Fellow, American Institute of Chemical Engineers |
|
FAIE |
Fellow, Australian Institute of Energy |
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FAIEx |
Fellow, Australian Institute of Export |
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FAIFST |
Fellow, Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology |
|
FAII |
Fellow, Australian Insurance Institute |
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FAIIA |
Fellow, Australian Information Industry Association |
|
FAIM |
Fellow, Australian Institute of Management |
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FAIMBE |
Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering |
|
FAIP |
Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics |
|
FAISB |
Fellow, Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour |
|
FAM |
Fellow, Academy of Marketing |
|
FAMA |
Fellow, Australian Medical Association |
|
FAMI |
Fellow, Australian Marketing Institute |
|
FAMINZ(Arb) |
Fellow, Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of New Zealand |
|
FAMM |
Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Malaysia |
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FAmNucSoc |
Fellow, American Nuclear Society |
|
FAMS |
Fellow, Ancient Monuments Society |
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Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore |
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Fellow, American Mathematical Society |
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FANA |
Fellow, American Neurological Association |
|
F and GP |
Finance and General Purposes |
|
FANY |
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry |
|
FANZCA |
Fellow, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists |
|
FANZCP |
Fellow, Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (now see FRANZCP) |
|
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
|
FAoP |
Fellow, Association of Physicians of Great Britain and Ireland |
|
FAOrthA |
Fellow, Australian Orthopaedic Association |
|
FAPA |
Fellow, American Psychiatric Association |
|
FAPHA |
Fellow, American Public Health Association |
|
FAPI |
Fellow, Association of Physicians of India |
|
FAPM |
Fellow, Association for Project Management (formerly of Project Managers) |
|
FAPS |
Fellow, American Phytopathological Society |
|
FAPT |
Fellow, Association for Preservation Technology (US) |
|
FArborA |
Fellow, Arboricultural Association |
|
FARE |
Federation of Alcoholic Rehabilitation Establishments |
|
FARELF |
Far East Land Forces |
|
FARVO |
Fellow, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology |
|
FAS |
Fellow, Antiquarian Society |
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Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science |
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|
Funding Agency for Schools |
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Fellow, Anatomical Society |
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|
FASA |
Fellow, Australian Society of Accountants (now see FCPA) |
|
FASc |
Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences |
|
fasc. |
fascicule |
|
FASCE |
Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers |
|
FASI |
Fellow, Architects’ and Surveyors’ Institute |
|
FASME |
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
|
FASPOG |
Fellow, Australian Society for Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
|
FASSA |
Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia |
|
FAusIMM |
Fellow, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy |
|
FAustCOG |
Fellow, Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynæcologists (later FRACOG; now see FRANZCOG) |
|
FAustMS |
Fellow, Australian Mathematical Society |
|
FBA |
Fellow, British Academy |
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Federation of British Artists |
|
|
FBAHA |
Fellow, British Association of Hotel Accountants |
|
FBAM |
Fellow, British Academy of Management |
|
FBC |
Fellow, Birmingham Conservatoire (now see FRBC) |
|
FBCartS |
Fellow, British Cartographic Society |
|
FBCO |
Fellow, British College of Optometrists (formerly of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists)) (now see FCOptom) |
|
FBCS |
Fellow, British Computer Society |
|
FBCS CITP |
Fellow, British Computer Society, with Chartered Professional Status |
|
FBEng |
Fellow, Association of Building Engineers |
|
FBES |
Fellow, Biological Engineering Society (now see FIPEM) |
|
FBHA |
Fellow, British Hospitality Association |
|
FBHI |
Fellow, British Horological Institute |
|
FBHS |
Fellow, British Horse Society |
Fellow, British Hypertension Society
|
FBI |
Federation of British Industries (now see CBI) |
|
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
|
|
FBIAT |
Fellow, British Institute of Architectural Technicians |
|
FBIBA |
Fellow, British Insurance Brokers’ Association (now see FBIIBA) |
|
FBID |
Fellow, British Institute of Interior Design |
|
FBIDA |
Fellow, British Interior Design Association |
|
FBIDST |
Fellow, British Institute of Dental and Surgical Technologists |
|
FBII |
Fellow, British Institute of Innkeeping |
|
FBIIBA |
Fellow, British Insurance and Investment Brokers’ Association |
|
FBIM |
Fellow, British Institute of Management (later FIMgt) |
|
FBINZ |
Fellow, Bankers’ Institute of New Zealand |
|
FBIPM |
Fellow, British Institute of Payroll Management (now see FIPPM) |
|
FBIPP |
Fellow, British Institute of Professional Photography |
|
FBIR |
Fellow, British Institute of Radiology |
|
FBIRA |
Fellow, British Institute of Regulatory Affairs |
|
FBIS |
Fellow, British Interplanetary Society |
|
FBKS |
Fellow, British Kinematograph Society (now see FBKSTS) |
|
FBKSTS |
Fellow, British Kinematograph, Sound and Television Society |
|
FBNA |
Fellow, British Naturalists’ Association |
|
FBOA |
Fellow, British Optical Association |
|
FBOU |
Fellow, British Ornithologists’ Union |
|
FBPharmacolS |
Fellow, British Pharmacological Society (now see FBPhS) |
|
FBPhS |
Fellow, British Pharmacological Society |
|
FBPICS |
Fellow, British Production and Inventory Control Society |
|
FBPsS |
Fellow, British Psychological Society |
|
FBritIRE |
Fellow, British Institution of Radio Engineers (later FIERE) |
|
FBS |
Fellow, Building Societies Institute (later FCBSI; now see FCIB) |
|
FBSE |
Fellow, Biomaterials Science and Engineering |
|
FBSG |
Fellow, British Society for Geomorphology |
|
FBSI |
Fellow, Boot and Shoe Institution (now see FCFI) |
|
FBSM |
Fellow, Birmingham School of Music (now see FBC) |
|
FBTS |
Fellow, British Toxicology Society |
|
FC |
Football Club |
|
FCA |
Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants |
|
Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia |
|
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Fellow, New Zealand Society of Accountants |
|
|
Federation of Canadian Artists |
|
|
FCAE |
Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering |
|
FCAHS |
Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences |
|
FCAI |
Fellow, New Zealand Institute of Cost Accountants |
|
Fellow, Canadian Aeronautical Institute (now see FCASI) |
|
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Fellow, College of Anaesthetists of Ireland |
|
|
FCAM |
Fellow, CAM Foundation |
|
FCAnaes |
Fellow, College of Anaesthetists (now see FRCA) |
|
FCARCSI |
Fellow, College of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland |
|
FCA(SA) |
Fellow, College of Anaesthetists (South Africa) |
|
FCASI |
Fellow, Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute |
|
FCBI |
Fellow, Chartered Banker Institute |
|
FCBSI |
Fellow, Chartered Building Societies Institute (merged with Chartered Institute of Bankers; now see FCIB) |
|
FCCA |
Fellow, Chartered Association of Certified Accountants |
|
FCCEA |
Fellow, Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration |
|
FCCP |
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians |
|
FCCS |
Fellow, Corporation of Secretaries (formerly of Certified Secretaries) |
|
FCCT |
Fellow, Canadian College of Teachers |
Fellow, Chartered College of Teaching
|
FCDO |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
|
FCDSHK |
Fellow, College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong |
|
FCEC |
Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors |
|
FCEM |
Fellow, College of Emergency Medicine (now see FRCEM) |
|
FCFE |
Fellow, Chartered Institution for Further Education |
|
FCFI |
Fellow, Clothing and Footwear Institute |
|
FCG |
Fellow, Chartered Governance Institute |
|
FCGA |
Fellow, Certified General Accountants of Canada |
|
FCGC |
Fellow, Council of Geriatric Cardiology |
|
FCGDent |
Fellow, College of General Dentistry |
|
FCGI |
Fellow, City and Guilds of London Institute |
|
FCGP |
Fellow, College of General Practitioners (now see FRCGP) |
|
FChS |
Fellow, Society of Chiropodists |
|
FCI |
Fellow, Institute of Commerce |
|
FCIA |
Fellow, Corporation of Insurance Agents |
|
FCIArb |
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators |
|
FCIB |
Fellow, Corporation of Insurance Brokers |
|
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Bankers |
|
|
FCIBS |
Fellow, Chartered Institution of Building Services (now see FCBI) |
|
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland |
|
|
FCIBSE |
Fellow, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers |
|
FCIC |
Fellow, Chemical Institute of Canada (formerly Canadian Institute of Chemistry) |
|
FCICM |
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Credit Management |
|
FCIEEM |
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management |
|
FCIEH |
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health |
|
FCIFE |
Fellow, Chartered Institution for Further Education |
|
FCIH |
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Housing |
|
FCIHort |
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Horticulture |
|
FCIHT |
Fellow, Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation |
|
FCII |
Fellow, Chartered Insurance Institute |
|
FCIJ |
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Journalists |
|
FCIL |
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Linguists |
|
FCILA |
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters |
|
FCILT |
Chartered Fellow, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport |
|
FCIM |
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Marketing |
|
Fellow, Institute of Corporate Managers (Australia) |
|
|
FCInstCES |
Fellow, Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors |
|
FCIOB |
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Building |
|
FCIPA |
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Patent Agents (now see CPA) |
|
FCIPD |
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development |
|
FCIPHE |
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering |
|
FCIPR |
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Public Relations |
|
FCIPS |
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Procurement (formerly Purchasing) and Supply |
|
FCIS |
Fellow, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (formerly Chartered Institute of Secretaries) (now see FCG) |
|
FCISA |
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators (Australia) |
|
FCIT |
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Transport (now see FCILT) |
|
FCIWEM |
Fellow, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management |
|
FCIWM |
Fellow, Chartered Institution of Wastes Management |
|
FCJEI |
Fellow, Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute |
|
FCLIP |
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals |
|
FCM |
Faculty of Community Medicine |
|
FCMA |
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (formerly Institute of Cost and Management Accountants) |
|
Fellow, Communications Management Association |
|
|
FCMC |
Fellow grade, Certified Management Consultant |
|
FCMI |
Fellow, Chartered Management Institute |
|
FCMSA |
Fellow, College of Medicine of South Africa |
|
FCNA |
Fellow, College of Nursing, Australia |
|
FCO |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
|
FCOG(SA) |
Fellow, South African College of Obstetrics and Gynæcology |
|
FCollH |
Fellow, College of Handicraft |
|
FCollP |
Fellow, College of Preceptors |
|
FCollT |
Fellow, College of Teachers |
|
FCommA |
Fellow, Society of Commercial Accountants (now see FSCA) |
|
FCOphth |
Fellow, College of Ophthalmologists (now see FRCOphth) |
|
FCOptom |
Fellow, College of Optometrists |
|
FCOT |
Fellow, College of Teachers |
|
FCP |
Fellow, College of Preceptors |
|
FCPA |
Fellow, Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants |
|
FCPath |
Fellow, College of Pathologists (now see FRCPath) |
|
FCPCH |
Fellow, College of Paediatrics and Child Health (now see FRCPCH) |
|
FCP (ECSA) |
Fellow, East, Central and Southern Africa College of Physicians |
|
FCPFA |
Fellow Chartered Public Finance Accountant |
|
FCPodMed |
Fellow, College of Podiatry in Podiatric Medicine (now see FRCPodM) |
|
FCPS |
Fellow, College of Physicians and Surgeons |
|
FCP(SoAf) |
Fellow, College of Physicians, South Africa |
|
FCPSO(SoAf) |
Fellow, College of Physicians and Surgeons and Obstetricians, South Africa |
|
FCPS (Pak) |
Fellow, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan |
|
FCQI |
Fellow, Chartered Quality Institute |
|
FCRA |
Fellow, College of Radiologists of Australia (now see FRACR) |
|
FCS |
Federation of Conservative Students |
|
FCS |
FChemSoc |
|
Fellow, Chemical Society (now absorbed into Royal Society of Chemistry) |
|
|
FCSD |
Fellow, Chartered Society of Designers |
|
FCSFS |
Fellow, Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences |
|
FCSHK |
Fellow, College of Surgeons of Hong Kong |
|
FCSI |
Fellow, Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment |
|
FCSLT |
Fellow, College of Speech and Language Therapists (now see FRCSLT) |
|
FCSM |
Fellow, Cambridge School of Music |
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FCSP |
Fellow, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy |
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FCSSA |
FCS(SoAf) |
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Fellow, College of Surgeons, South Africa |
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FCSSL |
Fellow, College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka |
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FCST |
Fellow, College of Speech Therapists (later FCSLT; now see FRCSLT) |
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FCT |
Federal Capital Territory (now see ACT) |
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Fellow, Association of Corporate Treasurers |
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Fellow, College of Teachers |
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FCTB |
Fellow, College of Teachers of the Blind |
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FCU |
Fighter Control Unit |
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FCWA |
Fellow, Institute of Costs and Works Accountants (now see FCMA) |
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FD |
Doctor of Philosophy |
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FDA |
Association of First Division Civil Servants |
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FdA |
Foundation Degree of Arts |
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FDF |
Food and Drink Federation |
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FDI |
Fédération Dentaire Internationale |
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FDP |
Freie Demokratische Partei |
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FDS |
Fellow in Dental Surgery |
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FdSc |
Foundation Degree in Science |
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FDSRCPSGlas |
Fellow in Dental Surgery, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow |
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FDSRCS |
FDS RCS |
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Fellow in Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of England |
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FDSRCSE |
Fellow in Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh |
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FE |
Far East |
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Further Education |
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FEA |
Fellow, English Association |
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FEAF |
Far East Air Force |
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FEAN |
Fellow, European Academy of Neurology |
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FEANI |
Fédération Européenne d’Associations Nationales d’Ingénieurs |
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FEBS |
Federation of European Biochemical Societies |
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Fellow, European Board of Surgery |
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FECI |
Fellow, Institute of Employment Consultants |
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FECTS |
Fellow, European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery |
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FEE |
Fédération des Expertes Comptables Européens |
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FEF |
Far East Fleet |
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FEFC |
FEFCE |
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Further Education Funding Council for England |
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FEFCW |
Further Education Funding Council for Wales |
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FEI |
Fédération Equestre Internationale |
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Fellow, Energy Institute |
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FEIC |
Fellow, Engineering Institute of Canada |
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FEIDCT |
Fellow, Educational Institute of Design Craft and Technology |
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FEIS |
Fellow, Educational Institute of Scotland |
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FEMAC |
Fellow, European Marketing Academy |
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FEng |
Fellow, Royal Academy (formerly Fellowship) of Engineering (now see FREng) |
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FEPS |
Federation of European Physiological Societies |
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FERS |
Fellow, European Respiratory Society |
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FES |
Fellow, Entomological Society |
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Fellow, Ethnological Society |
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FESC |
Fellow, European Society of Cardiology |
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FETCS |
Fellow, European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons |
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FEurASc |
Fellow, European Academy of Sciences |
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FF |
Fianna Fáil |
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Field Force |
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FFA |
Fellow, Faculty of Actuaries (in Scotland) |
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Fellow, Institute of Financial Accountants |
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FFAEM |
Fellow, Faculty of Accident and Emergency Medicine (later FCEM) |
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FFARACS |
Fellow, Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (now see FANZCA) |
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FFARCS |
Fellow, Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Surgeons of England (now see FRCA) |
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FFARCSI |
Fellow, Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (now see FCAI) |
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FFAS |
Fellow, Faculty of Architects and Surveyors, London (now see FASI) |
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FFA(SA) |
Fellow, Faculty of Anaesthetists (South Africa) (now see FCA(SA)) |
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FFB |
Fellow, Faculty of Building |
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FFCI |
Fellow, Faculty of Clinical Informatics |
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FFCM |
Fellow, Faculty of Community Medicine (now see FFPH) |
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Fellow, Faculty of Church Music |
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FFCMI |
Fellow, Faculty of Community Medicine of Ireland |
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FFCS |
Founding Fellow, Contemporary Scotland |
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FFDRCSI |
Fellow, Faculty of Dentistry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
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FFFLM |
Fellow, Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians |
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FFFP |
Fellow, Faculty of Family Planning & Reproductive Health Care of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (now see FFSRH) |
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FFGDP(UK) |
Fellow, Faculty of General Dental Practitioners of the Royal College of Surgeons (now see FCGDent) |
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FFHom |
Fellow, Faculty of Homeopathy |
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FFI |
Finance for Industry |
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Fauna & Flora International |
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FFICM |
Fellow, Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine |
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FFOM |
Fellow, Faculty of Occupational Medicine |
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FFOMI |
Fellow, Faculty of Occupational Medicine of Ireland |
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FFOP (RCPA) |
Fellow, Faculty of Oral Pathology, Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia |
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FFPath, RCPI |
Fellow, Faculty of Pathologists of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
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FFPH |
Fellow, Faculty of Public Health |
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FFPHM |
Fellow, Faculty of Public Health Medicine (now see FFPH) |
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FFPHMI |
Fellow, Faculty of Public Health Medicine of Ireland |
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FFPM |
Fellow, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine |
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FFPMRCA |
Fellow, Faculty of Pain Medicine, Royal College of Anaesthetists |
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FFPRHC |
Faculty of Family Planning & Reproductive Health Care, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (now see FSRH) |
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FFPS |
Fauna and Flora Preservation Society (now see FFI) |
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FFR |
Fellow, Faculty of Radiologists (now see FRCR) |
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FFRRCSI |
Fellow, Faculty of Radiologists of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
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FFSEM |
Fellow, Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
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FFSRH |
Fellow, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
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FFSSoc |
Fellow, Forensic Science Society (now see FCSFS) |
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FFSTEd |
Fellow, Faculty of Surgical Trainers, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh |
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FFTM(Glas) |
Fellow, Faculty of Travel Medicine, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow |
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FG |
Fine Gael |
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FGA |
Fellow, Gemmological Association |
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FGCL |
Fellow, Goldsmiths’ College, London |
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FGCM |
Fellow, Guild of Church Musicians |
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FGDP(UK) |
Fellow, Faculty of General Dental Practice of the Royal College of Surgeons of England |
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FGDS |
Fédération de la Gauche Démocratique et Socialiste |
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FGE |
Fellow, Guild of Glass Engravers |
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FGGE |
Fellow, Guild of Glass Engravers (now see FGE) |
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FGI |
Fellow, Institute of Certificated Grocers |
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FGMS |
Fellow, Guild of Musicians and Singers |
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FGS |
Fellow, Geological Society |
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Fellow, Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
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FGSM |
Fellow, Guildhall School of Music and Drama (now see FGS) |
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FGSM(MT) |
Fellow, Guildhall School of Music and Drama (Music Therapy) |
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FHA |
Fellow, Institute of Health Service Administrators (formerly Hospital Administrators) (later FHSM) |
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Fellow, Historical Association |
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FHAS |
Fellow, Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland |
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FHCIMA |
Fellow, Hotel Catering and International (formerly Institutional) Management Association (now see FIH) |
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FHEA |
Fellow, Higher Education Academy |
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FHKAES |
Fellow, Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences |
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FHKAM |
Fellow, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine |
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FHKCCM |
Fellow, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine |
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FHKCP |
Fellow, Hong Kong College of Physicians |
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FHKCPath |
Fellow, Hong Kong College of Pathologists |
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FHKCS |
Fellow, Hong Kong College of Surgeons |
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FHKIE |
Fellow, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers |
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FHMAAAS |
Foreign Honorary Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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FHRS |
Fellow, Heart Rhythm Society |
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FHS |
Fellow, Heraldry Society |
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Forces Help Society and Lord Roberts Workshops (now see SSAFA) |
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FHSA |
Family Health Services Authority |
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FHSM |
Fellow, Institute of Health Services Management (later FIHM) |
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FIA |
Fellow, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (formerly Institute of Actuaries) |
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FIAA |
Fellow, Institute of Actuaries of Australia |
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FIAAS |
Fellow, Institute of Australian Agricultural Science |
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FIAA&S |
Fellow, Incorporated Association of Architects and Surveyors |
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FIACM |
Fellow, International Association of Computational Mechanics |
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FIAE |
Fellow, Irish Academy of Engineering |
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FIAFoST |
Fellow, International Academy of Food Science and Technology |
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FIAgrE |
Fellow, Institution of Agricultural Engineers |
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FIAgrM |
Fellow, Institute of Agricultural Management |
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FIALD |
Fellow, International Association of Lighting Designers |
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FIAM |
Fellow, International Academy of Management |
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FIAMBE |
Fellow, International Academy for Medical and Biological Engineering |
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FIAP |
Fellow, Institution of Analysts and Programmers |
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Fellow, Indian Academy of Paediatrics |
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FIArb |
Fellow, Institute of Arbitrators (now see FCIArb) |
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FIArbA |
Fellow, Institute of Arbitrators of Australia |
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FIAS |
Fellow, Institute of Aeronautical Sciences (US) (now see FAIAA) |
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FIASc |
Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences |
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FIASSID |
Fellow, International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability |
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FIB |
Fellow, Institute of Bankers (now see FCIB) |
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FIBA |
Fellow, Institute of Business Administration, Australia (now see FCIM) |
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FIBC |
Fellow, Institute of Business Consulting (now see FIC) |
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FIBI |
Fellow, Institute of Bankers of Ireland |
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FIBiol |
Fellow, Institute of Biology (later FSB, now see FRSB) |
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FIBiotech |
Fellow, Institute for Biotechnical Studies |
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FIBMS |
Fellow, Institute of Biomedical Sciences |
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FIBScot |
Fellow, Institute of Bankers in Scotland (now see FCIBS) |
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FIC |
Fellow, Institute of Chemistry (then FRIC; now see FRSC) |
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Fellow, Imperial College, London |
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Fellow, Institute of Consulting |
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FICA |
Fellow, Commonwealth Institute of Accountants |
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Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (now see FCA) |
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FICAI |
Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland |
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FICB |
Fellow, Institute of Canadian Bankers |
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FICD |
Fellow, Institute of Civil Defence |
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Fellow, Indian College of Dentists |
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Fellow, International College of Dentists |
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FICE |
Fellow, Institution of Civil Engineers |
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FICeram |
Fellow, Institute of Ceramics (later FIM) |
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FICES |
Fellow, Institution of Chartered Engineering Surveyors |
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FICFM |
Fellow, Institute of Charity Fundraising Managers (now see FInstF) |
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FICFor |
Fellow, Institute of Chartered Foresters |
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FIChemE |
Fellow, Institution of Chemical Engineers |
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FICM |
Fellow, Institute of Credit Management (now see FCICM) |
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FICMA |
Fellow, Institute of Cost and Management Accountants |
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FICOG |
Fellow, Indian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
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FICorr |
Fellow, Institute of Corrosion |
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FICorrST |
Fellow, Institution of Corrosion Science and Technology (now see FICorr) |
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FICPD |
Fellow, Institute of Continuing Professional Development |
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FICPEM |
Fellow, Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management |
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FICS |
Fellow, Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers |
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Fellow, International College of Surgeons |
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FICT |
Fellow, Institute of Concrete Technology |
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FIDA |
Fellow, Institute of Directors, Australia (now see FAICD) |
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FIDDA |
Fellow, Interior Decorators and Designers Association (now see FBIDA) |
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FIDE |
Fédération Internationale des Echecs |
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Fellow, Institute of Design Engineers |
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Fédération Internationale pour le Droit Européen |
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FIDEM |
Fédération Internationale de la Médaille d’Art |
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FIDM |
Fellow, Institute of Direct Marketing |
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FIDPM |
Fellow, Institute of Data Processing Management |
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FIEAust |
Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia |
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FIED |
Fellow, Institution of Engineering Designers |
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FIEE |
Fellow, Institution of Electrical Engineers (now see FIET) |
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FIEEE |
Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (NY) |
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FIEEIE |
Fellow, Institution of Electronics and Electrical Incorporated Engineers (later FIIE) |
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FIEEM |
Fellow, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (now see FCIEEM) |
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FIEHK |
Fellow, Institution of Engineering, Hong Kong |
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FIEI |
Fellow, Institution of Engineering Inspection (later FIQA) |
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Fellow, Institution of Engineers of Ireland |
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FIEIE |
Fellow, Institution of Electronic Incorporated Engineers (later FIEEIE) |
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FIEJ |
Fédération Internationale des Editeurs de Journaux et Publications |
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FIEMA |
Fellow, Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment |
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FIEnvSc |
Fellow, Institution of Environmental Sciences |
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FIERE |
Fellow, Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers (later FIEE) |
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FIES |
Fellow, Illuminating Engineering Society (later FIllumES; now see FCIBSE) |
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Fellow, Institution of Engineers in Scotland (formerly Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland) |
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FIET |
Fédération Internationale des Employés, Techniciens et Cadres |
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Fellow, Institution of Engineering and Technology |
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FIEx |
Fellow, Institute of Export |
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FIExpE |
Fellow, Institute of Explosives Engineers |
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FIFA |
Fédération Internationale de Football Association |
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FIFEM |
Fellow, International Federation of Emergency Medicine |
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FIFF |
Fellow, Institute of Freight Forwarders (now see FIFP) |
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FIFireE |
Fellow, Institution of Fire Engineers |
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FIFM |
Fellow, Institute of Fisheries Management |
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FIFor |
Fellow, Institute of Foresters (now see FICFor) |
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FIFP |
Fellow, Institute of Freight Professionals |
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FIFST |
Fellow, Institute of Food Science and Technology |
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FIGasE |
Fellow, Institution of Gas Engineers (now see FIGEM) |
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FIGCM |
Fellow, Incorporated Guild of Church Musicians |
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FIGD |
Fellow, Institute of Grocery Distribution |
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FIGEM |
Fellow, Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers |
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FIGO |
International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics |
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FIH |
Fellow, Institute of Housing (now see FCIH) |
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Fellow, Institute of the Horse |
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Fellow, Institute of Hospitality |
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FIHE |
Fellow, Institute of Health Education |
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FIHEEM |
Fellow, Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management |
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FIHM |
Fellow, Institute of Housing Managers (later FIH; now see FCIH) |
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Fellow, Institute of Healthcare Management |
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FIHort |
Fellow, Institute of Horticulture (now see FCIHort) |
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FIHospE |
Fellow, Institute of Hospital Engineering |
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FIHT |
Fellow, Institution of Highways & Transportation (now see FCIHT) |
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FIHVE |
Fellow, Institution of Heating & Ventilating Engineers (later FCIBS and MCIBS) |
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FIIA |
Fellow, Institute of Industrial Administration (later CBIM and FBIM) |
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Fellow, Institute of Internal Auditors |
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FIIB |
Fellow, International Institute of Biotechnology |
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FIIC |
Fellow, International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works |
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FIIDA |
Fellow, International Interior Design Association |
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FIIE |
Fellow, Institution of Incorporated Engineers in Electronic, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (now see FIET) |
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FIIM |
Fellow, Institution of Industrial Managers |
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FIInfSc |
Fellow, Institute of Information Scientists (now see FCLIP) |
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FIIP |
Fellow, Institute of Incorporated Photographers (now see FBIPP) |
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FIIT |
Fellow, Institute of Indirect Taxation |
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FIL |
Fellow, Institute of Linguists (now see FCIL) |
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FILA |
Fellow, Institute of Landscape Architects (now see FLI) |
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FILAM |
Fellow, Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management |
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FILDM |
Fellow, Institute of Logistics and Distribution Management (later FILog) |
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FilDr |
Doctor of Philosophy |
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Fil.Hed. |
Filosofie Hedersdoktor |
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FIllumES |
Fellow, Illuminating Engineering Society (now see FCIBSE) |
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FILog |
Fellow, Institute of Logistics (later FILT) |
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FILT |
Fellow, Institute of Logistics and Transport (now see FCILT) |
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FIM |
Fellow, Institute of Materials (formerly Institution of Metallurgists, then Institute of Metals) (now see FIMMM) |
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FIMA |
Fellow, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications |
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FIMarE |
Fellow, Institute of Marine Engineers (now see FIMarEST) |
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FIMarEST |
Fellow, Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology |
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FIMatM |
Fellow, Institute of Materials Management (later FILog) |
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FIMBRA |
Financial Intermediaries, Managers and Brokers Regulatory Association |
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FIMC |
Fellow, Institute of Management Consultants (now see FCMC) |
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FIMCB |
Fellow, International Management Centre from Buckingham |
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FIMCRCSE |
Fellow in Immediate Medical Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh |
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FIMechE |
Fellow, Institution of Mechanical Engineers |
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FIMF |
Fellow, Institute of Materials Finishing |
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FIMfgE |
Fellow, Institution of Manufacturing Engineers (later FIEE) |
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FIMgt |
Fellow, Institute of Management (now see FCMI) |
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FIMH |
Fellow, Institute of Materials Handling (later FIMatM) |
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Fellow, Institute of Military History |
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FIMI |
Fellow, Institute of the Motor Industry |
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FIMinE |
Fellow, Institution of Mining Engineers (later FIMM) |
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FIMIT |
Fellow, Institute of Musical Instrument Technology |
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FIMLS |
Fellow, Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences (now see FIBMS) |
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FIMLT |
Fellow, Institute of Medical Laboratory Technology (later FIMLS) |
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FIMM |
Fellow, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (now see FIMMM) |
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FIMMA |
Fellow, Institute of Metals and Materials Australasia |
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FIMMM |
Fellow, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining |
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FIMS |
Fellow, Institute of Mathematical Statistics |
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FIMT |
Fellow, Institute of the Motor Trade (now see FIMI) |
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FIMTA |
Fellow, Institute of Municipal Treasurers and Accountants (now see IPFA) |
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FIMunE |
Fellow, Institution of Municipal Engineers (now amalgamated with Institution of Civil Engineers) |
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FIN |
Fellow, Institute of Navigation (now see FRIN) |
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FINRA |
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority |
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FInstAM |
Fellow, Institute of Administrative Management |
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FInstArb(NZ) |
Fellow, Institute of Arbitrators of New Zealand |
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FInstBiol |
Fellow, Institute of Biology (later FIBiol) |
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FInstCES |
Fellow, Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (now see FCInstCES) |
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FInstD |
Fellow, Institute of Directors |
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FInstE |
Fellow, Institute of Energy (now see FEI) |
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FInstF |
Fellow, Institute of Fuel (later FInstE) |
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Fellow, Institute of Fundraising |
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FInstFF |
Fellow, Institute of Freight Forwarders Ltd (later FIFF) |
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FInstHE |
Fellow, Institution of Highways Engineers (later FIHT, now see FCIHT) |
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FInstKT |
Fellow, Institute of Knowledge Transfer |
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FInstLEx |
Fellow, Institute of Legal Executives |
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FInstLM |
Fellow, Institute of Leadership and Management |
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FInstM |
Fellow, Institute of Meat |
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Fellow, Institute of Marketing (now see FCIM) |
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FInstMC |
Fellow, Institute of Measurement and Control |
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FInstMSM |
Fellow, Institute of Marketing and Sales Management (later FInstM; now see FCIM) |
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FInstMet |
Fellow, Institute of Metals (later part of Metals Society; then FIM) |
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FInstNDT |
Fellow, Institute of Non-Destructive Testing |
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FInstP |
Fellow, Institute of Physics |
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FInstPet |
Fellow, Institute of Petroleum (now see FEI) |
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FInstPkg |
Fellow, Institute of Packaging |
|
FInstPS |
Fellow, Institute of Purchasing and Supply (now see FCIPS) |
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FInstRE |
Fellow, Institution of Royal Engineers |
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FInstSM |
Fellow, Institute of Sales Management (now see FInstSMM) |
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FInstSMM |
Fellow, Institute of Sales and Marketing Management |
|
FInstTT |
Fellow, Institute of Travel & Tourism |
|
FInstW |
Fellow, Institute of Welding (now see FWeldI) |
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FINucE |
Fellow, Institution of Nuclear Engineers (now see FNucI) |
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FIOA |
Fellow, Institute of Acoustics |
|
FIOB |
Fellow, Institute of Building (now see FCIOB) |
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FIOH |
Fellow, Institute of Occupational Hygiene |
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FIOM |
Fellow, Institute of Office Management (now see FIAM) |
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FIOP |
Fellow, Institute of Printing (now see FIP3) |
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FIOSH |
Fellow, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health |
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FIP |
Fellow, Australian Institute of Petroleum |
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FIPA |
Fellow, Institute of Practitioners in Advertising |
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Fellow, Insolvency Practitioners Association |
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FIPAA |
Fellow, Institute of Public Administration Australia |
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FIPD |
Fellow, Institute of Personnel and Development (now see FCIPD) |
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FIPDM |
Fellow, Institute of Physical Distribution Management (later FILDM) |
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FIPEM |
Fellow, Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine |
|
FIPENZ |
Fellow, Institution of Professional Engineers, New Zealand |
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FIPG |
Fellow, Institute of Professional Goldsmiths |
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FIPharmM |
Fellow, Institute of Pharmacy Management |
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FIPHE |
Fellow, Institution of Public Health Engineers (later FIWEM) |
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FIPlantE |
Fellow, Institution of Plant Engineers |
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FIPM |
Fellow, Institute of Personnel Management (later FIPD) |
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FIPPM |
Fellow, Institute of Payroll and Pensions Management |
|
FIPR |
Fellow, Institute of Public Relations (now see FCIPR) |
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FIProdE |
Fellow, Institution of Production Engineers (later FIMfgE) |
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FIPSM |
Fellow, Institute of Physical Sciences in Medicine (now see FIPEM) |
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FIP3 |
Fellow, Institute of Paper, Printing and Publishing |
|
FIQ |
Fellow, Institute of Quarrying |
|
FIQA |
Fellow, Institute of Quality Assurance (now see FCQI) |
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FIRI |
Fellow, Institution of the Rubber Industry (later FPRI) |
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FIRM |
Fellow, Institute of Risk Management |
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FIRO |
Fellow, Institution of Railway Operators |
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FIRRV |
Fellow, Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation |
|
FIRSE |
Fellow, Institute of Railway Signalling Engineers |
|
FIRTE |
Fellow, Institute of Road Transport Engineers |
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FIS |
Fellow, Institute of Statisticians |
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FISA |
Fellow, Incorporated Secretaries’ Association |
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Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d’Aviron |
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FISE |
Fellow, Institution of Sales Engineers |
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Fellow, Institution of Sanitary Engineers |
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FISITA |
Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d’Ingénieurs des Techniques de l’Automobile |
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FISM |
Fellow, Institute of Supervisory Managers (now see FInstLM) |
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Fellow, Institute of Sports Medicine |
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FISOB |
Fellow, Incorporated Society of Organ Builders |
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FISPAL |
Fellow, Institute for Sport, Parks and Leisure |
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FISTC |
Fellow, Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators |
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FISTD |
Fellow, Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing |
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FIStructE |
Fellow, Institution of Structural Engineers |
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FITD |
Fellow, Institute of Training and Development (later FIPD) |
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FITE |
Fellow, Institution of Electrical and Electronics Technician Engineers |
|
FITSA |
Fellow, Institute of Trading Standards Administration |
|
FIW |
Fellow, Welding Institute (now see FWeldI) |
|
FIWE |
Fellow, Institution of Water Engineers (later FIWES) |
|
FIWEM |
Fellow, Institution of Water and Environmental Management (now see FCIWEM) |
|
FIWES |
Fellow, Institution of Water Engineers and Scientists (later FIWEM) |
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FIWM |
Fellow, Institution of Works Managers (now see FIIM) |
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Fellow, Institute of Wastes Management (now see FCIWM) |
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FIWO |
Fellow, Institute of Water Officers |
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FIWPC |
Fellow, Institute of Water Pollution Control (later FIWEM) |
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FIWSc |
Fellow, Institute of Wood Science |
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FIWSP |
Fellow, Institute of Work Study Practitioners (now see FMS) |
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FJI |
Fellow, Institute of Journalists (now see FCIJ) |
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FJIE |
Fellow, Junior Institution of Engineers (now see CIMGTechE) |
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FKC |
Fellow, King’s College London |
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FKCHMS |
Fellow, King’s College Hospital Medical School |
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FL |
Florida (postal) |
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FLA |
Fellow, Library Association (now see FCLIP) |
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Fla |
Florida |
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FLAS |
Fellow, Chartered Land Agents’ Society (now (after amalgamation) see FRICS) |
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FLCM |
Fellow, London College of Music |
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FLI |
Fellow, Landscape Institute |
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FLIA |
Fellow, Life Insurance Association |
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FLLA |
Fellow, Association of Lawyers and Legal Advisers |
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FLS |
Fellow, Linnean Society |
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FLSW |
Fellow, Learned Society of Wales |
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Flt |
Flight |
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FM |
Field-Marshal |
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FMA |
Fellow, Museums Association |
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FMAAT |
Fellow Member, Association of Accounting Technicians |
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FMBA |
Fellow, Marine Biological Association |
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FMedSci |
Fellow, Academy of Medical Sciences |
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FMES |
Fellow, Minerals Engineering Society |
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FMI |
Foundation for Manufacturing and Industry |
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FMinSoc |
Fellow, Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland |
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FMLM |
Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management |
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FMS |
Federated Malay States |
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Fellow, Medical Society |
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Fellow, Institute of Management Services |
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FMSA |
Fellow, Mineralogical Society of America |
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FNA |
Fellow, Indian National Science Academy |
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FNAEA |
Fellow, National Association of Estate Agents |
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FNCO |
Fleet Naval Constructor Officer |
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FNECInst |
Fellow, North East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders |
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FNI |
Fellow, Nautical Institute |
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Fellow, National Institute of Sciences in India (now see FNA) |
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FNIA |
Fellow, Nigerian Institute of Architects |
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FNM |
Free National Movement |
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FNMCP |
Fellow, Nigerian Medical College of Physicians |
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FNMSM |
Fellow, North and Midlands School of Music |
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FNucI |
Fellow, Nuclear Institute |
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FNZIA |
Fellow, New Zealand Institute of Architects |
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FNZIAS |
Fellow, New Zealand Institute of Agricultural Science |
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FNZIC |
Fellow, New Zealand Institute of Chemistry |
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FNZIE |
Fellow, New Zealand Institution of Engineers (now see FIPENZ) |
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FNZIM |
Fellow, New Zealand Institute of Management |
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FNZPsS |
Fellow, New Zealand Psychological Society |
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FO |
Foreign Office (now see FCO) |
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Field Officer |
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Flag Officer |
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Flying Officer |
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FODC |
Franciscan Order of the Divine Compassion |
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FOIC |
Flag Officer in charge |
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FOMA |
Flag Officer, Maritime Aviation |
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FOMI |
Faculty of Occupational Medicine of Ireland |
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FONA |
Flag Officer, Naval Aviation |
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FONAC |
Flag Officer, Naval Air Command |
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For. |
Foreign |
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FOSA |
Fellow, Optical Society of America |
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FOST |
Flag Officer Sea Training |
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FPA |
Family Planning Association |
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FPC |
Family Practitioner Committee (later FHSA) |
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Financial Planning Certificate |
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FPH |
Faculty of Public Health |
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FPHM |
Faculty of Public Health Medicine (see now FPH) |
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FPhS |
Fellow, Philosophical Society of England |
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FPhysiol |
Fellow, Physiological Society of London (now see FTPS) |
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FPhysS |
Fellow, Physical Society |
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FPI |
Fellow, Plastics Institute (later FPRI) |
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FPIA |
Fellow, Plastics Institute of Australia |
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Fellow, Planning Institute of Australia |
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FPM |
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine |
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FPMI |
Fellow, Pensions Management Institute |
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FPRI |
Fellow, Plastics and Rubber Institute (later FIM) |
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FPS |
Fellow, Pharmaceutical Society (now also FRPharmS) |
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Fauna Preservation Society (later FFPS) |
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FPWI |
Fellow, Permanent Way Institution |
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FQNI |
Fellow, Queen’s Nursing Institute |
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FRA |
Fellow, Royal Academy |
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FRAC |
Fellow, Royal Agricultural College |
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FRACDS |
Fellow, Royal Australian College of Dental Surgeons |
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FRACGP |
Fellow, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners |
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FRACI |
Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute |
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FRACMA |
Fellow, Royal Australian College of Medical Administrators |
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FRACO |
Fellow, Royal Australian College of Ophthalmologists |
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FRACOG |
Fellow, Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (now see FRANZCOG) |
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FRACP |
Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians |
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FRACR |
Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Radiologists |
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FRACS |
Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons |
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FRAD |
Fellow, Royal Academy of Dancing |
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FRAeS |
Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society |
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FRAgS |
Fellow, Royal Agricultural Societies (ie of England, Scotland and Wales) |
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FRAHS |
Fellow, Royal Australian Historical Society |
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FRAI |
Fellow, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain & Ireland |
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FRAIA |
Fellow, Royal Australian Institute of Architects |
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FRAIB |
Fellow, Royal Australian Institute of Building |
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FRAIC |
Fellow, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada |
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FRAIPA |
Fellow, Royal Australian Institute of Public Administration |
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FRAM |
Fellow, Royal Academy of Music |
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FRAME |
Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments |
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FRANZCO |
Fellow, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists |
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FRANZCOG |
Fellow, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
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FRANZCP |
Fellow, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists |
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FRANZCR |
Fellow, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists |
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FRAPI |
Fellow, Royal Australian Planning Institute (now see FPIA) |
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FRAS |
Fellow, Royal Astronomical Society |
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Fellow, Royal Asiatic Society |
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FRASE |
Fellow, Royal Agricultural Society of England |
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FRBC |
Fellow, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire |
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FRBS |
Fellow, Royal Society of British Sculptors (now see FRSS) |
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Fellow, Royal Botanic Society |
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FRCA |
Fellow, Royal College of Art |
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Fellow, Royal College of Anaesthetists |
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FRCCO |
Fellow, Royal Canadian College of Organists |
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FRCD(Can.) |
Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada |
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FRCEM |
Fellow, Royal College of Emergency Medicine |
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FRCGP |
Fellow, Royal College of General Practitioners |
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FRCGS |
Fellow, Royal Canadian Geographical Society |
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FRCM |
Fellow, Royal College of Music |
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FRCN |
Fellow, Royal College of Nursing |
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FRCO |
Fellow, Royal College of Organists |
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FRCO(CHM) |
Fellow, Royal College of Organists with Diploma in Choir Training |
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FRCOG |
Fellow, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
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FRCOphth |
Fellow, Royal College of Ophthalmologists |
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FRCP |
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London |
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FRCPA |
Fellow, Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia |
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FRCP&S (Canada) |
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada |
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FRCPath |
Fellow, Royal College of Pathologists |
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FRCPC |
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Canada |
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FRCPCH |
Fellow, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health |
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FRCPE |
FRCPEd |
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Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh |
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FRCPGlas |
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow |
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FRCPI |
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
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FRCPodM |
Fellow, Royal College of Podiatry in Podiatric Medicine |
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FRCPSGlas |
Hon. Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow |
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FRCPsych |
Fellow, Royal College of Psychiatrists |
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FRCR |
Fellow, Royal College of Radiologists |
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FRCS |
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of England |
Fellow, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
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FRCSCan |
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Canada |
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FRCSE |
FRCSEd |
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Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh |
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FRCSGlas |
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow |
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FRCSI |
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
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FRCSLT |
Fellow, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists |
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FRCSoc |
Fellow, Royal Commonwealth Society |
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FRCS (OMFS) |
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of England (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) |
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FRCST |
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand |
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FRCUS |
Fellow, Royal College of University Surgeons (Denmark) |
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FRCVS |
Fellow, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons |
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FREconS |
Fellow, Royal Economic Society |
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FREng |
Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering |
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FRES |
Fellow, Royal Entomological Society of London |
|
FRFPSG |
Fellow, Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow (now see FRCPGlas) |
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FRG |
Federal Republic of Germany |
|
FRGS |
Fellow, Royal Geographical Society |
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FRGSA |
Fellow, Royal Geographical Society of Australasia |
|
FRHistS |
Fellow, Royal Historical Society |
|
FRHS |
Fellow, Royal Horticultural Society (now see MRHS) |
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FRI |
Fellow, Royal Institution |
|
FRIAI |
Fellow, Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland |
|
FRIAS |
Fellow, Royal Incorporation of Architects of Scotland |
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Royal Institute for the Advancement of Science |
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FRIBA |
Fellow, Royal Institute of British Architects (and see RIBA) |
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FRIC |
Fellow, Royal Institute of Chemistry (now see FRSC) |
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FRICS |
Fellow, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors |
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FRIH |
Fellow, Royal Institute of Horticulture (NZ) |
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FRIN |
Fellow, Royal Institute of Navigation |
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FRINA |
Fellow, Royal Institution of Naval Architects |
|
FRIPA |
Fellow, Royal Institute of Public Administration (the Institute no longer has Fellows) |
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FRIPH |
Fellow, Royal Institute of Public Health (now see FRSPH) |
|
FRIPHH |
Fellow, Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene (later FRIPH; now see FRSPH) |
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FRMCM |
Fellow, Royal Manchester College of Music |
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FRMedSoc |
Fellow, Royal Medical Society |
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FRMetS |
Fellow, Royal Meteorological Society |
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FRMIA |
Fellow, Retail Management Institute of Australia |
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FRMS |
Fellow, Royal Microscopical Society |
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FRNCM |
Fellow, Royal Northern College of Music |
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FRNS |
Fellow, Royal Numismatic Society |
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FRPharmS |
Fellow, Royal Pharmaceutical Society |
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FRPS |
Fellow, Royal Photographic Society |
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FRPSL |
Fellow, Royal Philatelic Society, London |
|
FRS |
Fellow, Royal Society |
|
FRSA |
Fellow, Royal Society of Arts |
|
FRSAI |
Fellow, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland |
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FRSAMD |
Fellow, Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama |
|
FRSB |
Fellow, Royal Society of Biology |
|
FRSC |
Fellow, Royal Society of Canada |
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Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry |
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FRS(Can) |
Fellow, Royal Society of Canada (used when a person is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry) |
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FRSCM |
Hon. Fellow, Royal School of Church Music |
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FRSC(UK) |
Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (used when a person is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada) |
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FRSE |
Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh |
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FRSGS |
Fellow, Royal Scottish Geographical Society |
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FRSH |
Fellow, Royal Society for the Promotion of Health (now see FRSPH) |
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FRSL |
Fellow, Royal Society of Literature |
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FRSM |
Fellow, Royal Schools of Music |
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FRSN |
Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales |
|
FRSocMed |
Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine |
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FRSNZ |
Fellow, Royal Society of New Zealand |
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FRSPH |
Fellow, Royal Society for Public Health |
|
FRSPS |
Fellow, Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society |
|
FRSS |
Fellow, Royal Society of Sculptors |
|
FRSSA |
Fellow, Royal Scottish Society for the Arts |
|
FRSSAf |
Fellow, Royal Society of South Africa |
|
FRSTM&H |
Fellow, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
|
FRSV |
Fellow, Royal Society of Victoria |
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FRTPI |
Fellow, Royal Town Planning Institute |
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FRTS |
Fellow, Royal Television Society |
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FRUSI |
Fellow, Royal United Services Institute |
|
FRVA |
Fellow, Rating and Valuation Association (now see IRRV) |
|
FRVC |
Fellow, Royal Veterinary College |
|
FRWCMD |
Fellow, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama |
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FRZSScot |
Fellow, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland |
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FS |
Field Security |
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fs |
Graduate, Royal Air Force Staff College |
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FSA |
Fellow, Society of Antiquaries |
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Financial Services Authority |
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FSACOG |
Fellow, South African College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
|
FSAE |
Fellow, Society of Automotive Engineers |
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Fellow, Society of Art Education |
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FSAI |
Fellow, Society of Architectural Illustrators |
|
FSArc |
Fellow, Society of Architects (merged with the RIBA 1952) |
|
FSaRS |
Fellow, Safety and Reliability Society |
|
FSAScot |
Fellow, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland |
|
FSB |
Fellow, Society of Biology (now see FRSB) |
|
FSBE |
Fellow, Society of Business Economists |
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fsc |
Foreign Staff College |
|
FSCA |
Fellow, Society of Company and Commercial Accountants |
|
FScotvec |
Fellow, Scottish Vocational Education Council |
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FSCRE |
Fellow, Scottish Council for Research in Education |
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FSDC |
Fellow, Society of Dyers and Colourists |
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FSE |
Fellow, Society of Engineers |
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Fellow, Society for the Environment |
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FSEDA |
Fellow, Staff and Higher Educational Development Association |
|
FSES |
Fellow, Society for Educational Studies |
|
FSG |
Fellow, Society of Genealogists |
|
FSGD |
Fellow, Society of Garden Designers |
|
FSGT |
Fellow, Society of Glass Technology |
|
FSI |
Fellow, Chartered Surveyors’ Institution (now see FRICS) |
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Fellow, Securities Institute (later Securities & Investment Institute, now see FCSI) |
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FSIA |
Fellow, Securities Institute of Australia |
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Fellow, Society of Industrial Artists (later FSIAD) |
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FSIAD |
Fellow, Society of Industrial Artists and Designers (now see FCSD) |
|
FSIP |
Fellow, Society of Investment Professionals |
|
FSLCOG |
Fellow, Sri Lankan College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
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FSLCPaed |
Fellow, Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians |
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FSLTC |
Fellow, Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists |
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FSMA |
Fellow, Incorporated Sales Managers’ Association (later FInstMSM, then FInstM) |
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FSMC |
Freeman of the Spectacle-Makers’ Company |
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FSME |
Fellow, Society of Manufacturing Engineers |
|
FSMPTE |
Fellow, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (US) |
|
FSMS |
Fellow, Strategic Management Society |
|
FSNAD |
Fellow, Society of Numismatic Artists and Designers |
|
FSNAME |
Fellow, American Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers |
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FSOE |
Fellow, Society of Operations Engineers |
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FSOGC |
Fellow, Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada |
|
FSPE |
Fellow, Society of Professional Economists |
|
FSPI |
Fellow, Society of Practitioners of Insolvency |
|
FSQA |
Fellow, Scottish Qualifications Authority |
|
FSRH |
Faculty of Sexual and Reproduction Healthcare, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
|
FSRHE |
Fellow, Society for Research into Higher Education |
|
FSRP |
Fellow, Society for Radiological Protection |
|
FSS |
Fellow, Royal Statistical Society |
|
FSSI |
Fellow, Society of Scribes and Illuminators |
|
FSTD |
Fellow, Society of Typographic Designers |
|
FSVA |
Fellow, Incorporated Society of Valuers and Auctioneers (now see RICS) |
|
FT |
Financial Times |
|
FTC |
Flying Training Command |
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Full Technological Certificate, City and Guilds of London Institute |
|
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FTCD |
Fellow, Trinity College, Dublin |
|
FTCL |
Fellow, Trinity College of Music, London |
|
FTI |
Fellow, Textile Institute |
|
FTII |
Fellow, Chartered Institute (formerly Incorporated Institute, then Institute) of Taxation |
|
FTMA |
Fellow, Telecommunications Managers Association (now see FCMA) |
|
FTPS |
Fellow, The Physiological Society |
|
FTS |
Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (now see FTSE) |
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Flying Training School |
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Fellow, Tourism Society |
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|
FTSE |
Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering |
|
FUCEB |
Fellow, University of Central England in Birmingham |
|
FUCUA |
Federation of University Conservative and Unionist Associations (now see FCS) |
|
FUMIST |
Fellow, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology |
|
FVCM |
Fellow, Victoria College of Music |
|
FVRDE |
Fighting Vehicles Research and Development Establishment |
|
FWAAS |
Fellow, World Academy of Arts and Sciences |
|
FWACP |
Fellow, West African College of Physicians |
|
FWAG |
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group |
|
FWCB |
Fellow, Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths |
|
FWCMD |
Fellow, Welsh College of Music and Drama (now see FRWCMD) |
|
FWeldI |
Fellow, Welding Institute |
|
FWES |
Fellow, Women’s Engineering Society |
|
FWSOM |
Fellow, Institute of Practitioners in Work Study, Organisation and Method (now see FMS) |
|
FZS |
Fellow, Zoological Society |
|
FZSScot |
Fellow, Zoological Society of Scotland (now see FRZSScot) |
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G |
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GA |
Geologists’ Association |
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Gaelic Athletic (Club) |
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Georgia (postal) |
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Ga |
Georgia |
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GAA |
Gaelic Athletic Association |
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GAI |
Guild of Architectural Ironmongers |
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GAICD |
Graduate Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors |
|
GAP |
Gap Activity Projects |
|
GAPAN |
Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators |
|
GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (now World Trade Organisation) |
|
GB |
Great Britain |
|
GBA |
Governing Bodies Association |
|
GBE |
Knight or Dame Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire |
|
GBGSA |
Governing Bodies of Girls’ Schools Association (formerly Association of Governing Bodies of Girls’ Public Schools) |
|
GBM |
Grand Bauhinia Medal (Hong Kong) |
|
GBS |
Gold Bauhinia Star (Hong Kong) |
|
GC |
George Cross |
|
GCB |
Knight or Dame Grand Cross, Order of the Bath |
|
GCBS |
General Council of British Shipping |
|
GCC |
General Chiropractic Council |
|
GCCC |
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
|
GCCF |
Grand Commander, Companion Order of Freedom (Zambia) |
|
GCFR |
Grand Commander, Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria |
|
GCH |
Knight Grand Cross, Hanoverian Order |
|
GCHQ |
Government Communications Headquarters |
|
GCIE |
Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Indian Empire |
|
GCL |
Grand Chief, Order of Logohu (Papua New Guinea) |
|
GCLJ |
Grand Cross, Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem |
|
GCM |
Gold Crown of Merit (Barbados) |
|
GCMA |
Global Certified Management Accountant |
|
GCMG |
Knight or Dame Grand Cross, Order of St Michael and St George |
|
GCMJ |
Knight or Dame Grand Cross, Supreme Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem |
|
GCNG |
Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Nation (Grenada) |
|
GCON |
Grand Cross, Order of the Niger |
|
GCSE |
General Certificate of Secondary Education |
|
GCSG |
Knight Grand Cross, Order of St Gregory the Great |
|
GCSI |
Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Star of India |
|
GCSJ |
Knight Grand Cross of Justice, Sovereign Order of St John of Jerusalem (Knights Hospitaller) |
|
GCSK |
Grand Commander, Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (Mauritius) |
|
GCSL |
Grand Cross, Order of St Lucia |
|
GCStG |
Knight Grand Cross, Order of St George |
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GCStJ |
Bailiff or Dame Grand Cross, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem |
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GCVO |
Knight or Dame Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order |
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gd |
grand-daughter |
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GDBA |
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association |
|
GDC |
General Dental Council |
|
GDL |
Graduate Diploma in Law |
|
Gdns |
Gardens |
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GDR |
German Democratic Republic |
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GDST |
Girls’ Day School Trust |
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Gen. |
General |
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Ges. |
Gesellschaft |
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GFD |
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics |
|
GFMD |
Global Fellow in Medicines Development |
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GFS |
Girls’ Friendly Society |
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ggd |
great-grand-daughter |
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ggs |
great-grandson |
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GGSM |
Graduate in Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
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GHQ |
General Headquarters |
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Gib. |
Gibraltar |
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GIMechE |
Graduate, Institution of Mechanical Engineers |
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GIS |
Geographic Information Systems |
|
GKT |
Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ (Medical and Dental School of King’s College London) |
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GL |
Grand Lodge |
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GLA |
Greater London Authority |
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GLAA |
Greater London Arts Association (now see GLAB) |
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GLC |
Greater London Council |
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Glos |
Gloucestershire |
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GM |
George Medal |
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Grand Medal (Ghana) |
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genetically modified |
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GMB |
(Union for) General, Municipal, Boilermakers |
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GMBATU |
General, Municipal, Boilermakers and Allied Trades Union (now see GMB) |
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GmbH |
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung |
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GMBPS |
Graduate Member, British Psychological Society |
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GMC |
General Medical Council |
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Guild of Memorial Craftsmen |
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|
General Management Course (Henley) |
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GMH |
Gibraltar Medallion of Honour |
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GMWU |
General and Municipal Workers’ Union (later GMBATU; now see GMB) |
|
GNC |
General Nursing Council |
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GNVQ |
General National Vocational Qualification |
|
GNZM |
Knight or Dame Grand Companion, New Zealand Order of Merit |
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GOC |
General Officer Commanding |
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GOC-in-C |
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief |
|
GOE |
General Ordination Examination |
|
GOMLJ |
Grand Officer of Merit, Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem |
|
GOQ |
Grand Officer, National Order of Quebec |
|
GOSK |
Grand Officer, Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (Mauritius) |
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Gov. |
Governor |
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Govt |
Government |
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GP |
General Practitioner |
|
Grand Prix |
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Gp |
Group |
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GPDST |
Girls’ Public Day School Trust (now see GDST) |
|
GPMU |
Graphical, Paper and Media Union |
|
GPO |
General Post Office |
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GR |
General Reconaissance |
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Gr. |
Greek |
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GRNCM |
Graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music |
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GRSM |
Graduate of the Royal Schools of Music |
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GS |
General Staff |
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Grammar School |
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g s |
grandson |
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GSA |
Girls’ Schools Association |
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GSD |
Gibraltar Social Democrats |
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GSM |
General Service Medal |
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(Member of) Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
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GSMD |
Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
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GSO |
General Staff Officer |
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GTCL |
Graduate, Trinity College of Music |
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GTS |
General Theological Seminary (New York) |
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GWR |
Great Western Railway |
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H |
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HA |
Historical Association |
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Health Authority |
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HAA |
Heavy Anti-Aircraft |
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HAC |
Honourable Artillery Company |
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HACAS |
Housing Association Consultancy and Advisory Service |
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Hants |
Hampshire |
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HAT |
Housing Action Trust |
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HBM |
His (or Her) Britannic Majesty (Majesty’s) |
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Humming Bird Gold Medal (Trinidad) |
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hc |
honoris causa (honorary) |
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HCA |
Hospital Corporation of America |
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HCF |
Honorary Chaplain to the Forces |
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HCIMA |
Hotel, Catering and International (formerly Institutional) Management Association |
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HCO |
Higher Clerical Officer |
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HCPC |
Health and Care Professions Council |
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HCSC |
Higher Command and Staff Course |
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HDA |
Hawkesbury Diploma in Agriculture (Australia) |
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Health Development Agency |
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HDD |
Higher Dental Diploma |
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HDE |
Higher Diploma in Education |
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HDFA |
Higher Diploma in Fine Art |
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HDipEd |
Higher Diploma in Education |
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HDR |
Habilitation à diriger des recherches |
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HE |
His (or Her) Excellency |
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His Eminence |
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Higher Education |
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HEA |
Health Education Authority (later HDA) |
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HEC |
Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales |
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Higher Education Corporation |
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HEFCE |
Higher Education Funding Council for England |
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HEFCW |
Higher Education Funding Council for Wales |
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HEH |
His (or Her) Exalted Highness |
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Heir-pres. |
Heir-presumptive |
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HEO |
Higher Executive Officer |
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HEQC |
Higher Education Quality Council (now see QAA) |
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HERDA-SW |
Higher Education Regional Development Association - South West |
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HERO |
Higher Education Research Opportunities |
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Herts |
Hertfordshire |
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HFEA |
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority |
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HGTAC |
Home Grown Timber Advisory Committee |
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HH |
His (or Her) Highness |
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His Holiness |
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Member, Hesketh Hubbard Art Society |
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HHA |
Historic Houses Association |
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HHD |
Doctor of Humanities (US) |
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HI |
Hawaii (postal) |
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HIH |
His (or Her) Imperial Highness |
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HIllH |
His (or Her) Illustrious Highness |
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HIM |
His (or Her) Imperial Majesty |
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HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
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HJ |
Hilal-e-Jurat (Pakistan) |
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HKIA |
Hong Kong Institute of Architects |
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HKSAR |
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
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HLD |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
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HLF |
Heritage Lottery Fund |
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HLI |
Highland Light Infantry |
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HM |
His (or Her) Majesty, or Majesty’s |
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HMA |
Head Masters’ Association |
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HMAS |
His (or Her) Majesty’s Australian Ship |
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HMC |
Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ (formerly Headmasters’) Conference |
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Hospital Management Committee |
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HMCIC |
His (or Her) Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary |
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HMCS |
His (or Her) Majesty’s Canadian Ship |
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HMHS |
His (or Her) Majesty’s Hospital Ship |
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HMI |
His (or Her) Majesty’s Inspector |
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HMMTB |
His (or Her) Majesty’s Motor Torpedo Boat |
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HMNZS |
His (or Her) Majesty’s New Zealand Ship |
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HMOCS |
His (or Her) Majesty’s Overseas Civil Service |
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HMP |
His (or Her) Majesty’s Prison |
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HMPPS |
His (or Her) Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service |
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HMRC |
His (or Her) Majesty’s Revenue and Customs |
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HMS |
His (or Her) Majesty’s Ship |
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HMSO |
His (or Her) Majesty’s Stationery Office |
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HNC |
Higher National Certificate |
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HND |
Higher National Diploma |
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H of C |
House of Commons |
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H of L |
House of Lords |
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Hon. |
Honourable |
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Honorary |
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HPA |
Health Protection Agency |
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HPk |
Hilal-e-Pakistan |
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HPV |
Human Papilloma Virus |
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HQ |
Headquarters |
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HQA |
Hilali-Quaid-i-Azam (Pakistan) |
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HR |
Human Resources |
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HRA |
Horseracing Regulatory Authority |
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HRGI |
Honorary Member, The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts |
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HRH |
His (or Her) Royal Highness |
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HRHA |
Honorary Member, Royal Hibernian Academy |
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HRI |
Honorary Member, Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours |
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HROI |
Honorary Member, Royal Institute of Oil Painters |
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HRSA |
Honorary Member, Royal Scottish Academy |
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HRSW |
Honorary Member, Royal Scottish Water Colour Society |
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HRUA |
Hon. Member, Royal Ulster Academy |
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HSC |
Health and Safety Commission |
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Higher School Certificate |
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HSE |
Health and Safety Executive |
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HSH |
His (or Her) Serene Highness |
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HSO |
Higher Scientific Officer |
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HSS |
Health and Social Services |
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Hum. |
Humanity |
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Humanities (Classics) |
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Hunts |
Huntingdonshire |
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HVCert |
Health Visitor’s Certificate |
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HWA |
Historical Writers’ Association |
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I |
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I |
Island |
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Ireland |
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IA |
Indian Army |
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Iowa (postal) |
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IAA |
International Academy of Architecture |
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IAAF |
International Association of Athletics Federations (formerly International Amateur Athletic Federation) |
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IABSE |
International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineers |
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IAC |
Indian Armoured Corps |
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Institute of Amateur Cinematographers |
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IACP |
International Association of Chiefs of Police |
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IACR |
Institute of Arable Crops Research |
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IADB |
Inter American Development Bank |
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IADR |
International Association for Dental Research |
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IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
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IAF |
Indian Air Force |
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Indian Auxiliary Force |
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IAHS |
International Association of Hydrological Sciences |
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IALD |
Member, International Association of Lighting Designers |
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IAM |
Institute of Advanced Motorists |
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Institute of Aviation Medicine |
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IAMAS |
International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences |
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IAMC |
Indian Army Medical Corps |
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IAO |
Incorporated Association of Organists |
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IAOC |
Indian Army Ordnance Corps |
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IAPS |
Independent Association of Prep Schools (formerly Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools) |
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IAPSO |
International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans |
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IARO |
Indian Army Reserve of Officers |
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IAS |
Indian Administrative Service |
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Institute for Advanced Studies |
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International Academy of Science |
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IASC |
International Arctic Science Committee |
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IASE |
Institute of Advanced Studies in Education |
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IASPEI |
International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth’s Interior |
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IATA |
International Air Transport Association |
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IATUL |
International Association of Technological University Libraries |
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IAU |
International Astronomical Union |
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IAVCEI |
International Assembly of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior |
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IAWPRC |
International Association on Water Pollution Research and Control |
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ib. |
ibid. |
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ibidem (in the same place) |
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IB |
International Baccalaureate |
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IBA |
Independent Broadcasting Authority |
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International Bar Association |
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IBBY |
International Board for Books for Young People |
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IBCA |
International Braille Chess Association |
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IBG |
Institute of British Geographers (now part of RGS) |
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IBRD |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) |
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IBRO |
International Bank Research Organisation |
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International Brain Research Organisation |
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IBTE |
Institution of British Telecommunications Engineers |
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IBVM |
Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
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i/c |
in charge |
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in command |
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ICA |
Institute of Contemporary Arts |
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Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (now see ICAEW) |
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ICAC |
Independent Commission Against Corruption, Hong Kong |
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ICAEW |
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales |
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ICAI |
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland |
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ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
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ICAS |
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland |
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ICBP |
International Council for Bird Preservation |
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ICC |
International Chamber of Commerce |
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International Cricket Council (formerly International Cricket Conference) |
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ICCA |
International Council for Commercial Arbitration |
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ICCROM |
International Centre for Conservation at Rome |
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ICD |
Iuris Canonici Doctor (Doctor of Canon Law) |
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Independence Commemorative Decoration (Rhodesia) |
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ICD.D |
Institute of Corporate Directors Director (Canada) |
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ICE |
Institution of Civil Engineers |
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ICED |
International Council for Educational Development |
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ICEF |
International Federation of Chemical, Energy and General Workers’ Unions |
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ICES |
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea |
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ICF |
International Federation of Chemical and General Workers’ Unions (now see ICEF) |
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ICFC |
Industrial and Commercial Finance Corporation (later part of Investors in Industry) |
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ICFR |
International Centre for Financial Regulation |
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ICFTU |
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions |
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ICH |
International Conference on Harmonisation |
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ICHCA |
International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association |
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IChemE |
Institution of Chemical Engineers |
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ICI |
Imperial Chemical Industries |
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ICJ |
International Commission of Jurists |
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ICL |
International Computers Ltd |
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ICM |
International Confederation of Midwives |
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ICMA |
Institute of Cost and Management Accountants (now see CIMA) |
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ICNL |
International Center for Not for Profit Law |
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ICOM |
International Council of Museums |
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ICOMOS |
International Council on Monuments and Sites |
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ICorrST |
Institution of Corrosion Science and Technology (now see ICorr) |
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ICPO |
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) |
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ICRC |
International Committee of the Red Cross |
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ICREA |
Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats |
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ICRF |
Imperial Cancer Research Fund (now see CRUK) |
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ICS |
Indian Civil Service |
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ICSA |
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators |
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ICSD |
International Council for Scientific Development |
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ICSID |
International Council of Societies of Industrial Design |
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International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes |
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ICSM |
Imperial College School of Medicine |
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ICSTIS |
Independent Committee for Supervision of Telephone Information Services |
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ICSTM |
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London |
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ICSU |
International Council for Science (formerly International Council of Scientific Unions) |
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ICT |
International Computers and Tabulators Ltd (later ICL) |
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Information and Communications Technology |
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ID |
Independence Decoration (Rhodesia) |
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Idaho (postal) |
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IDA |
International Development Association |
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IDB |
Internal Drainage Board |
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Industrial Development Board |
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IDC |
Imperial Defence College (now see RCDS) |
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Inter-Diocesan Certificate |
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idc |
completed a course at, or served for a year on the Staff of, the Imperial Defence College (now see rcds) |
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IDDA |
Interior Decorators and Designers Association (now see BIDA) |
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IDeA |
Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government |
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IDRC |
International Development Research Centre |
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IDS |
Institute of Development Studies |
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Industry Department for Scotland |
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IEA |
Institute of Economic Affairs |
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IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
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IED |
Institution of Engineering Designers |
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improvised explosive device |
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IEE |
Institution of Electrical Engineers (now see IET) |
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IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (NY) |
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IEEIE |
Institution of Electrical and Electronics Incorporated Engineers (later IIE) |
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IEETE |
Institution of Electrical and Electronics Technician Engineers (later IIE) |
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IEI |
Institution of Engineers of Ireland |
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IEIE |
Institution of Electronics and Electrical Incorporated Engineers (later IIE) |
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IEMA |
Institute of Environmental Management Assessment |
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IEME |
Inspectorate of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering |
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IEng |
Incorporated Engineer |
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IERE |
Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers |
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IES |
Indian Educational Service |
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Institution of Engineers in Scotland (formerly Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland) |
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International Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Society |
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IET |
Institution of Engineering and Technology |
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IExpE |
Institute of Explosives Engineers |
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IFAC |
International Federation of Automatic Control |
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International Federation of Accountants |
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IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development (UNO) |
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IFAW |
International Fund for Animal Welfare |
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IFBWW |
International Federation of Building Woodworkers |
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IFC |
International Finance Corporation |
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IFIAS |
International Federation of Institutes of Advanced Study |
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IFIP |
International Federation for Information Processing |
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IFLA |
International Federation of Library Associations |
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Institute of Family Law Arbitrators |
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IFMGA |
(Member of) International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations |
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IFOR |
Implementation Force |
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IFORS |
International Federation of Operational Research Societies |
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IFPI |
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry |
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IFS |
Irish Free State |
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Indian Forest Service |
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Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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IG |
Instructor in Gunnery |
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IGasE |
Institution of Gas Engineers |
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IGCSE |
International General Certificate of Secondary Education |
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IGPP |
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics |
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IGS |
Independent Grammar School |
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IGU |
International Geographical Union |
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International Gas Union |
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IHA |
Institute of Health Service Administrators (later IHSM) |
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IHBC |
(Member of) Institute of Historic Building Conservation |
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IHM |
Institute of Healthcare Management |
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IHSM |
Institute of Health Services Management (now see IHM) |
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IHVE |
Institution of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (later CIBS) |
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IIE |
Institution of Incorporated Engineers (now see IET) |
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IIEB |
Institut International d’Etudes Bancaires |
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IIExE |
Institution of Incorporated Executive Engineers |
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IIM |
Institution of Industrial Managers |
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IIRSM |
International Institute of Risk and Safety Management |
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IIS |
International Institute of Sociology |
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IISI |
International Iron and Steel Institute |
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IISS |
International Institute of Strategic Studies |
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IIT |
Indian Institute of Technology |
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IL |
Illinois (postal) |
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ILA |
International Law Association |
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ILAC |
International Laboratory Accreditation Co-operation |
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ILEA |
Inner London Education Authority |
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Ill |
Illinois |
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ILM |
Institute of Leadership and Management |
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ILO |
International Labour Office |
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International Labour Organisation |
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ILP |
Independent Labour Party |
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ILR |
Independent Local Radio |
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International Labour Review |
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ILTM |
Member, Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (now see FHEA) |
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IM |
Individual Merit |
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IMA |
International Music Association |
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Institute of Mathematics and its Applications |
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IMC |
Instrument Meteorological Conditions |
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IMCB |
International Management Centre from Buckingham |
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IMCO |
Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (now see IMO) |
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IME |
Institute of Medical Ethics |
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IMechE |
Institution of Mechanical Engineers |
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IMechIE |
Institution of Mechanical Incorporated Engineers (later IIE) |
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IMEDE |
Institut pour l’Etude des Méthodes de Direction de l’Entreprise |
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IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
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IMGTechE |
Institution of Mechanical and General Technician Engineers |
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IMinE |
Institution of Mining Engineers |
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IMM |
Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (now see IMMM) |
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IMMM |
Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining |
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IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
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Imp. |
Imperial |
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IMRO |
Investment Management Regulatory Organisation |
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IMS |
Indian Medical Service |
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Institute of Management Services |
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International Military Staff |
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IMTA |
Institute of Municipal Treasurers and Accountants (now see CIPFA) |
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IMU |
International Mathematical Union |
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IMunE |
Institution of Municipal Engineers (now amalgamated with Institution of Civil Engineers) |
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IN |
Indian Navy |
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Indiana (postal) |
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INASFMH |
International Sports Association for People with Mental Handicap |
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Inc. |
Incorporated |
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INCA |
International Newspaper Colour Association |
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Incog. |
Incognito |
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Ind. |
Independent |
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Inf. |
Infantry |
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INFORM |
Information Network Focus on New Religious Movements |
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INFORMS |
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences |
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INSA |
Indian National Science Academy |
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INSEAD |
Insead |
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Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires |
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Insp. |
Inspector |
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Inst. |
Institute |
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Instn |
Institution |
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InstSMM |
Institute of Sales and Marketing Management |
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INTELSAT |
International Telecommunications Satellite Organisation |
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IOC |
International Olympic Committee |
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Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
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IOCD |
International Organisation for Chemical Science in Development |
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IoD |
Institute of Directors |
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I of M |
Isle of Man |
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IOM |
Isle of Man |
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Indian Order of Merit |
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IOP |
Institute of Painters in Oil Colours |
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IOSCO |
International Organisation of Securities Commissions |
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IOSH |
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health |
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IOTA |
(Fellow of) Institute of Transport Administration |
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IoW |
Isle of Wight |
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IP |
Intellectual Property |
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IPA |
International Publishers’ Association |
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IPC |
International Property Corporation |
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International Paralympic Committee |
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IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
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IPCIS |
International Institute for Practitioners in Credit Insurance and Surety |
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IPE |
International Petroleum Exchange |
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IPFA |
Member or Associate, Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (now see CPFA) |
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IPHE |
Institution of Public Health Engineers (later IWEM) |
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IPI |
International Press Institute |
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Institute of Patentees and Inventors |
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IPM |
Institute of Personnel Management (later CIPD) |
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IPPA |
Independent Programme Producers’ Association |
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IPPF |
International Planned Parenthood Federation |
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IPPR |
Institute for Public Policy Research |
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IPPS |
Institute of Physics and The Physical Society |
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IPR |
Institute of Public Relations (now see CIPR) |
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IPRA |
International Public Relations Association |
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IProdE |
Institution of Production Engineers (later Institution of Manufacturing Engineering) |
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IPS |
Indian Police Service |
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Indian Political Service |
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Institute of Procurement (formerly Purchasing) and Supply |
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IPSM |
Institute of Public Sector Managers |
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IPSO |
Independent Press Standards Organisation |
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IPU |
Inter-Parliamentary Union |
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IRA |
Irish Republican Army |
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IRAD |
Institute for Research on Animal Diseases |
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IRC |
Industrial Reorganization Corporation |
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Interdisciplinary Research Centre |
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IRCAM |
Institute for Research and Co-ordination in Acoustics and Music |
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IRCert |
Industrial Relations Certificate |
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IRI |
Institution of the Rubber Industry (now see PRI) |
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IRPA |
International Radiation Protection Association |
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IRRV |
(Member of) Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation |
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IRTE |
Institute of Road Transport Engineers |
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IS |
International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers |
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Information Systems |
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Is |
Island(s) |
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ISAA |
International Spill Response Accreditation Association |
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ISAF |
International Sailing Federation |
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International Security Assistance Force |
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ISAKOS |
International Society for Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery |
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ISBA |
Incorporated Society of British Advertisers |
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ISC |
Imperial Service College, Haileybury |
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Indian Staff Corps |
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Independent Schools Council |
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ISCis |
Independent Schools Council Information Service |
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ISCM |
International Society for Contemporary Music |
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ISCO |
Independent Schools Careers Organisation |
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ISI |
International Statistical Institute |
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Independent Schools Inspectorate |
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ISIL |
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant |
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ISIS |
Independent Schools Information Service (see now ISCis) |
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ISJC |
Independent Schools Joint Council (now see ISC) |
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ISM |
Incorporated Society of Musicians |
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ISMAR |
International Society of Magnetic Resonance |
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ISME |
International Society for Musical Education |
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ISMP |
International Senior Management Program |
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ISO |
Imperial Service Order |
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International Organization for Standardization |
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ISPRS |
International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing |
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ISSA |
International Social Security Association |
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ISTAR |
Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance |
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ISTC |
Iron and Steel Trades Confederation |
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Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators |
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ISTD |
Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing |
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Institute for the Study and Treatment of Delinquency |
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IStructE |
Institution of Structural Engineers |
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ISVA |
Incorporated Society of Valuers and Auctioneers |
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IT |
Information Technology |
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Indian Territory (US) |
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It. |
Ital. |
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Italian |
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ITA |
Independent Television Authority (later IBA) |
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ITAB |
Information Technology Advisory Board |
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ITB |
Industry Training Board |
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ITC |
International Trade Centre |
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Independent Television Commission |
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ITCA |
Independent Television Association (formerly Independent Television Companies Association Ltd) |
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ITDG |
Intermediate Technology Development Group |
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ITF |
International Transport Workers’ Federation |
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International Tennis Federation |
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ITN |
Independent Television News |
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ITSA |
Information Technology Services Agency |
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ITU |
International Telecommunication Union |
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ITUC |
International Trade Union Confederation |
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ITV |
Independent Television |
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ITVA |
International Television Association |
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IUA |
International Union of Architects |
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IUB |
International Union of Biochemistry (now see IUBMB) |
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IUBMB |
International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
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IUC |
Inter-University Council for Higher Education Overseas (now see IUPC) |
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IUCN |
International Union for Conservation of Nature (formerly International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, then World Conservation Union) |
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IUF |
International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations |
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IUGG |
International Union of Geodesy & Geophysics |
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IUGS |
International Union of Geological Sciences |
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IUHPS |
International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science (now see IUHPST) |
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IUHPST |
International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology |
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IULA |
International Union of Local Authorities |
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IUPAB |
International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics |
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IUPAC |
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
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IUPAP |
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics |
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IUPC |
Inter-University and Polytechnic Council for Higher Education Overseas |
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IUPS |
International Union of Physiological Sciences |
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IUSSP |
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population |
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IUTAM |
International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics |
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IVF |
In-vitro Fertilisation |
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IVS |
International Voluntary Service |
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IWA |
Inland Waterways Association |
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IWEM |
Institution of Water and Environmental Management (now see CIWEM) |
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IWES |
Institution of Water Engineers and Scientists (later IWEM) |
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IWGC |
Imperial War Graves Commission (now see CWGC) |
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IWM |
Institution of Works Managers (now see IIM) |
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IWO |
Institution of Water Officers |
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IWPC |
Institute of Water Pollution Control (later IWEM) |
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IWSA |
International Water Supply Association |
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IWSOM |
Institute of Practitioners in Work Study Organisation and Methods (now see IMS) |
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IWSP |
Institute of Work Study Practitioners (now see IMS) |
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IYRU |
International Yacht Racing Union (now see ISAF) |
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IZ |
I Zingari |
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J |
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JA |
Judge Advocate |
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JACT |
Joint Association of Classical Teachers |
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JAG |
Judge Advocate General |
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Jas |
James |
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JCB |
Juris Canonici (or Civilis) Baccalaureus (Bachelor of Canon (or Civil) Law) |
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JCR |
Junior Common Room |
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JCS |
Journal of the Chemical Society |
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JCD |
Juris Canonici (or Civilis) Doctor (Doctor of Canon (or Civil) Law) |
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JCHMT |
Joint Committee on Higher Medical Training, Royal Medical Colleges (now see JRCPTB) |
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JCI |
Junior Chamber International |
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JCL |
Juris Canonici (or Civilis) Licentiatus (Licentiate in Canon (or Civil) Law) |
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JCO |
Joint Consultative Organisation (of AFRC, MAFF, and Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland) |
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JCPTGP |
Joint Committee on Postgraduate Training for General Practice |
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JD |
Doctor of Jurisprudence |
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jd |
jure dignitatis (by virtue of status) |
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JDipMA |
Joint Diploma in Management Accounting Services |
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JG |
Junior Grade |
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JILA |
Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics |
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JInstE |
Junior Institution of Engineers (now see IMGTechE) |
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JISC |
Jisc |
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Joint Information Systems Committee, Higher Education Funding Council |
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jl(s) |
journal(s) |
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JMB |
Joint Matriculation Board |
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JMN |
Johan Mangku Negara (Malaysia) |
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JMOTS |
Joint Maritime Operational Training Staff |
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JNCC |
Joint Nature Conservation Committee |
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Jno. |
Joh. |
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John |
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JP |
Justice of the Peace |
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Jr |
Junior |
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JRCPTB |
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board |
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jsc |
qualified at a Junior Staff Course, or the equivalent, 1942-46 |
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JSCSC |
Joint Services Command and Staff College |
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jscsc |
completed a course at Joint Services Command and Staff College |
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JSD |
Doctor of Juristic Science |
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JSDC |
Joint Service Defence College |
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jsdc |
completed a course at Joint Service Defence College |
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JSLO |
Joint Service Liaison Officer |
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JSLS |
Joint Services Liaison Staff |
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JSM |
Johan Setia Mahkota (Malaysia) |
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Master of the Science of Jurisprudence |
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JSPS |
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
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JSSC |
Joint Services Staff College |
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jssc |
completed a course at Joint Services Staff College |
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JSU |
Joint Support Unit |
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jt, jtly |
joint, jointly |
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JUD |
Juris Utriusque Doctor (Doctor of Both Laws (Canon and Civil)) |
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Jun. |
Junior |
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Jun.Opt. |
Junior Optime |
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JWS |
jws |
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Joint Warfare Staff |
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K |
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KA |
Knight of St Andrew, Order of Barbados |
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Kans |
Kansas |
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KAR |
King’s African Rifles |
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KBD |
King’s Bench Division |
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KBE |
Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire |
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KC |
King’s Counsel |
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KCB |
Knight Commander, Order of the Bath |
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KCC |
Commander, Order of the Crown, Belgium and Congo Free State |
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KCGSJ |
Knight Commander of Magisterial Grace, Order of St John of Jerusalem (Knights Hospitaller) |
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KCH |
King’s College Hospital |
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Knight Commander, Hanoverian Order |
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KCHS |
Knight Commander, Order of the Holy Sepulchre |
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KCIE |
Knight Commander, Order of the Indian Empire |
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KCJSJ |
Knight Commander of Justice, Sovereign Order of St John of Jerusalem (Knights Hospitaller) |
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KCL |
King’s College London |
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KCLJ |
Knight Commander, Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem |
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KCMCO |
Knight Commander, Sacred Military Constantian Order of St George |
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KCMG |
Knight Commander, Order of St Michael and St George |
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KCN |
Knight Commander, Most Distinguished Order of the Nation (Antigua and Barbuda) |
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KCSA |
Knight Commander, Military Order of the Collar of St Agatha of Paternò |
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KCSG |
Knight Commander, Order of St Gregory the Great |
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KCSHS |
KC*HS |
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Knight Commander with Star, Order of the Holy Sepulchre |
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KCSI |
Knight Commander, Order of the Star of India |
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KCSJ |
Knight Commander, Sovereign Order of St John of Jerusalem (Knights Hospitaller) |
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KCSS |
Knight Commander, Order of St Silvester |
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KCVO |
Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order |
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KEO |
King Edward’s Own |
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KFOR |
Kosovo Force |
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KG |
Knight, Order of the Garter |
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KGB |
Komitet Gosudarstvennoi Bezopanosti (Committee of State Security, USSR) |
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KGCHS |
Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Holy Sepulchre |
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KGCN |
Knight Grand Cross, Most Distinguished Order of the Nation (Antigua and Barbuda) |
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KGCSS |
Knight Grand Cross, Order of St Silvester |
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KGN |
Knight Grand Collar, Most Distinguished Order of the Nation (Antigua and Barbuda) |
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KGSJ |
Knight of Grace, Sovereign Order of St John of Jerusalem (Knights Hospitaller) |
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KGStJ |
Knight of Grace, Order of St John of Jerusalem (now see KStJ) |
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KHC |
Hon. Chaplain to the King |
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KHDS |
Hon. Dental Surgeon to the King |
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KHP |
Hon. Physician to the King |
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KHS |
Hon. Surgeon to the King |
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Knight, Order of the Holy Sepulchre |
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K-i-H |
Kaisar-i-Hind |
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KJSJ |
Knight of Justice, Sovereign Order of St John of Jerusalem (Knights Hospitaller) |
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KJStJ |
Knight of Justice, Order of St John of Jerusalem (now see KStJ) |
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KLJ |
Knight, Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem |
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KM |
Knight of Malta |
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KMJ |
Knight, Supreme Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem |
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KMLJ |
Knight of Merit, Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem |
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KNH |
Knight Companion, Most Exalted Order of National Hero (Antigua and Barbuda) |
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KNZM |
Knight Companion, New Zealand Order of Merit |
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KOM |
Companion, National Order of Merit (Malta) |
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KORR |
King’s Own Royal Regiment |
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KOSB |
King’s Own Scottish Borderers |
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KOYLI |
King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
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KP |
Knight, Order of St Patrick |
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KPM |
King’s Police Medal |
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KrF |
Kristelig Folkeparti |
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KRRC |
King’s Royal Rifle Corps |
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KS |
King’s Scholar |
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Kansas (postal) |
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KSC |
Knight of St Columba |
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KSG |
Knight, Order of St Gregory the Great |
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KSJ |
Knight, Sovereign Order of St John of Jerusalem (Knights Hospitaller) |
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KSLI |
King’s Shropshire Light Infantry |
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KSMOM |
Knight Grand Cross with Star, Sovereign Military Order of Malta |
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KSS |
Knight, Order of St Sylvester |
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KStJ |
Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem |
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KStJ(A) |
Associate Knight of Justice, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem |
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KT |
Knight, Order of the Thistle |
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Kt |
Knight |
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KUOM |
Companion of Honour, National Order of Merit (Malta) |
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KY |
Kentucky (postal) |
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Ky |
Kentucky |
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L |
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L |
Liberal |
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LA |
Los Angeles |
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Library Association |
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Liverpool Academy |
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Louisiana (postal) |
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La |
Louisiana |
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LAA |
Light Anti-Aircraft |
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Lab |
Labour |
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LAC |
London Athletic Club |
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Los Angeles County |
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LACSAB |
Local Authorities Conditions of Service Advisory Board |
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LAMDA |
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
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LAMTPI |
Legal Associate Member, Town Planning Institute (now see LMRTPI) |
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Lance-Corp. |
Lance-Corporal |
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Lancs |
Lancashire |
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LAPADA |
London & Provincial Antique Dealers’ Association |
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LARSP |
Language Assessment, Remediation and Screening Procedure |
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LARTPI |
Legal Associate, Royal Town Planning Institute |
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Lautro |
Life Assurance and Unit Trust Regulatory Organisation |
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LBC |
London Broadcasting Company |
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London Borough Council |
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LBHI |
Licentiate, British Horological Institute |
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LBIPP |
Licentiate, British Institute of Professional Photography |
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LC |
Cross of Leo |
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LCA |
Licensed Companies Auditor |
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LCAD |
London Certificate in Art and Design (University of London) |
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LCC |
London County Council (later GLC) |
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LCCI |
London Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
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LCD |
Lord Chancellor’s Department |
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LCh |
Licentiate in Surgery |
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LCL |
Licentiate of Canon Law |
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LCM |
(Member of) London College of Music and Media |
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LCP |
Licentiate, College of Preceptors |
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LCST |
Licentiate, College of Speech Therapists |
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LD |
Liberal and Democratic |
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Licentiate in Divinity |
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LDDC |
London Docklands Development Corporation |
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LDiv |
Licentiate in Divinity |
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LDP |
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) |
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Ldr |
Leader |
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LDS |
Licentiate in Dental Surgery |
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LDV |
Local Defence Volunteers |
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LEA |
Local Education Authority |
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LEAD |
Leadership in Environment and Development |
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LEADR |
Lawyers Engaged in Alternative Dispute Resolution |
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LEDU |
Local Enterprise Development Unit |
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LEP |
Local Ecumenical Project |
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Local Enterprise Partnership |
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LEPRA |
British Leprosy Relief Association |
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LèsL |
Licencié ès lettres |
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LèsSc |
Licencié ès Sciences |
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LG |
Lady Companion, Order of the Garter |
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LGA |
Local Government Association |
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LGBT |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender |
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LGBTI |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex |
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LGBTQ |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning |
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LGSM |
Licentiate, Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
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LGTB |
Local Government Training Board |
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LH |
Light Horse |
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LHD |
Literarum Humaniorum Doctor (Doctor of Literature) |
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LHSM |
Licentiate, Institute of Health Services Management |
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LI |
Light Infantry |
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Long Island |
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LIBA |
Lloyd’s Insurance Brokers’ Association |
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Lib Dem |
Liberal Democrat |
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LIBER |
Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche |
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Lic. |
Licentiate |
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LicMed |
Licentiate in Medicine |
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Lieut |
Lieutenant |
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LIFFE |
London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange |
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LIFT |
Local Improvement Finance Trust |
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LIMA |
Licentiate, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications |
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International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association |
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Lincs |
Lincolnshire |
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LIOB |
Licentiate, Institute of Building |
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LISTD |
Licentiate, Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing |
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Lit. |
Literature |
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Literary |
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LitD |
Doctor of Literature |
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Doctor of Letters |
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Lit.Hum. |
Literae Humaniores (Classics) |
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LittD |
Doctor of Literature |
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Doctor of Letters |
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LJ |
Lord Justice |
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LLAM |
Licentiate, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
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LLB |
Bachelor of Laws |
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LLC |
Limited Liability Company |
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LLCM |
Licentiate, London College of Music |
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LLD |
Doctor of Laws |
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LLL |
Licentiate in Laws |
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LLM |
Master of Laws |
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LLP |
Limited Liability Partnership |
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LLSC |
Local Learning and Skills Council |
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LM |
Licentiate in Midwifery |
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LMBC |
Lady Margaret Boat Club |
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LMC |
Local Medical Committee |
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LMCC |
Licentiate, Medical Council of Canada |
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LMed |
Licentiate in Medicine |
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LMH |
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford |
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LMR |
London Midland Region (BR) |
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LMS |
London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
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London Missionary Society |
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London Mathematical Society |
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LMSSA |
Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery, Society of Apothecaries |
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LMRTPI |
Legal Member, Royal Town Planning Institute |
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LNat |
Liberal National |
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LNER |
London and North Eastern Railway |
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LOCOG |
London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |
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L of C |
Library of Congress |
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Lines of Communication |
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LP |
Limited Partnership |
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LPh |
Licentiate in Philosophy |
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LPO |
London Philharmonic Orchestra |
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LPTB |
London Passenger Transport Board (later LTE) |
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LRAD |
Licentiate, Royal Academy of Dancing |
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LRAM |
Licentiate, Royal Academy of Music |
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LRCP |
Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians, London |
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LRCPE |
Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh |
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LRCPI |
Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
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LRCPSGlas |
Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow |
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LRCS |
Licentiate, Royal College of Surgeons of England |
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LRCSE |
Licentiate, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh |
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LRCSI |
Licentiate, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
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LRelSc |
Licentiate in Religious Sciences |
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LRFPS(G) |
Licentiate, Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow (now see LRCPSGlas) |
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LRIBA |
Licentiate, Royal Institute of British Architects (now see RIBA) |
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LRPS |
Licentiate, Royal Photographic Society |
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LRSM |
Licentiate, Royal Schools of Music |
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LRT |
London Regional Transport |
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LSA |
Licentiate, Society of Apothecaries |
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Licence in Agricultural Sciences |
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LSC |
Learning and Skills Council |
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LSE |
London School of Economics and Political Science |
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LSHTM |
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
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LSO |
London Symphony Orchestra |
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LSS |
Licentiate in Sacred Scripture |
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Lt |
Lieutenant |
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Light |
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LT |
Lady, Order of the Thistle |
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London Transport (later LRT) |
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Licentiate in Teaching |
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LTA |
Lawn Tennis Association |
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LTB |
London Transport Board (later LTE) |
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LTCL |
Licentiate of Trinity College of Music, London |
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Lt Col |
Lieutenant Colonel |
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LTE |
London Transport Executive (later LRT) |
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Lt Gen. |
Lieutenant General |
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LTh |
Licentiate in Theology |
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LTS |
London Topographical Society |
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LU |
Liberal Unionist |
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LUOTC |
London University Officers’ Training Corps |
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LVO |
Lieutenant, Royal Victorian Order (formerly MVO (Fourth Class)) |
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LWT |
London Weekend Television |
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LXX |
Septuagint |
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M |
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M |
Marquess |
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Member |
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Monsieur |
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m |
married |
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MA |
Master of Arts |
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Military Assistant |
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Massachusetts (postal) |
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MAAT |
Member, Association of Accounting Technicians |
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MACE |
Member, Australian College of Education |
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Member, Association of Conference Executives |
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MACM |
Member, Association of Computing Machines |
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MACS |
Member, American Chemical Society |
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MADO |
Member, Association of Dispensing Opticians |
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MAE |
Member, Academia Europaea |
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MAF |
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries |
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MAFF |
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |
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MAHL |
Master of Arts in Hebrew Letters |
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MAI |
Magister in Arte Ingeniaria (Master of Engineering) |
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MAIAA |
Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
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MAIBC |
Member, Architectural Institute of British Columbia |
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MAICD |
Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors |
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Maj. Gen. |
Major General |
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MALD |
Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy |
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Man |
Manitoba |
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M&A |
Mergers and Acquisitions |
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MAO |
Master of Obstetric Art |
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MAOT |
Member, Association of Occupational Therapists |
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MAOU |
Member, American Ornithologists’ Union |
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MAP |
Ministry of Aircraft Production |
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MAPM |
Member, Association for Project Management |
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MAppSc |
Master of Applied Science |
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MAPsS |
Member, Australian Psychological Society |
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MARAC |
Member, Australasian Register of Agricultural Consultants |
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MArch |
Master of Architecture |
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MARIS |
Multi-State Aquatic Resources Information System |
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Marq. |
Marquess |
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MAS |
Minimal Access Surgery |
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MASc |
Master of Applied Science |
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MASCE |
Member, American Society of Civil Engineers |
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MASME |
Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
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Mass |
Massachusetts |
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MASt |
Master of Advanced Study |
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MAT |
Master of Arts and Teaching (US) |
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MATh |
Master of Arts in Theology |
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Math. |
Mathematics |
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Mathematical |
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MAusIMM |
Member, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy |
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MB |
Medal of Bravery (Canada) |
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Bachelor of Medicine |
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Manitoba (postal) |
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MBA |
Master of Business Administration |
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MBASW |
Member, British Association of Social Workers |
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MBC |
Metropolitan/Municipal Borough Council |
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MBCS |
Member, British Computer Society |
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MBE |
Member, Order of the British Empire |
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MBES |
Member, Biological Engineering Society |
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MBFR |
Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions (negotiations) |
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MBHI |
Member, British Horological Institute |
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MBIFD |
Member, British Institute of Funeral Directors |
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MBII |
Member, British Institute of Innkeeping |
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MBIID |
Member, British Institute of Interior Design |
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MBIM |
Member, British Institute of Management (later MIMgt) |
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MBKS |
Member, British Kinematograph Society (now see MBKSTS) |
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MBKSTS |
Member, British Kinematograph, Sound and Television Society |
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MBL |
Master of Business Leadership |
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MBOU |
Member, British Ornithologists’ Union |
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MBPsS |
Graduate Member, British Psychological Society |
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MBritIRE |
Member, British Institution of Radio Engineers (later MIERE) |
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MBS |
Member, Building Societies Institute (now see MCBSI) |
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MBSc |
Master of Business Science |
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MC |
Military Cross |
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Missionaries of Charity |
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MCB |
Master in Clinical Biochemistry |
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Muslim Council of Britain |
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MCBSI |
Member, Chartered Building Societies Institute |
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MCC |
Marylebone Cricket Club |
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Metropolitan County Council |
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MCCDRCS |
Member in Clinical Community Dentistry, Royal College of Surgeons |
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MCD |
Master of Civic Design |
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MCE |
Master of Civil Engineering |
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MCFP |
Member, College of Family Physicians (Canada) |
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MCGI |
Member, City and Guilds of London Institute |
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MCh |
MChir |
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Master in Surgery |
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MChD |
Master of Dental Surgery |
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MChE |
Master of Chemical Engineering |
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MChemA |
Master in Chemical Analysis |
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MChOrth |
Master of Orthopaedic Surgery |
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MCIArb |
Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators |
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MCIBS |
Member, Chartered Institution of Building Services (now see MCIBSE) |
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Member, Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland |
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MCIBSE |
Member, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers |
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MCICM |
Member, Chartered Institute of Credit Management |
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MCIEEM |
Member, Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management |
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MCIfA |
Member, Chartered Institute for Archaeologists |
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MCIH |
Member, Chartered Institute of Housing |
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MCIHort |
Member, Chartered Institute of Horticulture |
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MCIHT |
Member, Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation |
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MCIIS |
Member, Chartered Institute of Information Security |
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MCIJ |
Member, Chartered Institute of Journalists |
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MCIL |
Member, Chartered Institute of Linguists |
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MCIM |
Member, Chartered Institute of Marketing |
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MCIMarE |
Member, Canadian Institute of Marine Engineers |
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MCIOB |
Member, Chartered Institute of Building |
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MCIPD |
Member, Charted Institute of Personnel and Development |
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MCIPR |
Member, Chartered Institute of Public Relations |
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MCIPS |
Member, Chartered Institute of Procurement (formerly Purchasing) and Supply |
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MCIS |
Member, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators |
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MCIT |
Member, Chartered Institute of Transport (now see CMILT) |
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MCIWEM |
Member, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management |
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MCIWM |
Member, Chartered Institution of Wastes Management |
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MCL |
Master in Civil Law |
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MCLIP |
Member, Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals |
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MCMI |
Member, Chartered Management Institute |
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MCollP |
Member, College of Preceptors |
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MCom |
Master of Commerce |
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MCommH |
Master of Community Health |
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MConsE |
Member, Association of Consulting Engineers |
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MConsEI |
Member, Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland |
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MCOphth |
Member, College of Ophthalmologists (now see MRCOphth) |
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MCP |
Member of Colonial Parliament |
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Master of City Planning (US) |
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MCPA |
Member, College of Pathologists of Australia (now see MRCPA) |
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MCPP |
Member, College of Pharmacy Practice |
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MCPS |
Member, College of Physicians and Surgeons |
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MCS |
Malayan Civil Service |
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MCSD |
Member, Chartered Society of Designers |
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MCSEE |
Member, Canadian Society of Electrical Engineers |
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MCSI |
Member, Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment |
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MCSP |
Member, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy |
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MCST |
Member, College of Speech Therapists |
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MCT |
Member, Association of Corporate Treasurers |
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MD |
Doctor of Medicine |
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Military District |
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Maryland (postal) |
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Md |
Maryland |
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MDA |
Masters in Defence Administration |
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MDC |
Metropolitan District Council |
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MDes |
Master of Design |
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MDiv |
Master of Divinity |
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MDS |
Master of Dental Surgery |
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MDSc |
Master of Dental Science |
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ME |
Mining Engineer |
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Middle East |
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Master of Engineering |
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Maine (postal) |
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Myalgic Encephalomyelitis |
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MEAF |
Middle East Air Force |
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MEC |
Member of Executive Council |
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Middle East Command |
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MEc |
Master of Economics |
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MECAS |
Middle East Centre for Arab Studies |
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Mech. |
Mechanics |
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Mechanical |
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MECI |
Member, Institute of Employment Consultants |
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Med. |
Medical |
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MEd |
Master of Education |
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MED |
Master of Environmental Design |
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MEdSt |
Master of Educational Studies |
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MEF |
Middle East Force |
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MEI |
Member, Energy Institute |
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MEIC |
Member, Engineering Institute of Canada |
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MELF |
Middle East Land Forces |
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Mencap |
Royal Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults |
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MEng |
Master of Engineering |
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MEnvS |
Master of Environmental Studies |
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MEO |
Marine Engineering Officer |
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MEP |
Member of the European Parliament |
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MES |
Master of Environmental Studies |
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MESc |
Master of Engineering Science |
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MetSoc |
Metals Society (formed by amalgamation of Institute of Metals and Iron and Steel Institute; now merged with Institution of Metallurgists to form Institute of Metals) |
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MF |
Master of Forestry |
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MFA |
Master of Fine Arts |
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MFC |
Mastership in Food Control |
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MFCM |
Member, Faculty of Community Medicine (later MFPHM) |
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MFFLM |
Member, Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians |
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MFFP |
Member, Faculty of Family Planning, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
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MFGB |
Miners’ Federation of Great Britain (now see NUM) |
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MFGDP |
Member, Faculty of General Dental Practitioners, Royal College of Surgeons |
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MFH |
Master of Foxhounds |
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MFHom |
Member, Faculty of Homoeopathy |
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MFOM |
Member, Faculty of Occupational Medicine |
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MFPaed |
Member, Faculty of Paediatrics, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
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MFPH |
Member, Faculty of Public Health |
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MFPHM |
Member, Faculty of Public Health Medicine (now see MFPH) |
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MFPHMI |
Member, Faculty of Public Health Medicine of Ireland |
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MFPM |
Member, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine |
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MGDSRCS |
Member in General Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons |
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MGI |
Member, Institute of Certificated Grocers |
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MGO |
Master General of the Ordnance |
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Master of Gynaecology and Obstetrics |
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Mgr |
Monsignor |
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MHA |
Member of House of Assembly |
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Master of Health Administration |
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MHCIMA |
Member, Hotel Catering and International (formerly Institutional) Management Association (now see MIH) |
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MHCLG |
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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MHK |
Member of the House of Keys |
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MHM |
Master of Health Management |
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MHort (RHS) |
Master of Horticulture, Royal Horticultural Society |
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MHR |
Member of the House of Representatives |
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MHRA |
Modern Humanities Research Association |
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MHSM |
Member, Institute of Health Services Management (now see MIHM) |
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MI |
Military Intelligence |
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Michigan (postal) |
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MIAeE |
Member, Institute of Aeronautical Engineers |
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MIAgrE |
Member, Institution of Agricultural Engineers |
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MIAM |
Member, Institute of Administrative Management |
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MIAS |
Member, Institute of Aeronautical Science (US) (now see MAIAA) |
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Member, Institute of Architects and Surveyors |
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MIBC |
Member, Institute of Business Counsellors |
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Member, Institute of Building Control |
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MIBiol |
Member, Institute of Biology (later MSB, now see MRSB) |
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MICE |
Member, Institution of Civil Engineers |
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MICEI |
Member, Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland |
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MICeram |
Member, Institute of Ceramics (later MIM) |
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MICFor |
Member, Institute of Chartered Foresters |
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Mich |
Michigan |
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MIChemE |
Member, Institution of Chemical Engineers |
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MICM |
Member, Institute of Credit Management (now see MCICM) |
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MICorr |
Member, Institute of Corrosion |
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MICorrST |
Member, Institution of Corrosion Science and Technology (now see MICorr) |
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MICS |
Member, Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers |
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MIE(Aust) |
Member, Institution of Engineers, Australia |
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MIED |
Member, Institution of Engineering Designers |
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MIEE |
Member, Institution of Electrical Engineers (now see MIET) |
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MIEEE |
Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (NY) |
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MIEEM |
Member, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (now see MCIEEM) |
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MIEI |
Member, Institution of Engineering Inspection |
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MIEMA |
Member, Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment |
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MIEMgt |
Member, Institute of Environmental Management (now see MIEMA) |
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MIEnvSc |
Member, Institution of Environmental Sciences |
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MIERE |
Member, Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers (later MIEE) |
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MIES |
Member, Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, Scotland |
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MIET |
Member, Institution of Engineering and Technology (formerly Member, Institute of Engineers and Technicians) |
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MIEx |
Member, Institute of Export |
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MIExpE |
Member, Institute of Explosives Engineers |
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MIfA |
Member, Institute for Archaeologists (now see MCIfA) |
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MIFA |
Member, Institute of Field Archaeologists (later MIfA) |
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MIFF |
Member, Institute of Freight Forwarders (now see MIFP) |
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MIFireE |
Member, Institution of Fire Engineers |
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MIFM |
Member, Institute of Fisheries Management |
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MIFor |
Member, Institute of Foresters (now see MICFor) |
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MIFP |
Member, Institute of Freight Professionals |
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MIGasE |
Member, Institution of Gas Engineers (now see MIGEM) |
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MIGEM |
Member, Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers |
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MIGeol |
Member, Institution of Geologists |
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MIH |
Member, Institute of Housing (now see MCIH) |
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Member, Institute of Hospitality |
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MIHM |
Member, Institute of Housing Managers (later MIH) |
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Member, Institute of Healthcare Management |
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MIHort |
Member, Institute of Horticulture (now see MCIHort) |
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MIHT |
Member, Institution of Highways and Transportation (now see MCIHT) |
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MIHVE |
Member, Institution of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (later MCIBS) |
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MIIA |
Member, Institute of Industrial Administration (later FBIM) |
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MIIE |
Member, Institution of Incorporated Engineers in Electronic, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (now see MIET) |
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MIIM |
Member, Institution of Industrial Managers |
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MIInfSc |
Member, Institute of Information Sciences (now see MCLIP) |
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MIL |
Member, Institute of Linguists (now see MCIL) |
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Mil. |
Military |
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MILGA |
Member, Institute of Local Government Administrators |
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MILocoE |
Member, Institution of Locomotive Engineers |
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MILog |
Member, Institute of Logistics (now see MILT) |
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MILT |
Member, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport |
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MIM |
Member, Institute of Materials (formerly Institution of Metallurgists, then Institute of Metals) (now see MIMMM) |
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MIMA |
Member, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications |
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MIMarE |
Member, Institute of Marine Engineers (now see MIMarEST) |
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MIMarEST |
Member, Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology |
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MIMC |
Member, Institute of Management Consultants |
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MIMechE |
Member, Institution of Mechanical Engineers |
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MIMEMME |
Member, Institution of Mining Electrical & Mining Mechanical Engineers (later MIMinE) |
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MIMgt |
Member, Institute of Management (see now MCMI) |
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MIMGTechE |
Member, Institution of Mechanical and General Technician Engineers |
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MIMI |
Member, Institute of the Motor Industry |
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MIMinE |
Member, Institution of Mining Engineers (later MIMM) |
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MIMM |
Member, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (now see MIMMM) |
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MIMMM |
Member, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining |
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MIMunE |
Member, Institution of Municipal Engineers (now amalgamated with Institution of Civil Engineers) |
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MIN |
Member, Institute of Navigation (now see MRIN) |
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Min. |
Ministry |
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Minn |
Minnesota |
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MInstAM |
Member, Institute of Administrative Management |
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MInstBE |
Member, Institution of British Engineers |
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MInstCE |
Member, Institution of Civil Engineers (now see FICE) |
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MInstD |
Member, Institute of Directors |
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MInstE |
Member, Institute of Energy (now see MEI) |
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MInstF |
Member, Institute of Fuel (later MInstE) |
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MInstHE |
Member, Institution of Highway Engineers (later MIHT, now see MCIHT) |
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MInstKT |
Member, Institute of Knowledge Transfer |
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MInstLM |
Member, Institute of Leadership and Management |
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MInstM |
Member, Institute of Marketing (now see MCIM) |
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MInstMC |
Member, Institute of Measurement and Control |
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MInstME |
Member, Institution of Mining Engineers |
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MInstMet |
Member, Institute of Metals (later part of Metals Society; then MIM) |
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MInstP |
Member, Institute of Physics |
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MInstPet |
Member, Institute of Petroleum (now see MEI) |
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MInstPkg |
Member, Institute of Packaging |
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MInstPS |
Member, Institute of Purchasing and Supply |
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MInstRA |
Member, Institute of Registered Architects |
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MInstRE |
Member, Institution of Royal Engineers |
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MInstT |
Member, Institute of Transport (later MCIT) |
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MInstTA |
Member, Institute of Transport Administration |
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MInstW |
Member, Institute of Welding (now see MWeldI) |
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MInstWM |
Member, Institute of Wastes Management (now see MCIWM) |
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MINucE |
Member, Institution of Nuclear Engineers (now see MNucI) |
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MIOA |
Member, Institute of Acoustics |
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MIOB |
Member, Institute of Building (now see MCIOB) |
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MIOM |
Member, Institute of Office Management (now see MIAM) |
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MIOSH |
Member, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health |
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MIPA |
Member, Institute of Practitioners in Advertising |
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MIPD |
Member, Institute of Personnel and Development (now see MCIPD) |
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MIPEM |
Member, Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine |
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MIPlantE |
Member, Institution of Plant Engineers |
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MIPM |
Member, Institute of Personnel Management (later MIPD) |
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MIPR |
Member, Institute of Public Relations (now see MCIPR) |
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MIProdE |
Member, Institution of Production Engineers (later MIEE) |
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MIQ |
Member, Institute of Quarrying |
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MIQA |
Member, Institute of Quality Assurance |
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MIRE |
Member, Institution of Radio Engineers (later MIERE) |
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MIREE(Aust) |
Member, Institution of Radio and Electronics Engineers (Australia) |
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MIRM |
Member, Institute of Risk Management |
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MIRO |
Mineral Industry Research Organisation |
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Member, Institution of Railway Operators |
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MIRPM |
Member, Institute of Residential Property Management |
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MIRT |
Member, Institute of Reprographic Technicians |
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MIRTE |
Member, Institute of Road Transport Engineers |
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MIS |
Member, Institute of Statisticians |
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MISI |
Member, Iron and Steel Institute (later part of Metals Society) |
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Miss |
Mississippi |
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MIStructE |
Member, Institution of Structural Engineers |
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MIT |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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MITA |
Member, Industrial Transport Association |
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MITD |
Member, Institute of Training and Development (later MIPD) |
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MITE |
Member, Institution of Electrical and Electronics Technician Engineers |
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MITI |
Member, Institute of Translation & Interpreting |
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MITSA |
Member, Institute of Trading Standards Administration |
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MITT |
Member, Institute of Travel and Tourism |
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MIWE |
Member, Institution of Water Engineers (later MIWES) |
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MIWEM |
Member, Institution of Water and Environmental Management (now see MCIWEM) |
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MIWES |
Member, Institution of Water Engineers and Scientists (later MIWEM) |
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MIWM |
Member, Institution of Works Managers (now see MIIM) |
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MIWPC |
Member, Institute of Water Pollution Control (later MIWEM) |
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MIWSP |
Member, Institute of Work Study Practitioners (now see MMS) |
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MJA |
Medical Journalists Association |
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MJI |
Member, Institute of Journalists (now see MCIJ) |
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MJIE |
Member, Junior Institution of Engineers (now see MIGTechE) |
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MJur |
Magister Juris (Master of Law) |
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ML |
Licentiate in Medicine |
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Master of Laws |
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MLA |
Member of Legislative Assembly |
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Modern Language Association |
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Master in Landscape Architecture |
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Museums, Libraries and Archives Council |
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MLC |
Member of Legislative Council |
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Meat and Livestock Commission |
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|
MLCOM |
Member, London College of Osteopathic Medicine |
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MLI |
Member, Landscape Institute |
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MLib |
Master of Librarianship |
|
MLitt |
Master of Letters |
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Mlle |
Mademoiselle |
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MLO |
Military Liaison Officer |
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MLR |
Modern Language Review |
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MLS |
Master of Library Science |
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MM |
Military Medal |
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Merchant Marine |
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MMA |
Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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MMan |
Master of Management |
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MMath |
Master of Mathematics |
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MMB |
Milk Marketing Board |
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MMD |
Movement for Multi-Party Democracy |
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Master of Management of Defence |
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MME |
Master of Mining Engineering |
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Mme |
Madame |
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MMechE |
Master of Mechanical Engineering |
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MMEd |
Master in Medical Education |
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MMedSci |
Master in Medical Science |
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MMet |
Master of Metallurgy |
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MMGI |
Member, Mining, Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India |
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MMin |
Master of Ministry |
|
MML |
Masters in Medical Law |
|
MMLJ |
Member of Merit, Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem |
|
MMM |
Member, Order of Military Merit (Canada) |
|
MMRS |
Member, Market Research Society |
|
MMS |
Member, Institute of Management Services |
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MMus |
Master of Music |
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MN |
Merchant Navy |
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Minnesota (postal) |
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MNAM |
Member, National Academy of Medicine (US) |
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MNAS |
Member, National Academy of Sciences (US) |
|
MND |
Motor Neurone Disease |
|
MNECInst |
Member, North East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders |
|
MNI |
Member, Nautical Institute |
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MNIMH |
Member, National Institute of Medical Herbalists |
|
MNucI |
Member, Nuclear Institute |
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MNZIS |
Member, New Zealand Institute of Surveyors |
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MNZM |
Member, New Zealand Order of Merit |
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MNZPI |
Member, New Zealand Planning Institute |
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MO |
Medical Officer |
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Military Operations |
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Missouri (postal) |
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Mo |
Missouri |
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MoD |
Ministry of Defence |
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Mods |
Moderations (Oxford) |
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MOH |
Medical Officer(s) of Health |
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MoJ |
Ministry of Justice |
|
MOM |
Member, Order of Merit (Malta) |
|
MOMA |
Museum of Modern Art |
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MOMI |
Museum of the Moving Image |
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Mon |
Monmouthshire |
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Mont |
Montgomeryshire |
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MOP |
Ministry of Power |
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MOrthRCS |
Member in Orthodontics, Royal College of Surgeons |
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Most Rev. |
Most Reverend |
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MoT |
Ministry of Transport |
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MOV |
Member, Order of Volta (Ghana) |
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MP |
Member of Parliament |
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MPA |
Master of Public Administration |
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Member, Parliamentary Assembly, Northern Ireland |
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MPAGB |
Member, Photographic Alliance of Great Britain |
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MPBW |
Ministry of Public Building and Works |
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MPH |
Master of Public Health |
|
MPhil |
Master of Philosophy |
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MPhil Stud |
Master of Philosophical Studies |
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MPhys |
Master of Physics |
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MPIA |
Master of Public and International Affairs |
|
MPLA |
Major Projects Leadership Academy |
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MPMI |
Member, Property Management Institute |
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MPO |
Management and Personnel Office |
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MPodA |
Member, Podiatry Association |
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MPP |
Member, Provincial Parliament |
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Master in Public Policy (Harvard) |
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MPRISA |
Member, Public Relations Institute of South Africa |
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MProf |
Masters in Professional Studies |
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MPS |
Member, Pharmaceutical Society (now see MRPharmS) |
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MPTS |
Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service |
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MR |
Master of the Rolls |
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Municipal Reform |
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MRAC |
Member, Royal Agricultural College |
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MRACP |
Member, Royal Australasian College of Physicians |
|
MRACS |
Member, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons |
|
MRad |
Master of Radiology |
|
MRAeS |
Member, Royal Aeronautical Society |
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MRAIC |
Member, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada |
|
MRAS |
Member, Royal Asiatic Society |
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MRC |
Medical Research Council |
|
MRCA |
Multi-Role Combat Aircraft |
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MRCGP |
Member, Royal College of General Practitioners |
|
MRC-LMB |
Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology |
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MRCOG |
Member, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
|
MRCOphth |
Member, Royal College of Ophthalmologists |
|
MRCP |
Member, Royal College of Physicians, London |
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Member, Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom |
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MRCPA |
Member, Royal College of Pathologists of Australia |
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MRCPath |
Member, Royal College of Pathologists |
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MRCPCH |
Member, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health |
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MRCPE |
Member, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh |
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MRCPGlas |
Member, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow |
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MRCPI |
Member, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
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MRCPsych |
Member, Royal College of Psychiatrists |
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MRCS |
Member, Royal College of Surgeons of England |
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MRCSE |
Member, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh |
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MRCSI |
Member, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
|
MRCVS |
Member, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons |
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MRD RCS |
Member in Restorative Dentistry, Royal College of Surgeons |
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MRE |
Master of Religious Education |
|
MRes |
Master of Research |
|
MRHS |
Member, Royal Horticultural Society |
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MRI |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
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Member, Royal Institution |
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|
MRIA |
Member, Royal Irish Academy |
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MRIAI |
Member, Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland |
|
MRIC |
Member, Royal Institute of Chemistry (now see MRSC) |
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MRICS |
Member, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors |
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MRIN |
Member, Royal Institute of Navigation |
|
MRINA |
Member, Royal Institution of Naval Architects |
|
MRNZCGP |
Member, Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners |
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MRPharmS |
Member, Royal Pharmaceutical Society |
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MRSB |
Member, Royal Society of Biology |
|
MRSC |
Member, Royal Society of Chemistry |
|
MRSH |
Member, Royal Society for the Promotion of Health (now see MRSPH) |
|
MRSL |
Member, Order of the Republic of Sierra Leone |
|
MRSocMed |
Member, Royal Society of Medicine |
|
MRSPH |
Member, Royal Society for Public Health |
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MRTPI |
Member, Royal Town Planning Institute |
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MRurSc |
Master of Rural Science |
|
MRUSI |
Member, Royal United Service Institution |
|
MRVA |
Member, Rating and Valuation Association |
|
MS |
Master of Surgery |
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Master of Science (US) |
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|
Mississippi (postal) |
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|
Multiple Sclerosis |
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|
Motor Ship |
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MS, MSS |
Manuscript, Manuscripts |
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MSA |
Master of Science, Agriculture (US) |
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Mineralogical Society of America |
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Motor Sports Association |
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MSAAIE |
Member, Southern African Association of Industrial Editors |
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MSAE |
Member, Society of Automotive Engineeers (US) |
|
MSAICE |
Member, South African Institution of Civil Engineers |
|
MSAInstMM |
Member, South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy |
|
MSB |
Member, Society of Biology (now see MRSB) |
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MSC |
Manpower Services Commission |
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Missionaries of the Sacred Heart |
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MSc |
Master of Science |
|
MScD |
Master of Dental Science |
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MScE |
Master of Science in Engineering |
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MSci |
Master of Natural Sciences |
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MScSoc |
Master of Social Sciences |
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MScSocMed |
Master of Science in Social Medicine |
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MSD |
Meritorious Service Decoration (Fiji) |
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MSE |
Master of Science in Engineering (US) |
|
MSF |
(Union for) Manufacturing, Science, Finance |
|
MSFA |
Member, Society of Financial Advisers |
|
MSHyg |
Master of Science in Hygiene |
|
MSI |
Member, Securities Institute (later Securities & Investment Institute, now see MCSI) |
|
MSIA |
Member, Society of Industrial Artists |
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MSIAD |
Member, Society of Industrial Artists and Designers (now see MCSD) |
|
MSIT |
Member, Society of Instrument Technology (now see MInstMC) |
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MSL |
Master of Studies in Law |
|
MSLS |
Master of Science in Library Science |
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MSM |
Meritorious Service Medal |
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Madras Sappers and Miners |
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|
Master in Science Management |
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MSN |
Master of Science in Nursing |
|
MSocAdmin |
Master of Social Administration |
|
MSocIS |
Member, Société des Ingénieurs et Scientifiques de France |
|
MSocSc |
Master of Social Sciences |
|
MSocWork |
Master of Social Work |
|
MSoFHT |
Member, Society of Food Hygiene Technology |
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MSP |
Member, Scottish Parliament |
|
Managing Successful Programmes |
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|
MSR |
Member, Society of Radiographers |
|
MSRP |
Member, Society for Radiological Protection |
|
MSSc |
Master of Social Sciences |
|
MSSC |
Marine Society & Sea Cadets |
|
MSt |
Master of Studies |
|
MSTD |
Member, Society of Typographic Designers |
|
MStJ |
Member, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem |
|
MSW |
Master of Social Work |
|
MSzP |
Magyar Szocialista Párt |
|
MT |
Mechanical Transport |
|
Montana (postal) |
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|
Mt |
Mount |
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Mountain |
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|
MTA |
Music Trades Association |
|
MTB |
Motor Torpedo Boat |
|
MTCA |
Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation |
|
MTD |
Midwife Teachers’ Diploma |
|
MTech |
Master of Technology |
|
MTEFL |
Master in the Teaching of English as a Foreign or Second Language |
|
MTh |
Master of Theology |
|
MTIA |
Metal Trades Industry Association |
|
MTIRA |
Machine Tool Industry Research Association (now see AMTRI) |
|
MTPI |
Member, Town Planning Institute (now see MRTPI) |
|
MTS |
Master of Theological Studies |
|
Ministerial Training Scheme |
|
|
MUniv |
Honorary Master of the University |
|
MusB |
Bachelor of Music |
|
MusD |
Doctor of Music |
|
MusM |
Master of Music |
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MV |
Merchant Vessel, Motor Vessel (naval) |
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MVB |
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine |
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MVEE |
Military Vehicles and Engineering Establishment |
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MVO |
Member, Royal Victorian Order |
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MVSc |
Master of Veterinary Science |
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MW |
Master of Wine |
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MWA |
Mystery Writers of America |
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MWeldI |
Member, Welding Institute |
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MWSOM |
Member, Institute of Practitioners in Work Study Organisation and Methods (now see MMS) |
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N |
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N |
Nationalist |
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Navigating Duties |
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North |
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n |
nephew |
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NA |
National Academician (America) |
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NAACP |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People |
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NAAFI |
Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes |
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NAAS |
National Agricultural Advisory Service |
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NAB |
National Advisory Body for Public Sector Higher Education |
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NABC |
National Association of Boys’ Clubs (later NABC-CYP) |
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NABC-CYP |
National Association of Boys’ Clubs - Clubs for Young People |
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NAC |
National Agriculture Centre |
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NACAB |
National Association of Citizens’ Advice Bureaux |
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NACCB |
National Accreditation Council for Certification Bodies |
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NACETT |
National Advisory Council for Education and Training Targets |
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NACF |
National Art-Collections Fund |
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NACRO |
National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders |
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NADFAS |
National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies |
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NAE |
National Academy of Engineering |
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NAEW |
Nato Airborn Early Warning |
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NAHA |
National Association of Health Authorities (now see NAHAT) |
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NAHAT |
National Association of Health Authorities and Trusts |
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NAHT |
National Association of Head Teachers |
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NALGO |
Nalgo |
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National and Local Government Officers’ Association |
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NAMAS |
National Measurement and Accreditation Service |
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NAMCW |
National Association for Maternal and Child Welfare |
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NAMH |
MIND (National Association for Mental Health) |
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NAMMA |
NATO MRCA Management Agency |
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NAPAG |
National Academies Policy Advisory Group |
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NARM |
National Association of Recording Merchandisers (US) |
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NAS |
National Academy of Sciences |
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NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US) |
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NASD |
National Association of Securities Dealers |
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NASDAQ |
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System |
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NASDIM |
National Association of Securities Dealers and Investment Managers (later FIMBRA) |
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NAS/UWT |
National Association of Schoolmasters/Union of Women Teachers |
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NATCS |
National Air Traffic Control Services (now see NATS) |
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NATFHE |
National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (combining ATCDE and ATTI) |
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NATLAS |
National Testing Laboratory Accreditation Scheme |
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NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
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NATS |
National Air Traffic Services |
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Nat. Sci. |
Natural Sciences |
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NATSOPA |
National Society of Operative Printers, Graphical and Media Personnel (formerly of Operative Printers and Assistants) |
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NAYC |
Youth Clubs UK (formerly National Association of Youth Clubs) |
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NB |
New Brunswick |
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Nebraska (postal) |
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NBA |
North British Academy |
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NBC |
National Book Council (later NBL) |
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National Broadcasting Company (US) |
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NBL |
National Book League |
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NBPI |
National Board for Prices and Incomes |
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NC |
National Certificate |
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North Carolina |
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NCA |
National Certificate of Agriculture |
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NCARB |
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards |
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NCAS |
Natural Environment Research Council Centres for Atmospheric Science |
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NCB |
National Coal Board |
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NCC |
National Computing Centre |
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Nature Conservancy Council (later NCCE) |
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National Consumer Council |
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NCCE |
Nature Conservancy Council for England (English Nature) |
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NCCL |
National Council for Civil Liberties |
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NCD |
National Capital District, Papua New Guinea |
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NCDAD |
National Council for Diplomas in Art and Design |
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NCEA |
National Council for Educational Awards |
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NCET |
National Council for Educational Technology |
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NCH |
National Children’s Homes |
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NCLC |
National Council of Labour Colleges |
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NCOP |
National Council of Provinces (South Africa) |
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NCOPF |
National Council for One Parent Families |
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NCRI |
National Cancer Research Institute |
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NCSS |
National Council of Social Service |
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NCTJ |
National Council for the Training of Journalists |
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NCVCCO |
National Council of Voluntary Child Care Organisations |
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NCVO |
National Council for Voluntary Organisations |
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NCVQ |
National Council for Vocational Qualifications |
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NCYPE |
National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy |
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ND |
North Dakota |
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NDA |
National Diploma in Agriculture |
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NDC |
National Defence College |
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NATO Defence College |
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NDD |
National Diploma in Dairying |
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National Diploma in Design |
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NDEA |
National Defense Education Act |
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NDH |
National Diploma in Horticulture |
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NDIC |
National Defence Industries Council |
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NDP |
New Democratic Party |
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NDRI |
National Disease Research Interchange |
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NDTA |
National Defense Transportation Association (US) |
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NE |
North-east |
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NEAB |
Northern Examinations and Assessment Board |
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NEAC |
New English Art Club |
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NEAF |
Near East Air Force |
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NEARELF |
Near East Land Forces |
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NEB |
National Enterprise Board |
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NEC |
National Executive Committee |
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NECInst |
North East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders |
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NEDC |
National Economic Development Council |
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North East Development Council |
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NEDO |
National Economic Development Office |
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NEH |
National Endowment for the Humanities |
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NEL |
National Engineering Laboratory |
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NERC |
Natural Environment Research Council |
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NESTA |
National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts |
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NF |
Newfoundland and Labrador (postal) |
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NFC |
National Freight Consortium (formerly Corporation, then Company) |
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NFCG |
National Federation of Consumer Groups |
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NFER |
National Foundation for Educational Research |
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NFHA |
National Federation of Housing Associations |
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NFMS |
National Federation of Music Societies |
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NFSH |
National Federation of Spiritual Healers |
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NFT |
National Film Theatre |
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NFU |
National Farmers’ Union |
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NFWI |
National Federation of Women’s Institutes |
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NGO |
Non-Governmental Organisation(s) |
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NGTE |
National Gas Turbine Establishment |
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NH |
New Hampshire |
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NH&MRC |
National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia) |
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NHBC |
National House-Building Council |
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NHMF |
National Heritage Memorial Fund |
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NHS |
National Health Service |
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NHSU |
National Health Service University |
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NI |
Northern Ireland |
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Native Infantry |
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NIAB |
National Institute of Agricultural Botany |
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NIACE |
National Institute of Adult Continuing Education |
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NIACRO |
Northern Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders |
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NIAE |
National Institute of Agricultural Engineering |
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NIAID |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
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NICE |
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (formerly National Institute of Clinical Excellence, then National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) |
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NICEC |
National Institute for Careers Education and Counselling |
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NICEIC |
National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting |
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NICG |
Nationalised Industries Chairmen’s Group |
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NICRO |
National Institute for Crime Prevention and Re-integration of Offenders |
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NICS |
Northern Ireland Civil Service |
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NID |
Naval Intelligence Division |
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National Institute for the Deaf |
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Northern Ireland District |
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National Institute of Design (India) |
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NIESR |
National Institute of Economic and Social Research |
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NIH |
National Institutes of Health (US) |
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NIHEC |
Northern Ireland Higher Education Council |
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NIHR |
National Institute for Health and Care Research (formerly for Health Research) |
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NII |
Nuclear Installations Inspectorate |
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NILP |
Northern Ireland Labour Party |
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NIMR |
National Institute for Medical Research |
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NISTRO |
Northern Ireland Science and Technology Regional Organisation |
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NISW |
National Institute of Social Work |
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NIU |
Northern Ireland Unionist |
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NJ |
New Jersey |
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NL |
National Liberal |
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No Liability |
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Newfoundland and Labrador |
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NLCS |
North London Collegiate School |
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NLHF |
National Lottery Heritage Fund |
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NLYL |
National League of Young Liberals |
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NM |
New Mexico (postal) |
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NMC |
Nursing and Midwifery Council |
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NMR |
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
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NMRS |
National Monuments Record of Scotland |
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NMSI |
National Museum of Science and Industry |
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NNMA |
Nigerian National Merit Award |
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NNOM |
Nigerian National Order of Merit |
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NO |
Navigating Officer |
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NODA |
National Operatic and Dramatic Association |
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Northants |
Northamptonshire |
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Notts |
Nottinghamshire |
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NP |
Notary Public |
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NPA |
Newspaper Publishers’ Association |
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NPFA |
National Playing Fields Association |
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NPG |
National Portrait Gallery |
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NPk |
Nishan-e-Pakistan |
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NPL |
National Physical Laboratory |
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NPQH |
National Professional Qualification for Headship |
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NRA |
National Rifle Association |
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National Recovery Administration (US) |
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National Rivers Authority |
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NRAO |
National Radio Astronomy Observatory |
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NRCC |
National Research Council of Canada |
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NRD |
National Registered Designer |
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NRDC |
National Research Development Corporation |
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NRMA |
National Roads and Motorists’ Association |
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NRPB |
National Radiological Protection Board |
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NRR |
Northern Rhodesia Regiment |
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NRSA |
National Research Service Award (US) |
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NS |
Nova Scotia |
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New Style in the Calendar (in Great Britain since 1752) |
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National Society |
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National Service |
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ns |
Graduate of Royal Naval Staff College, Greenwich |
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NSA |
National Skating Association (now see NISA) |
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NSAIV |
Distinguished Order of Shaheed Ali (Maldives) |
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NSERC |
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canada |
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NSF |
National Science Foundation (US) |
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NSM |
Non-Stipendiary Minister |
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NSMHC |
National Society for Mentally Handicapped Children (now see Mencap) |
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NSPCC |
National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children |
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NSRA |
National Small-bore Rifle Association |
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N/SSF |
Novice, Society of St Francis |
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NSW |
New South Wales |
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NT |
New Testament |
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Northern Territory (Australia) |
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Northwest Territories (Canada) |
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National Theatre |
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National Trust |
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NT&SA |
National Trust & Savings Association |
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NTF |
National Teaching Fellow |
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NTO |
National Training Organisation |
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NTUC |
National Trades Union Congress |
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NUAAW |
National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers |
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NUBE |
National Union of Bank Employees (later BIFU) |
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NUFLAT |
National Union of Footwear Leather and Allied Trades (now see NUKFAT) |
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NUGMW |
National Union of General and Municipal Workers (later GMBATU) |
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NUHKW |
National Union of Hosiery and Knitwear Workers (now see NUKFAT) |
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NUI |
National University of Ireland |
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NUJ |
National Union of Journalists |
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NUJMB |
Northern Universities Joint Matriculation Board |
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NUM |
National Union of Mineworkers |
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NUMAST |
National Union of Marine, Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers |
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NUPE |
National Union of Public Employees |
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NUR |
National Union of Railwaymen (now see RMT) |
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NUS |
National Union of Students |
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National University of Singapore |
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NUT |
National Union of Teachers |
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NUU |
New University of Ulster |
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NV |
Nevada (postal) |
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NVQ |
National Vocational Qualification |
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NW |
North-west |
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NWC |
National Water Council |
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NWFP |
North-West Frontier Province |
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NWP |
North-Western Province |
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NWT |
North-Western Territories |
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NY |
New York |
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NYC |
New York City |
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NYO |
National Youth Orchestra |
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NYT |
National Youth Theatre |
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NZ |
New Zealand |
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NZEF |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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NZIA |
New Zealand Institute of Architects |
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NZTF |
New Zealand Territorial Force |
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O |
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o |
only |
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OAM |
Medal of the Order of Australia |
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O&M |
organisation and method |
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OAP |
Old Age Pensioner |
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OAS |
Organisation of American States |
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On Active Service |
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OASC |
Officer Aircrew Selection Centre |
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OAU |
Organisation for African Unity |
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OB |
Order of Barbados |
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Order of Belize |
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OBC |
Order of British Columbia |
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OBE |
Officer, Order of the British Empire |
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OC |
Officer, Order of Canada (equivalent to former award SM) |
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OC |
o/c |
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Officer Commanding |
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oc |
only child |
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OCC |
Order of the Caribbean Community |
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OCDS |
ocds Can |
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Overseas College of Defence Studies (Canada) |
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OCF |
Officiating Chaplain to the Forces |
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OCHA |
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
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OCPA |
Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments |
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OCS |
Officer Candidates School |
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Officer Cadet School |
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OCSS |
Oxford and Cambridge Shakespeare Society |
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OCTU |
Officer Cadet Training Unit |
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OCU |
Operational Conversion Unit |
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OD |
Officer, Order of Distinction (Jamaica) |
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Order of Distinction (Antigua) |
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ODA |
Overseas Development Administration |
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ODI |
Overseas Development Institute |
|
ODM |
Ministry of Overseas Development |
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ODPM |
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister |
|
ODSM |
Order of Diplomatic Service Merit (Lesotho) |
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OE |
Order of Excellence (Guyana) |
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OECD |
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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OED |
Oxford English Dictionary |
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OEEC |
Organization for European Economic Co-operation (now see OECD) |
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OF |
Order of the Founder, Salvation Army |
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OFCOM |
Ofcom |
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Office of Communications |
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OFEMA |
Office Française d’Exportation de Matériel Aéronautique |
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OFFER |
Office of Electricity Regulation |
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Ofgem |
Office of Gas and Electricity Markets |
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OFM |
Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) |
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OFMCap |
Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Franciscans) |
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OFMConv |
Order of Friars Minor Conventual (Franciscans) |
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Ofqual |
Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation |
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OFR |
Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria |
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OFS |
Orange Free State |
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OFSTED |
Office for Standards in Education |
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OFT |
Office of Fair Trading |
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Oftel |
Office of Telecommunications |
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Ofwat |
Office of Water Services |
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OGC |
Office of Government Commerce |
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OGS |
Oratory of the Good Shepherd |
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OH |
Ohio (postal) |
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OHMS |
On His (or Her) Majesty’s Service |
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O i/c |
Officer in charge |
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OJ |
Order of Jamaica |
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OK |
Oklahoma (postal) |
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OL |
Officer, Order of Leopold |
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Order of the Leopard (Lesotho) |
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OLJ |
Officer, Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem |
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OLM |
Officer, Legion of Merit (Rhodesia) |
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Ordained Local Minister |
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OLY |
Olympian |
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OM |
Order of Merit |
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Order of Manitoba |
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OMCS |
Office of the Minister for the Civil Service |
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OMFIF |
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum |
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OMI |
Oblate of Mary Immaculate |
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OMLJ |
Officer, Order of Merit, Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem |
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OMM |
Officer, Order of Military Merit (Canada) |
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ON |
Order of the Nation (Jamaica) |
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Ontario (postal) |
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ONC |
Ordinary National Certificate |
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OND |
Ordinary National Diploma |
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ONDA |
Ordinary National Diploma in Agriculture |
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ONS |
Office for National Statistics |
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Order of Nova Scotia |
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Ont |
Ontario |
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ONZ |
Order of New Zealand |
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ONZM |
Officer, New Zealand Order of Merit |
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OON |
Officer, Order of the Niger |
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OOnt |
Order of Ontario |
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OOV |
Officer, Order of the Volta (Ghana) |
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OP |
Ordinis Praedicatorum (of the Order of Preachers (Dominican)) |
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Observation Post |
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OPCON |
Operational Control |
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OPCS |
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (now see ONS) |
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OPCW |
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons |
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OPEC |
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
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OPEI |
Order of Prince Edward Island |
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OPM |
Owner President Management program |
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OPRA |
Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority |
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OPS |
Office of Public Service |
|
OPSS |
Office of Public Service and Science (later OPS) |
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OQ |
Officer, National Order of Quebec |
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OR |
Order of Rorima (Guyana) |
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Operational Research |
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Oregon (postal) |
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ORGALIME |
Organisme de Liaison des Industries Métalliques Européennes |
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ORHA/CPA |
Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance/Coalition Provisional Authority |
|
ORL |
Otorhinolaryngology |
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ORS |
Operational Research Society |
|
ORSA |
Operations Research Society of America (now see INFORMS) |
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ORSL |
Order of the Republic of Sierra Leone |
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ORT |
Organization for Rehabilitation through Training |
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ORTF |
Office de la Radiodiffusion et Télévision Française |
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ORTT |
Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |
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o s |
only son |
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OSA |
Order of St Augustine (Augustinian) |
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Ontario Society of Artists |
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OSB |
Order of St Benedict (Benedictine) |
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OSC |
Order of Simon of Cyrene |
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osc |
Graduate of Overseas Staff College |
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OSCE |
Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe |
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OSCHR |
Office for Strategic Co-ordination of Health Research |
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OSFC |
Franciscan (Capuchin) Order |
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O/Sig |
Ordinary Signalman |
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OSMTH |
Ordo Supremus Militaris Templi Hierosolymitani (Supreme Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem) |
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osp |
obiit sine prole (died without issue) |
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OSS |
Office of Strategic Services |
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OST |
Office of Science and Technology |
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OStJ |
Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem |
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OSUK |
Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom |
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OT |
Old Testament |
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OTC |
Officers’ Training Corps |
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OTL |
Officer, Order of Toussaint L’Ouverture (Haiti) |
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OTS |
Office of the Third Sector |
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OTU |
Operational Training Unit |
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OTWSA |
Ou-Testamentiese Werkgemeenskap in Suider-Afrika |
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OU |
Oxford University |
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Open University |
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OUAC |
Oxford University Athletic Club |
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OUAFC |
Oxford University Association Football Club |
|
OUBC |
Oxford University Boat Club |
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OUCC |
Oxford University Cricket Club |
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OUDS |
Oxford University Dramatic Society |
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OUP |
Oxford University Press |
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Official Unionist Party |
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OURC |
Oxford University Rifle Club |
|
OURFC |
Oxford University Rugby Football Club |
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OURT |
Order of the United Republic of Tanzania |
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Oxon |
Oxfordshire |
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Oxoniensis (of Oxford) |
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P |
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PA |
Pakistan Army |
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Personal Assistant |
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Pennsylvania (postal) |
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PAA |
President, Australian Academy of Science |
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pac |
passed the final examination of the Advanced Class, The Military College of Science |
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PACE |
Protestant and Catholic Encounter |
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Property Advisers to the Civil Estate |
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PACTA |
Professional Associate, Clinical Theology Association |
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PALS |
Partnership for Active Leisure Scheme for Disabled Children |
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P&O |
Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Co. |
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P&OSNCo. |
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. |
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PAO |
Prince Albert’s Own |
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PASOK |
Panhellenic Socialist Movement |
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PBFA |
Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association |
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PBS |
Public Broadcasting Service |
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PC |
Privy Counsellor |
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Police Constable |
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Perpetual Curate |
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Peace Commissioner (Ireland) |
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Progressive Conservative (Canada) |
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pc |
per centum (in the hundred) |
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PCC |
Parochial Church Council |
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Protected Cell Company (Guernsey) |
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Private Cell Company |
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PCE |
Postgraduate Certificate of Education |
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pce |
passed command examinations |
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PCFC |
Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council |
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PCG |
Primary Care Group |
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PCL |
Polytechnic of Central London |
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PCMO |
Principal Colonial Medical Officer |
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PCNZM |
Principal Companion, New Zealand Order of Merit |
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PCS |
Parti Chrétien-Social |
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Public and Commercial Services Union |
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PCT |
Primary Care Trust |
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PdD |
Doctor of Pedagogy (US) |
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PDG |
Président Directeur Général |
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PDipHEd |
Postgraduate Diploma in Health Education |
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PDR |
People’s Democratic Republic |
|
PDRA |
post doctoral research assistant |
|
PDSA |
People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals |
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PDTC |
Professional Dancer’s Training Course Diploma |
|
PDTDip |
Professional Dancer’s Teaching Diploma |
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PE |
Procurement Executive |
|
Prince Edward Island (postal) |
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PEI |
Prince Edward Island |
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PEN |
Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, Novelists (Club) |
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PEng |
Registered Professional Engineer (Canada) |
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Member, Society of Professional Engineers |
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Penn |
Pennsylvania |
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PEP |
Political and Economic Planning (now see PSI) |
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PER |
Professional and Executive Recruitment |
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PES |
Party of European Socialists |
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PEST |
Pressure for Economic and Social Toryism |
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PF |
Procurator-Fiscal |
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PFA |
Professional Footballers’ Association |
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pfc |
Graduate of RAF Flying College |
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PFHEA |
Principal Fellow, Higher Education Academy |
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PFI |
Private Finance Initiative |
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PGA |
Professional Golfers’ Association |
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PGCA |
Post Graduate Certificate of Adjudication |
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PGCE |
Post Graduate Certificate of Education |
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PGCFHE |
Post Graduate Certificate in Further and Higher Education |
|
PGCHE |
Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education |
|
PGCTh |
Postgraduate Certificate in Theology |
|
PGDCCI |
Postgraduate Diploma in Computing for Commerce and Industry |
|
PGDFHE |
Postgraduate Diploma in Further and Higher Education |
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PGDipMin |
Postgraduate Diploma in Ministry |
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PGDL |
Postgraduate Diploma in Law |
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PGDPT |
Postgraduate Diploma in Pastoral Theology |
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PGTC |
Postgraduate Teaching Certificate |
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PGTCSE |
Postgraduate Teaching Certificate in Secondary Education |
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PH |
Presidential Order of Honour (Botswana) |
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PHAB |
Physically Handicapped & Able-bodied |
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PhB |
Bachelor of Philosophy |
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PhC |
Pharmaceutical Chemist |
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PhD |
Doctor of Philosophy |
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PHE |
Public Health England |
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Phil. |
Philology |
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Philological |
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Philosophy |
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Philosophical |
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PhL |
Licentiate in Philosophy |
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PHLS |
Public Health Laboratory Service |
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PhM |
Master of Philosophy (USA) |
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PhmB |
Bachelor of Pharmacy |
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Phys. |
Physical |
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PIA |
Personal Investment Authority |
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PIARC |
Permanent International Association of Road Congresses |
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PIB |
Prices and Incomes Board (later NBPI) |
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PICAO |
Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization (now ICAO) |
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PICTFOR |
Parliamentary Internet Communications and Technology Forum |
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pinx. |
pinxit (he painted it) |
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PITCOM |
Parliamentary Information Technology Committee (now see PICTFOR) |
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PJG |
Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Singapore) |
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PJHQ |
Permanent Joint Headquarters |
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PJK |
Pingkat Jasa Kebaktian (Malaysia) |
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Pl. |
Place |
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Plural |
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PLA |
Port of London Authority |
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PLAB |
Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board |
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PLC |
plc |
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public limited company |
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Plen. |
Plenipotentiary |
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PLI |
President, Landscape Institute |
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PLP |
Parliamentary Labour Party |
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Progressive Liberal Party (Bahamas) |
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PLR |
Public Lending Right |
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PMA |
Personal Military Assistant |
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PMC |
Personnel Management Centre |
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PMD |
Program for Management Development |
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PMedSci |
President, Academy of Medical Sciences |
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PMETB |
Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board |
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PMG |
Postmaster-General |
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PMN |
Panglima Mangku Negara (Malaysia) |
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PMO |
Principal Medical Officer |
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Princess Mary’s Own |
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PMRAFNS |
Princess Mary’s Royal Air Force Nursing Service |
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PMS |
Presidential Order of Meritorious Service (Botswana) |
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President, Miniature Society |
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PNBS |
Panglima Negara Bintang Sarawak |
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PNEU |
Parents’ National Educational Union |
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PNG |
Papua New Guinea |
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PNP |
People’s National Party |
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PO |
Post Office |
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POB |
Presidential Order of Botswana |
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Pop. |
Population |
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POST |
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology |
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POUNC |
Post Office Users’ National Council |
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POW |
Prisoner of War |
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Prince of Wales’s |
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PP |
Parish Priest |
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Past President |
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pp |
pages |
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PPA |
Professional Publishers Association (formerly Periodical Publishers Association) |
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PPARC |
Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council |
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PPCLI |
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry |
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PPCSD |
Past President, Chartered Society of Designers |
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PPDF |
Parti Populaire pour la Démocratie Française |
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PPE |
Philosophy, Politics and Economics |
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PPInstHE |
Past President, Institution of Highway Engineers |
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PPIStructE |
Past President, Institution of Structural Engineers |
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PPITB |
Printing and Publishing Industry Training Board |
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PPP |
Private Patients Plan |
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Psychology, Philosophy and Physiology |
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PPRA |
Past President, Royal Academy |
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PPRBA |
Past President, Royal Society of British Artists |
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PPRBS |
Past President, Royal Society of British Sculptors |
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PPRE |
Past President, Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (formerly of Painter-Etchers and Engravers) |
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PPRIBA |
Past President, Royal Institute of British Architects |
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PPRNCM |
Diploma in Professional Performance, Royal Northern College of Music |
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PPROI |
Past President, Royal Institute of Oil Painters |
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PPRP |
Past President, Royal Society of Portrait Painters |
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PPRSA |
Past President, Royal Scottish Academy |
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PPRSW |
Past President, Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Water Colours |
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PPRTPI |
Past President, Royal Town Planning Institute |
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PPRWA |
Past President, Royal Watercolour Association |
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PPRWS |
Past President, Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours |
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PPS |
Parliamentary Private Secretary |
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PPSA |
Proficiency, Photographic Society of America |
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PPSIAD |
Past President, Society of Industrial Artists and Designers |
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PQ |
Province of Quebec |
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PQCCC |
Post Qualification Certificate in Child Care |
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PQE |
Professional Qualifying Examination |
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PR |
Public Relations |
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Parti républicain |
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PRA |
President, Royal Academy |
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PRASEG |
Associate Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group |
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PRBS |
President, Royal Society of British Sculptors |
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PRCA |
Public Relations Consultants Association |
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PRCS |
President, Royal College of Surgeons |
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PrD |
Doctor of Professional Practice |
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PRE |
President, Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (formerly of Painter-Etchers and Engravers) |
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Preb. |
Prebendary |
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Prep. |
Preparatory |
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Pres. |
President |
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PRHA |
President, Royal Hibernian Academy |
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PRI |
President, Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours |
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Plastics and Rubber Institute |
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PRIA |
President, Royal Irish Academy |
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PRIAS |
President, Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland |
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Prin. |
Principal |
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PRISA |
Public Relations Institute of South Africa |
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PRL |
Liberal Reform Party (Belgium) |
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PRO |
Public Relations Officer |
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Public Records Office |
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Proc. |
Proctor |
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Proceedings |
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Prof. |
Professor |
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Professional |
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PROI |
President, Royal Institute of Oil Painters |
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PRO NED |
Promotion of Non-Executive Directors |
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Pro tem. |
Pro tempore (for the time being) |
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ProtU |
Protestant Unionist Party |
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Prov. |
Provost |
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Provincial |
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Prox. |
Proximo (next) |
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Prox.acc. |
Proxime accessit (next in order of merit to the winner) |
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PRS |
President, Royal Society |
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Performing Right Society Ltd |
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PRSA |
President, Royal Scottish Academy |
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PRSE |
President, Royal Society of Edinburgh |
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PRSH |
President, Royal Society for the Promotion of Health |
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PRSW |
President, Royal Scottish Water Colour Society |
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PRUAA |
President, Royal Ulster Academy of Arts |
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PRWA |
President, Royal West of England Academy |
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PRWS |
President, Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours |
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PS |
Pastel Society |
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Paddle Steamer |
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ps |
passed School of Instruction (of Officers) |
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PSA |
Property Services Agency |
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Petty Sessions Area |
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psa |
Graduate of RAF Staff College |
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psc |
Graduate of Staff College († indicates Graduate of Senior Wing Staff College) |
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Personal Services Company |
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PSD |
Petty Sessional Division |
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Social Democratic Party (Portugal) |
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Panglima Setia Diraja |
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PSE |
Party of European Socialists |
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PSGB |
Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (now see RPSGB) |
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PSI |
Policy Studies Institute |
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PSIAD |
President, Society of Industrial Artists and Designers |
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PSM |
Panglima Setia Mahkota (Malaysia) |
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psm |
Certificate of Royal Military School of Music |
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PSMA |
President, Society of Marine Artists |
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PSO |
Principal Scientific Officer |
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Personal Staff Officer |
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PSOE |
Partido Socialista Obrero Español |
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PSS |
Society of Priests of St Sulpice |
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PsyD |
Doctor of Psychology |
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PTA |
Passenger Transport Authority |
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Parent-Teacher Association |
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PTC |
Personnel and Training Command |
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PTE |
Passenger Transport Executive |
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Pte |
Private |
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PThD |
Doctor of Pastoral Theology |
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ptsc |
passed Technical Staff College |
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Pty |
Proprietary |
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PUP |
People’s United Party |
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Progressive Unionist Party |
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PVSM |
Param Vishishc Seva Medal (India) |
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PWO |
Prince of Wales’s Own |
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PWO(CEW) |
Principal Warfare Officer (Communications and Electronic Warfare) |
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PWO(U) |
Principal Warfare Officer (Underwater Warfare) |
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PWR |
Pressurized Water Reactor |
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PYBT |
Prince’s Youth Business Trust |
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Q |
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Q |
Queen |
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QAA |
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education |
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QAIMNS |
Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service |
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QARANC |
Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps |
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QARNNS |
Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service |
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QBD |
Queen’s Bench Division |
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QC |
Queen’s Counsel |
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Quebec (postal) |
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QCA |
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority |
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QCB |
Queen’s Commendation for Bravery |
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QCDA |
Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency |
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QCVS |
Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service |
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QCVSA |
Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air |
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QDR |
Qualified in Dispute Resolution |
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QEH |
Queen Elizabeth Hall |
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QEO |
Queen Elizabeth’s Own |
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QFSM |
Queen’s Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service |
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QGM |
Queen’s Gallantry Medal |
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QHC |
Honorary Chaplain to the Queen |
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QHDS |
Honorary Dental Surgeon to the Queen |
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QHNS |
Honorary Nursing Sister to the Queen |
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QHP |
Honorary Physician to the Queen |
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QHS |
Honorary Surgeon to the Queen |
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Qld |
Queensland |
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Qly |
Quarterly |
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QMAAC |
Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps |
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QMC |
Queen Mary College, London |
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QMG |
Quartermaster-General |
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QMIPRI |
Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute |
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QMO |
Queen Mary’s Own |
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QMUL |
Queen Mary, University of London |
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QMW |
Queen Mary and Westfield College, London (now see QMUL) |
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QO |
Qualified Officer |
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QOOH |
Queen’s Own Oxfordshire Hussars |
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Q(ops) |
Quartering (operations) |
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Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment |
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QOY |
Queen’s Own Yeomanry |
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QPM |
Queen’s Police Medal |
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QPSM |
Queen’s Public Service Medal (New Zealand) |
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Qr |
Quarter |
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QRIH |
Queen’s Royal Irish Hussars |
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QS |
Quarter Sessions |
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Quantity Surveying |
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qs |
RAF graduates of the Military or Naval Staff College |
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QSM |
Queen’s Service Medal (NZ) |
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QSO |
Queen’s Service Order (NZ) |
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QTS |
Qualified Teacher Status |
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QUB |
Queen’s University, Belfast |
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qv |
quod vide (which see) |
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QVRM |
Queen’s Volunteer Reserve Medal |
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qwi |
Qualified Weapons Instructor |
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R |
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(R) |
Reserve |
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RA |
Royal Academician |
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Royal Academy |
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Royal (Regiment of) Artillery |
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RAA |
Regional Arts Association |
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Royal Australian Artillery |
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RAAF |
Royal Australian Air Force |
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RAAMC |
Royal Australian Army Medical Corps |
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RABI |
Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution |
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RAC |
Royal Automobile Club |
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Royal Agricultural College |
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Royal Armoured Corps |
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RACDS |
Royal Australian College of Dental Surgeons |
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RACGP |
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners |
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RAChD |
Royal Army Chaplains’ Department |
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RACI |
Royal Australian Chemical Institute |
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RACO |
Royal Australian College of Ophthalmologists |
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RACOG |
Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
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RACP |
Royal Australasian College of Physicians |
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RACS |
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons |
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Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society |
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RAD |
Royal Academy of Dance |
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RADA |
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
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RADAR |
Royal Association for Disability Rights (formerly Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation) |
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RADC |
Royal Army Dental Corps |
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RAE |
Royal Australian Engineers |
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Royal Aerospace Establishment (formerly Royal Aircraft Establishment) |
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Research Assessment Exercise |
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RAEC |
Royal Army Educational Corps |
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RAEng |
Royal Academy of Engineering |
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RAeS |
Royal Aeronautical Society |
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RAF |
Royal Air Force |
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RAFA |
Royal Air Forces Association |
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RAFO |
Reserve of Air Force Officers (now see RAFRO) |
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RAFR |
Royal Air Force Reserve |
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RAFRO |
Royal Air Force Reserve of Officers |
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RAFVR |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
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RAI |
Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain & Ireland |
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Radio Audizioni Italiane |
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RAIA |
Royal Australian Institute of Architects |
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RAIC |
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada |
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RAM |
(Member of) Royal Academy of Music |
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RAMC |
Royal Army Medical Corps |
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RAN |
Royal Australian Navy |
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R&D |
Research and Development |
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RANR |
Royal Australian Naval Reserve |
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RANVR |
Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve |
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RAOC |
Royal Army Ordnance Corps |
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RAPC |
Royal Army Pay Corps |
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RARDE |
Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment |
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RARO |
Regular Army Reserve of Officers |
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RAS |
Royal Astronomical Society |
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Royal Asiatic Society |
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Recruitment and Assessment Services |
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RASC |
Royal Army Service Corps (now see RCT) |
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RASE |
Royal Agricultural Society of England |
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RAU |
Royal Agricultural University |
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RAuxAF |
Royal Auxiliary Air Force |
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RAVC |
Royal Army Veterinary Corps |
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RB |
Rifle Brigade |
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RBA |
Member, Royal Society of British Artists |
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RBK&C |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea |
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RBL |
Royal British Legion |
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RBS |
Royal Society of British Sculptors (now see RSS) |
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RBSA |
(Member of) Royal Birmingham Society of Artists |
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RBY |
Royal Bucks Yeomanry |
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RC |
Roman Catholic |
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RCA |
Member, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts |
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Royal College of Art |
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(Member of) Royal Cambrian Academy |
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RCAC |
Royal Canadian Armoured Corps |
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RCAF |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
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RCamA |
Member, Royal Cambrian Academy |
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RCAnaes |
Royal College of Anaesthetists |
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RCAS |
Royal Central Asian Society (now see RSAA) |
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RCDS |
Royal College of Defence Studies |
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rcds |
completed a course at, or served for a year on the Staff of, the Royal College of Defence Studies |
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RCGP |
Royal College of General Practitioners |
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RCHA |
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery |
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RCHME |
Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England |
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RCM |
(Member of) Royal College of Music |
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RCN |
Royal Canadian Navy |
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Royal College of Nursing |
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RCNC |
Royal Corps of Naval Constructors |
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RCNR |
Royal Canadian Naval Reserve |
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RCNVR |
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve |
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RCO |
Royal College of Organists |
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RCOG |
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
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RCP |
Royal College of Physicians, London |
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RCPA |
Royal College of Pathologists of Australia |
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RCPath |
Royal College of Pathologists |
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RCPCH |
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health |
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RCPE |
RCPEd |
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Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh |
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RCPI |
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
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RCPSG |
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow |
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RCPsych |
Royal College of Psychiatrists |
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RCR |
Royal College of Radiologists |
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RCS |
Royal College of Surgeons of England |
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Royal Corps of Signals |
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Royal College of Science |
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RCSE |
RCSEd |
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Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh |
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RCSI |
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
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RCT |
Royal Corps of Transport |
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RCVS |
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons |
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RD |
Rural Dean |
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Royal Naval and Royal Marine Forces Reserve Decoration |
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Rd |
Road |
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RDA |
Diploma of Roseworthy Agricultural College, South Australia |
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Regional Development Agency |
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RDC |
Rural District Council |
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RDF |
Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
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RDI |
Royal Designer for Industry (Royal Society of Arts) |
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RE |
Royal Engineers |
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Fellow, Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (formerly of Painter-Etchers and Engravers) |
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Religious Education |
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REACH |
Retired Executives Action Clearing House |
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Rear Adm. |
Rear Admiral |
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REconS |
Royal Economic Society |
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REF |
Research Excellence Framework |
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Regt |
Regiment |
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REIT |
Real Estate Investment Trust |
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REME |
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
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REngDes |
Registered Engineering Designer |
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RERO |
Royal Engineers Reserve of Officers |
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Res. |
Resigned |
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Reserve |
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Resident |
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Research |
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Rev. |
Reverend |
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Review |
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RFA |
Royal Field Artillery |
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RFC |
Royal Flying Corps (now RAF) |
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Rugby Football Club |
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RFCA |
Reserve Forces and Cadets Association |
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RFD |
Reserve Force Decoration |
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RFH |
Royal Festival Hall |
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RFP |
Registered Forensic Practitioner |
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RFPS(G) |
Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow (now see RCPSG) |
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RFR |
Rassemblement des Français pour la République |
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RFU |
Rugby Football Union |
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RGA |
Royal Garrison Artillery |
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RGI |
Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts |
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RGJ |
Royal Green Jackets |
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RGN |
Registered General Nurse |
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RGS |
Royal Geographical Society |
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RGSA |
Royal Geographical Society of Australasia |
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RHA |
Royal Hibernian Academy |
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Royal Horse Artillery |
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Regional Health Authority |
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RHASS |
Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland |
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RHB |
Regional Hospital Board |
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RHBNC |
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, London |
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RHC |
Royal Holloway College, London (later RHBNC) |
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RHF |
Royal Highland Fusiliers |
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RHG |
Royal Horse Guards |
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RHistS |
Royal Historical Society |
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RHQ |
Regional Headquarters |
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RHR |
Royal Highland Regiment |
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RHS |
Royal Horticultural Society |
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Royal Humane Society |
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RHUL |
Royal Holloway, University of London |
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RHV |
Royal Health Visitor |
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Registered Health Visitor |
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RI |
(Member of) Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours |
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Rhode Island |
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RIA |
Royal Irish Academy |
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RIAI |
Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland |
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RIAS |
Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland |
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RIASC |
Royal Indian Army Service Corps |
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RIBA |
(Member of) Royal Institute of British Architects |
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RIBI |
Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland |
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RIC |
Royal Irish Constabulary |
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Royal Institute of Chemistry (now see RSC) |
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RICS |
(Member of) Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors |
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RIF |
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
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RIIA |
Royal Institute of International Affairs |
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RILEM |
Réunion internationale des laboratoires d’essais et de recherches sur les matériaux et les constructions |
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RIN |
Royal Indian Navy |
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RINA |
Royal Institution of Naval Architects |
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RIPA |
Royal Institute of Public Administration |
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RIPH |
Royal Institute of Public Health (now see RSPH) |
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RIPH&H |
Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene (later RIPH; now see RSPH) |
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RIrF |
Royal Irish Fusiliers |
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RLC |
Royal Logistic Corps |
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RLFC |
Rugby League Football Club |
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RLSS |
Royal Life Saving Society |
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RM |
Royal Marines |
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Resident Magistrate |
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Registered Midwife |
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RMA |
Royal Marine Artillery |
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Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (now incorporating Royal Military Academy, Woolwich) |
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RMC |
Royal Military College Sandhurst (now see RMA) |
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RMCM |
(Member of) Royal Manchester College of Music |
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RMCS |
Royal Military College of Science |
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RMedSoc |
Royal Medical Society, Edinburgh |
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RMetS |
Royal Meteorological Society |
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RMFVR |
Royal Marine Forces Volunteer Reserve |
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RMIT |
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology |
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RMLI |
Royal Marine Light Infantry |
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RMN |
Registered Mental Nurse |
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RMO |
Resident Medical Officer(s) |
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RMP |
Royal Military Police |
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RMPA |
Royal Medico-Psychological Association |
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RMS |
Royal Microscopical Society |
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Royal Mail Steamer |
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Royal Society of Miniature Painters |
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Royal Mail Ship |
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RMT |
National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers |
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Registered Massage Therapist |
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RN |
Royal Navy |
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Royal Naval |
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Registered Nurse |
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RNAS |
Royal Naval Air Service |
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RNAY |
Royal Naval Aircraft Yard |
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RNC |
Royal Naval College |
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RNCM |
(Member of) Royal Northern College of Music |
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RNEC |
Royal Naval Engineering College |
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RNIB |
Royal National Institute of Blind People (formerly Royal National Institute for the Blind, then Royal National Institute of the Blind) |
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RNID |
Royal National Institute for Deaf People (formerly Royal National Institute for the Deaf) |
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RNLI |
Royal National Life-boat Institution |
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RNLO |
Royal Naval Liaison Officer |
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RNLTA |
Royal Naval Lawn Tennis Association |
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RNR |
Royal Naval Reserve |
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RNRU |
Royal Navy Rugby Union |
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RNS |
Royal Numismatic Society |
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RNSA |
Royal Naval Sailing Association |
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RNSC |
Royal Naval Staff College |
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RNT |
Registered Nurse Tutor |
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Royal National Theatre |
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RNTNEH |
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital |
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RNutr |
Registered Nutritionist |
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RNVR |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
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RNVSR |
Royal Naval Volunteer Supplementary Reserve |
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RNXS |
Royal Naval Auxiliary Service |
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RNZA |
Royal New Zealand Artillery |
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RNZAC |
Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps |
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RNZAF |
Royal New Zealand Air Force |
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RNZIR |
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment |
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RNZN |
Royal New Zealand Navy |
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RNZNVR |
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve |
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ROC |
Royal Observer Corps |
|
ROF |
Royal Ordnance Factories |
|
R of O |
Reserve of Officers |
|
ROH |
Royal Opera House |
|
ROI |
Member, Royal Institute of Oil Painters |
|
RoSPA |
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents |
|
RP |
(Member of) Royal Society of Portrait Painters |
|
RPC |
Royal Pioneer Corps |
|
RPE |
Rocket Propulsion Establishment |
|
RPF |
Rassemblement pour la France |
|
RPMS |
Royal Postgraduate Medical School |
|
RPO |
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
|
RPP |
Registered Project Professional |
|
RPR |
Rassemblement pour la République |
|
RPS |
Royal Photographic Society |
|
RPSGB |
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain |
|
RRC |
Royal Red Cross |
|
Rapid Reaction Corps |
|
|
RRE |
Royal Radar Establishment (later RSRE) |
|
RRF |
Royal Regiment of Fusiliers |
|
RRS |
Royal Research Ship |
|
RSA |
Royal Scottish Academician |
|
Royal Society of Arts |
|
|
Republic of South Africa |
|
|
RSAA |
Royal Society for Asian Affairs |
|
RSAF |
Royal Small Arms Factory |
|
RSAI |
Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland |
|
RSAMD |
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama |
|
RSanI |
Royal Sanitary Institute (later RSH; now see RSPH) |
|
RSAS |
Royal Surgical Aid Society |
|
RSC |
Royal Society of Canada |
|
Royal Society of Chemistry |
|
|
Royal Shakespeare Company |
|
|
RSCM |
(Member of) Royal School of Church Music |
|
RSCN |
Registered Sick Children’s Nurse |
|
RSE |
Royal Society of Edinburgh |
|
RSF |
Royal Scots Fusiliers |
|
RSFSR |
Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic |
|
RSGS |
Royal Scottish Geographical Society |
|
RSH |
Royal Society for the Promotion of Health (now see RSPH) |
|
RSL |
Royal Society of Literature |
|
Returned Services League of Australia |
|
|
RSM |
Royal School of Mines |
|
RSM |
RSocMed |
|
Royal Society of Medicine |
|
|
RSMA |
(Member of) Royal Society of Marine Artists |
|
RSME |
Royal School of Military Engineering |
|
RSMHCA |
Royal Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults (see Mencap) |
|
RSNC |
Royal Society for Nature Conservation |
|
RSO |
Rural Sub-Office |
|
Railway Sub-Office |
|
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Resident Surgical Officer |
|
|
RSPB |
Royal Society for Protection of Birds |
|
RSPCA |
Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
|
RSPH |
Royal Society for Public Health |
|
RSRE |
Royal Signals and Radar Establishment |
|
RSS |
Royal Society of Sculptors |
|
RSSAf |
Royal Society of South Africa |
|
RSSAILA |
Returned Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen’s Imperial League of Australia (now see RSL) |
|
RSSPCC |
Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children |
|
RSTM&H |
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
|
RSUA |
Royal Society of Ulster Architects |
|
RSV |
Revised Standard Version |
|
Respiratory Syncytial Virus |
|
|
RSW |
Member, Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Water Colours |
|
RTE |
Radio Telefis Eireann |
|
Rt Hon. |
Right Honourable |
|
RTL |
Radio-Télévision Luxembourg |
|
RTPI |
Royal Town Planning Institute |
|
RTR |
Royal Tank Regiment |
|
Rt Rev. |
Right Reverend |
|
RTS |
Religious Tract Society |
|
Royal Toxophilite Society |
|
|
Royal Television Society |
|
|
RTYC |
Royal Thames Yacht Club |
|
RU |
Rugby Union |
|
RUA |
Royal Ulster Academy |
|
RUC |
Royal Ulster Constabulary |
|
RUKBA |
Royal United Kingdom Beneficent Association |
|
RUR |
Royal Ulster Regiment |
|
RURAL |
Society for the Responsible Use of Resources in Agriculture & on the Land |
|
RUSI |
Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (formerly Royal United Service Institution) |
|
RVC |
Royal Veterinary College |
|
RVS |
Royal Voluntary Service |
|
RWA |
(Member of) Royal West of England Academy |
|
RWAFF |
Royal West African Frontier Force |
|
RWCMD |
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama |
|
RWF |
Royal Welch Fusiliers |
|
RWS |
(Member of) Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours |
|
RYA |
Royal Yachting Association |
|
RYS |
Royal Yacht Squadron |
|
RZSScot |
Royal Zoological Society of Scotland |
|
S |
|
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(S) |
(in Navy) Paymaster |
|
Scotland |
|
|
S |
Succeeded |
|
South |
|
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Saint |
|
|
s |
son |
|
SA |
South Australia |
|
South Africa |
|
|
Société Anonyme |
|
|
Society of the Atonement |
|
|
SAAF |
South African Air Force |
|
SABC |
South African Broadcasting Corporation |
|
SAC |
Scientific Advisory Committee |
|
sac |
qualified at small arms technical long course |
|
SACC |
South African Council of Churches |
|
SACEUR |
Supreme Allied Commander Europe |
|
SACIF |
sociedad anónima commercial industrial financiera |
|
SACLANT |
Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic |
|
SACRO |
Scottish Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders |
|
SA de CV |
sociedad anónima de capital variable |
|
SADG |
Société des Architectes Diplômés par le Gouvernement |
|
SAE |
Society of Automobile Engineers (US) |
|
SAHFOS |
Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science |
|
SAN |
Senior Advocate of Nigeria |
|
SARL |
Société à Responsabilité Limitée |
|
SARS |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
|
Sarum |
Salisbury |
|
SAS |
Special Air Service |
|
Sask |
Saskatchewan |
|
SASO |
Senior Air Staff Officer |
|
SAT |
Senior Member, Association of Accounting Technicians |
|
SATB |
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass |
|
SATRO |
Science and Technology Regional Organisation |
|
SB |
Bachelor of Science (US) |
|
SBAA |
Sovereign Base Areas Administration |
|
SBAC |
Society of British Aerospace Companies (formerly Society of British Aircraft Constructors) |
|
SBS |
Special Boat Service |
|
Silver Bauhinia Star (Hong Kong) |
|
|
SBStJ |
Serving Brother, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem |
|
SC |
Star of Courage (Canada) |
|
Senior Counsel |
|
|
South Carolina |
|
|
sc |
student at the Staff College |
|
SCA |
Society of Catholic Apostolate (Pallottine Fathers) |
|
Société en Commandité par Actions |
|
|
SCAA |
School Curriculum and Assessment Authority |
|
SCAO |
Senior Civil Affairs Officer |
|
SCAR |
Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research |
|
ScD |
Doctor of Science |
|
SCDI |
Scottish Council for Development and Industry |
|
SCF |
Senior Chaplain to the Forces |
|
Save the Children Fund |
|
|
Sch. |
School |
|
SChStJ |
Senior Chaplain, Order of St John of Jerusalem |
|
SCI |
Society of Chemical Industry |
|
SCIE |
Social Care Institute of Excellence |
|
SCIO |
Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation |
|
SCIS |
Scottish Council of Independent Schools |
|
SCL |
Student in Civil Law |
|
SCLC |
Short Service Limited Commission |
|
SCLI |
Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry |
|
SCM |
State Certified Midwife |
|
Student Christian Movement |
|
|
SCOB |
Supreme Counsellor of Baobab (South Africa) |
|
SCONUL |
Standing Conference of National and University Libraries |
|
Scot. |
Scotland |
|
ScotBIC |
Scottish Business in the Community |
|
SCOTVEC |
Scottish Vocational Education Council |
|
SCRL |
Sociedade Cooperativa de Responsabilidade Limitada |
|
SCVO |
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations |
|
SD |
Staff Duties |
|
South Dakota (postal) |
|
|
SDA |
Social Democratic Alliance |
|
Scottish Diploma in Agriculture |
|
|
Scottish Development Agency |
|
|
SDF |
Sudan Defence Force |
|
Social Democratic Federation |
|
|
SDI |
Strategic Defence Initiative |
|
SDLP |
Social Democratic and Labour Party |
|
SDP |
Social Democratic Party |
|
SE |
South-east |
|
SEAC |
South-East Asia Command |
|
SEATO |
South-East Asia Treaty Organization |
|
SEC |
Security Exchange Commission |
|
Sec. |
Secretary |
|
SED |
Scottish Education Department |
|
SEE |
Society of Environmental Engineers |
|
SEEDA |
South East England Development Agency |
|
SEFI |
European Society for Engineering Education |
|
SEN |
State Enrolled Nurse |
|
Special Educational Needs |
|
|
SEP |
Stanford Executive Program |
|
SEPA |
Scottish Environmental Protection Agency |
|
SERC |
Science and Engineering Research Council |
|
SERT |
Society of Electronic and Radio Technicians (later IEIE) |
|
SESO |
Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
|
SF |
Sinn Féin |
|
SFA |
Securities and Futures Authority |
|
SFC |
Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council |
|
SFFMLM |
Senior Fellow, Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management |
|
SFHEA |
Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy |
|
SFOR |
Stabilisation Force |
|
SFSEDA |
Senior Fellow, Staff and Higher Educational Development Association |
|
SFTA |
Society of Film and Television Arts (now see BAFTA) |
|
SG |
Solicitor-General |
|
SGA |
Member, Society of Graphic Art |
|
Sgt |
Sergeant |
|
SHA |
Secondary Heads Association (now see ASCL) |
|
Special Health Authority |
|
|
SHAC |
London Housing Aid Centre |
|
SHAEF |
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force |
|
SHAPE |
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe |
|
SHEFC |
Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (now see SFC) |
|
SHHD |
Scottish Home and Health Department |
|
SHND |
Scottish Higher National Diploma |
|
SHO |
Senior House Officer |
|
SIA |
Security Industry Authority |
|
SIAD |
Society of Industrial Artists and Designers (now see CSD) |
|
SIAM |
Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (US) |
|
SIB |
Shipbuilding Industry Board |
|
Securities and Investments Board (now see FSA) |
|
|
SICA-FICA |
Foundation for International Commercial Arbitration |
|
SICAV |
Société d’Investissement à Capital Variable |
|
SICOT |
Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie |
|
SID |
Society for International Development |
|
SIME |
Security Intelligence Middle East |
|
SIMG |
Societas Internationalis Medicinae Generalis |
|
SIROT |
Société Internationale pour Recherche en Orthopédie et Traumatologie |
|
SIS |
Secret Intelligence Service |
|
SITA |
Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques |
|
SITPRO |
Simpler Trade Procedures Board (formerly Simplification of International Trade Procedures) |
|
SJ |
Society of Jesus (Jesuits) |
|
SJAB |
St John Ambulance Brigade |
|
SJD |
Doctor of Juristic Science |
|
SK |
Saskatchewan (postal) |
|
SL |
Serjeant-at-Law |
|
Sociedad Limitada |
|
|
SLAC |
Stanford Linear Accelerator Centre |
|
SLC |
St Lucia Cross |
|
SLD |
Social and Liberal Democrats |
|
SLJ |
Seri Laila Jasa (Brunei) |
|
SLP |
Scottish Labour Party |
|
SLS |
Society of Legal Scholars |
|
SM |
Medal of Service (Canada) (now see OC) |
|
Master of Science |
|
|
Officer qualified for Submarine Duties |
|
|
SMA |
Society of Marine Artists (now see RSMA) |
|
SMB |
Setia Mahkota Brunei |
|
SMCC |
Submarine Commanding Officers’ Command Course |
|
SME |
School of Military Engineering (now see RSME) |
|
Small to medium-sized enterprise |
|
|
SMEO |
Squadron Marine Engineer Officer |
|
SMHO |
Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order (Malta) |
|
SMIEE |
Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (New York) |
|
SMMT |
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd |
|
SMN |
Seri Maharaja Mangku Negara (Malaysia) |
|
SMO |
Senior Medical Officer |
|
Sovereign Military Order |
|
|
SMP |
Senior Managers’ Program |
|
SMPTE |
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (US) |
|
SMS |
Short Message Service |
|
SNAME |
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (US) |
|
SNCF |
Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français |
|
SND |
Sisters of Notre Dame |
|
SNH |
Scottish Natural Heritage |
|
SNP |
Scottish National Party |
|
SNTS |
Society for New Testament Studies |
|
SO |
Staff Officer |
|
Scientific Officer |
|
|
Symphony Orchestra |
|
|
SOAF |
Sultan of Oman’s Air Force |
|
SOAS |
School of Oriental and African Studies |
|
Soc. |
Society |
|
Socialist (France, Belgium) |
|
|
SOCA |
Serious and Organised Crime Agency |
|
Soc & Lib Dem |
Social and Liberal Democrats (now see Lib Dem) |
|
Soc Dem |
Social Democrats |
|
SOE |
Special Operations Executive |
|
Society of Operations Engineers |
|
|
SOGAT |
Society of Graphical and Allied Trades (now see GPMU) |
|
SOLACE |
Solace |
|
Society of Local Authority Chief Executives |
|
|
SOLT |
Society of London Theatre |
|
SOM |
Society of Occupational Medicine |
|
Saskatchewan Order of Merit (Canada) |
|
|
SONIA |
Sterling Overnight Index Average |
|
SOSc |
Society of Ordained Scientists |
|
SOTS |
Society for Old Testament Study |
|
sowc |
Senior Officers’ War Course |
|
SP |
Self-Propelled (Anti-Tank Regiment) |
|
sp |
sine prole (without issue) |
|
SpA |
Società per Azioni |
|
SPAB |
Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings |
|
SPARKS |
Sport Aiding Medical Research for Children |
|
SPCA |
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
|
SPCK |
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge |
|
SPCM |
Darjah Seri Paduka Cura Si Manja Kini (Malaysia) |
|
SPD |
Salisbury Plain District |
|
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands |
|
|
SPDK |
Seri Panglima Darjal Kinabalu |
|
SPG |
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (now see USPG) |
|
SPk |
Sitara-e-Pakistan |
|
SPMB |
Seri Paduka Makhota Brunei |
|
SPMK |
Darjah Kebasaran Seri Paduka Mahkota Kelantan (Malaysia) |
|
SPMO |
Senior Principal Medical Officer |
|
SPNC |
Society for the Promotion of Nature Conservation (now see RSNC) |
|
SPNM |
Society for the Promotion of New Music |
|
SPR |
Society for Psychical Research |
|
sprl |
société de personnes à responsabilité limitée |
|
SPSO |
Senior Principal Scientific Officer |
|
SPTL |
Society of Public Teachers of Law (now see SLS) |
|
SPUC |
Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (formerly the Unborn Child) |
|
Sq. |
Square |
|
sq |
staff qualified |
|
SQA |
Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam (Pakistan) |
|
Sqdn |
Sqn |
|
Squadron |
|
|
SR |
Special Reserve |
|
Southern Railway |
|
|
Southern Region (BR) |
|
|
SRA |
Solicitors Regulation Authority |
|
SRC |
Science Research Council (later SERC) |
|
Students’ Representative Council |
|
|
SRCh |
State Registered Chiropodist |
|
SRHE |
Society for Research into Higher Education |
|
SRIS |
Science Reference Information Service |
|
SRN |
State Registered Nurse |
|
SRO |
Supplementary Reserve of Officers |
|
Self-Regulatory Organisation |
|
|
SRP |
State Registered Physiotherapist |
|
SS |
Saints |
|
Straits Settlements |
|
|
Steamship |
|
|
SSA |
Society of Scottish Artists |
|
Side Saddle Association |
|
|
SSAC |
Social Security Advisory Committee |
|
SSAFA |
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (formerly Soldiers’, Sailors’, and Airmen’s Families Association, then Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association Forces Help) |
|
SSBN |
Nuclear Submarine, Ballistic |
|
SSC |
Solicitor before Supreme Court (Scotland) |
|
Sculptors Society of Canada |
|
|
Societas Sanctae Crucis (Society of the Holy Cross) |
|
|
Short Service Commission |
|
|
SSEB |
South of Scotland Electricity Board |
|
SSEES |
School of Slavonic and East European Studies |
|
SSF |
Society of St Francis |
|
SSJE |
Society of St John the Evangelist |
|
SSLC |
Short Service Limited Commission |
|
SSM |
Society of the Sacred Mission |
|
Seri Setia Mahkota (Malaysia) |
|
|
SSO |
Senior Supply Officer |
|
Senior Scientific Officer |
|
|
SSR |
Soviet Socialist Republic |
|
SSRC |
Social Science Research Council (now see ESRC) |
|
SSSI |
Sites of Special Scientific Interest |
|
SSSR |
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion |
|
SSStJ |
Serving Sister, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem |
|
St |
Street |
|
Saint |
|
|
STA |
Sail Training Association |
|
STB |
Sacrae Theologiae Baccalaureus (Bachelor of Sacred Theology) |
|
STC |
Senior Training Corps |
|
STD |
Sacrae Theologiae Doctor (Doctor of Sacred Theology) |
|
STEM |
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics |
|
STEP |
Skills To Empower Programme |
|
STETS |
Southern Theological Education and Training Scheme |
|
STFC |
Science and Technology Facilities Council |
|
STh |
Scholar in Theology |
|
Stip. |
Stipend |
|
Stipendiary |
|
|
STL |
Sacrae Theologiae Lector (Reader or a Professor of Sacred Theology) |
|
STM |
Sacrae Theologiae Magister (Master of Sacred Theology) |
|
STP |
Sacrae Theologiae Professor (Professor of Divinity, old form of DD) |
|
STSO |
Senior Technical Staff Officer |
|
STV |
Scottish Television |
|
SUNY |
State University of New York |
|
Supp. Res. |
Supplementary Reserve (of Officers) |
|
Supt |
Superintendent |
|
Surg. |
Surgeon |
|
Surv. |
Surviving |
|
SW |
South-west |
|
SWET |
Society of West End Theatre (now see SOLT) |
|
SWO |
Staff Warfare Officer |
|
SWRB |
Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet |
|
T |
|
|
|
|
|
T |
Telephone |
|
Territorial |
|
|
TA |
Telegraphic Address |
|
Territorial Army |
|
|
TAF |
Tactical Air Force |
|
T&AVR |
Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve |
|
TARO |
Territorial Army Reserve of Officers |
|
TAS |
Torpedo and Anti Submarine Course |
|
TASS |
Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Section of AUEW (now part of MSF) |
|
TAVRA |
TA&VRA |
|
Territorial Auxiliary and Volunteer Reserve Association (now see RFCA) |
|
|
TC |
Order of the Trinity Cross (Trinidad and Tobago) |
|
TCCB |
Test and County Cricket Board (now see ECB) |
|
TCD |
Trinity College, Dublin (University of Dublin, Trinity College) |
|
TCF |
Temporary Chaplain to the Forces |
|
TCPA |
Town and Country Planning Association |
|
TD |
Territorial Efficiency Decoration |
|
Efficiency Decoration (T&AVR) (since April 1967) |
|
|
Teachta Dala (Member of the Dáil, Eire) |
|
|
TDA |
Training and Development Agency for Schools |
|
TDD |
Tubercular Diseases Diploma |
|
TE |
Technical Engineer |
|
TEC |
Technician Education Council (later BTEC) |
|
Training and Enterprise Council |
|
|
Tech(CEI) |
Technician |
|
TechRICS |
Technical Member, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors |
|
TEF |
Teaching Excellence Framework |
|
TEFL |
Teaching English as a Foreign Language |
|
TEFLA |
Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults |
|
TEM |
Territorial Efficiency Medal |
|
TEMA |
Telecommunication Engineering and Manufacturing Association |
|
Temp. |
Temperature |
|
Temporary |
|
|
TEng(CEI) |
Technician Engineer (now see IEng) |
|
Tenn |
Tennessee |
|
TEO |
Teaching English Overseas |
|
TES |
Times Educational Supplement |
|
TESL |
Teaching English as a Second Language |
|
TESOL |
Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages |
|
Tex |
Texas |
|
TF |
Territorial Force |
|
TfL |
Transport for London |
|
TFR |
Territorial Force Reserve |
|
TFTS |
Tactical Fighter Training Squadron |
|
TGEW |
Timber Growers England and Wales Ltd |
|
TGO |
Timber Growers’ Organisation (now see TGEW) |
|
TGWU |
Transport and General Workers’ Union |
|
ThD |
Doctor of Theology |
|
THES |
Times Higher Education Supplement |
|
ThL |
Theological Licentiate |
|
ThM |
Master of Theology |
|
ThSchol |
Scholar in Theology |
|
TIMS |
The Institute of Management Sciences (now see INFORMS) |
|
TISCA |
The Independent Schools Christian Alliance |
|
TLS |
Times Literary Supplement |
|
TMA |
Theatrical Management Association |
|
TN |
Tennessee (postal) |
|
TNC |
Theatres National Committee |
|
TOPSS |
Training Organisation for the Personal Social Services |
|
TPI |
Town Planning Institute (now see RTPI) |
|
TPP |
Transport Planning Professional |
|
TPsych |
Trainer in Psychiatry |
|
TQ |
Teaching Qualification |
|
TRA |
Tenants’ and Residents’ Association |
|
Trans. |
Translation |
|
Translated |
|
|
Transf. |
Transferred |
|
TrATB |
Treble, Alto, Tenor, Bass |
|
TRC |
Thames Rowing Club |
|
TRE |
Telecommunications Research Establishment (later RRE) |
|
TRH |
Their Royal Highnesses |
|
TRIC |
Television and Radio Industries Club |
|
Trin. |
Trinity |
|
TRL |
Transport Research Laboratory |
|
TRRL |
Transport and Road Research Laboratory (now see TRL) |
|
TS |
Training Ship |
|
Turbine Steamer |
|
|
TSB |
Trustee Savings Bank |
|
tsc |
passed a Territorial Army Course in Staff Duties |
|
TSE |
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies |
|
TSSA |
Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association |
|
TSSF |
Tertiary, Society of St Francis |
|
TSWA |
Television South West Arts |
|
TTA |
Teacher Training Agency (now see TDA) |
|
TUC |
Trades Union Congress |
|
TUS |
Trade Union Side |
|
TUSC |
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |
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TUV |
Traditional Unionist Voice |
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TV |
Television |
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TVEI |
Technical and Vocational Education Initiative |
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TWA |
Thames Water Authority |
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TX |
Texas (postal) |
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U |
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U |
Unionist |
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u |
uncle |
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UA |
Unitary Authority |
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UACE |
Universities Association for Continuing Education |
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UAE |
United Arab Emirates |
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UAL |
University of the Arts London |
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UAU |
Universities Athletic Union |
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UBC |
University of British Columbia |
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UC |
University College |
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UCAS |
Universities and Colleges Admissions Service |
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UCCA |
Universities Central Council on Admissions |
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UCCF |
Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship of Evangelical Unions |
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UCD |
University College Dublin |
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UCE |
University of Central England |
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UCEA |
Universities and Colleges Employers Association |
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UCET |
Universities Council for Education of Teachers |
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UCH |
University College Hospital (London) |
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UCI |
Union Cycliste Internationale |
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UCL |
University College London |
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UCLA |
University of California at Los Angeles |
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UCLES |
University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate |
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UCLH |
University College London Hospital |
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UCMSM |
University College and Middlesex School of Medicine |
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UCNW |
University College of North Wales |
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UCS |
University College School |
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UCSB |
University of California at Santa Barbara |
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UCSD |
University of California at San Diego |
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UCSF |
University of California at San Francisco |
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UCUNF |
Ulster Conservatives and Unionists - New Force |
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UCW |
University College of Wales |
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Union of Communication Workers (now see CWU) |
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UDC |
Urban District Council |
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Urban Development Corporation |
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UDF |
Union Defence Force |
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Union pour la démocratie française |
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UDM |
United Democratic Movement (South Africa) |
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UDR |
Ulster Defence Regiment |
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Union des Démocrates pour la VèmeRépublique (later RPR) |
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UDSR |
Union Démocratique et Socialiste de la Résistance |
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United Empire Loyalist |
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UEA |
University of East Anglia |
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UEC |
Union Européene de Cyclisme |
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UEFA |
Union of European Football Associations |
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UEL |
University of East London |
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UEMS |
Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes |
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UF |
United Free Church |
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UFAW |
Universities Federation for Animal Welfare |
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UFC |
Universities’ Funding Council |
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UGC |
University Grants Committee (later UFC) |
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UHI |
University of the Highlands and Islands (formerly University of the Highlands and Islands Millennium Institute) |
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UIAA |
Union Internationale des Associations d’Alpinisme |
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UICC |
Union Internationale contre le Cancer |
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UIE |
Union Internationale des Etudiants |
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UISPP |
Union Internationale des Sciences Préhistoriques et Protohistoriques |
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UITP |
International Union of Public Transport |
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UJD |
Utriusque Juris Doctor (Doctor of both Laws, Doctor of Canon and Civil Law) |
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UK |
United Kingdom |
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UKAEA |
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority |
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UKCC |
United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting |
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UKCCCR |
United Kingdom Co-ordinating Committee on Cancer Research |
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UKCICC |
United Kingdom Commanders-in-Chief Committees |
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UKCISA |
United Kingdom Council for International Student Affairs |
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UKCOSA |
United Kingdom Council for Overseas Student Affairs (now see UKCISA) |
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UKCP |
United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy |
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UKERNA |
United Kingdom Education and Research Networking Association |
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UKHSA |
United Kingdom Health Security Agency |
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UKIAS |
United Kingdom Immigrants’ Advisory Service |
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UKIC |
United Kingdom Institute for Conservation |
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UKIP |
United Kingdom Independence Party |
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UKLF |
United Kingdom Land Forces |
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UKMEA |
United Kingdom, Middle East and Africa |
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UKMF(L) |
United Kingdom Military Forces (Land) |
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UKMILREP |
United Kingdom Military Representative |
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UKMIS |
United Kingdom Mission |
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UKOLN |
United Kingdom Office of Library Networking |
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UKOOA |
United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association |
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UKPIA |
United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Association Ltd |
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UKRI |
UK Research and Innovation |
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UKSC |
United Kingdom Support Command |
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UKSLS |
United Kingdom Services Liaison Staff |
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UKTI |
UK Trade & Investment |
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UKU |
United Kingdom Unionist |
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ULPS |
Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues |
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UMDS |
United Medical and Dental Schools |
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UMIST |
University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology |
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UMP |
Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (formerly Union pour la Majorité Présidentielle) |
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UN |
United Nations |
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UNA |
United Nations Association |
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UNCAST |
United Nations Conference on the Applications of Science and Technology |
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UNCIO |
United Nations Conference on International Organisation |
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UNCITRAL |
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law |
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UNCSTD |
United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development |
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UNCTAD |
Unctad |
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United Nations Commission for Trade and Development |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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UNDRO |
United Nations Disaster Relief Organisation |
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UNECA |
United Nations Economic Commission for Asia |
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UNECE |
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
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UNED |
United Nations Environment and Development |
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UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
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UNESCO |
Unesco |
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
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UNFAO |
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation |
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UNFICYP |
United Nations Force in Cyprus |
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UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
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UNICE |
Union des Industries de la Communauté Européenne |
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UNICEF |
Unicef |
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United Nations Children’s Fund (formerly United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) |
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UNIDO |
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation |
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UNIDROIT |
Institut International pour l’Unification du Droit Privé |
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UNIFEM |
United Nations Development Fund for Women |
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UNIFIL |
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon |
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UNIPEDE |
Union Internationale des Producteurs et Distributeurs d’Energie Electrique |
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UNISIST |
Universal System for Information in Science and Technology |
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UNITAR |
United Nations Institute of Training and Research |
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Univ. |
University |
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UNO |
United Nations Organization |
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UNODC |
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |
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UNRRA |
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration |
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UNRWA |
United Nations Relief and Works Agency |
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UNSCOB |
United Nations Special Commission on the Balkans |
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UOM |
Officer, National Order of Merit (Malta) |
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UP |
United Provinces |
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Uttar Pradesh |
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United Presbyterian |
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UPGC |
University and Polytechnic Grants Committee |
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UPNI |
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland |
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UPU |
Universal Postal Union |
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UPUP |
Ulster Popular Unionist Party |
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URC |
United Reformed Church |
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Urban Regeneration Company |
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URSI |
Union Radio-Scientifique Internationale |
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US |
United States |
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USA |
United States of America |
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USAAF |
United States Army Air Force |
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USAF |
United States Air Force |
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USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
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USAR |
United States Army Reserve |
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USC |
University of Southern California |
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USDAW |
Union of Shop Distributive and Allied Workers |
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USM |
Unlisted Securities Market |
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USMA |
United States Military Academy |
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USMC |
United States Marine Corps |
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USN |
United States Navy |
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USNR |
United States Naval Reserve |
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USPG |
United Society Partners in the Gospel (formerly United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel) |
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USPHS |
United States Public Health Service |
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USPS |
United States Postal Service |
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USS |
United States Ship |
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USSR |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
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USVI |
United States Virgin Islands |
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UT |
Utah (postal) |
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UTC |
University Training Corps |
University Technical College
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U3A |
University of the Third Age |
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UTS |
University of Technology, Sydney |
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UU |
Ulster Unionist |
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UUK |
Universities UK |
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UUP |
Ulster Unionist Party |
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UUUC |
United Ulster Unionist Coalition |
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UUUP |
United Ulster Unionist Party |
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UWCC |
University of Wales College of Cardiff |
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UWCM |
University of Wales College of Medicine |
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UWE |
University of the West of England |
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UWIC |
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff |
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UWIST |
University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology |
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UWP |
United Workers’ Party (Dominica) |
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UWS |
University of the West of Scotland |
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UWT |
Union of Women Teachers |
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UWTSD |
University of Wales Trinity Saint David |
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V |
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V |
Five (Roman numerals) |
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Version |
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Vicar |
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Viscount |
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Vice |
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v |
versus (against) |
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v |
vid. |
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vide (see) |
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VA |
Virginia (postal) |
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Va |
Virginia |
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VAD |
Voluntary Aid Detachment |
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V&A |
Victoria and Albert |
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VAT |
Value Added Tax |
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VC |
Victoria Cross |
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Voluntary Controlled |
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VCAS |
Vice Chief of the Air Staff |
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VCDS |
Vice Chief of the Defence Staff |
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VCGS |
Vice Chief of the General Staff |
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VCM |
Member, Victoria College of Music |
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VCNS |
Vice Chief of the Naval Staff |
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VCT |
Venture Capital Trust |
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VD |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Officers’ Decoration (now VRD) |
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Volunteer Officers’ Decoration |
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Victorian Decoration |
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VDC |
Volunteer Defence Corps |
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VDI |
(Member) Verein Deutscher Ingenieure |
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Ven. |
Venerable |
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Vet. |
Veterinary |
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VetMB |
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine |
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VG |
Vicar-General |
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Vic |
Victoria |
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Vice Adm. |
Vice Admiral |
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VIP |
Very Important Person |
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Visc. |
Viscount |
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VLSI |
Very Large Scale Integration |
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VLV |
Voice of the Listener and Viewer |
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VM |
Victory Medal |
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VMA |
Fixed Wing Marine Attack |
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VMGO |
Vice Master General of the Ordnance |
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VMH |
Victoria Medal of Honour (Royal Horticultural Society) |
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VMSM |
Voluntary Medical Services Medal |
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Vol. |
Volume |
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Voluntary |
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Volunteers |
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VP |
Vice-President |
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VPP |
Volunteer Political Party |
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VPRP |
Vice-President, Royal Society of Portrait Painters |
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VQMG |
Vice-Quartermaster-General |
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VR |
Victoria Regina (Queen Victoria) |
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Volunteer Reserve |
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VRD |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Officers’ Decoration |
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VRSM |
Volunteer Reserves Service Medal |
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VSO |
Voluntary Service Overseas |
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VT |
Vermont (postal) |
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Vt |
Vermont |
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VUP |
Vanguard Unionist Party |
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VVD |
Volkspartij voor Vrijheiden Democratie |
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W |
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W |
West |
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Website |
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WA |
Western Australia |
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Washington (postal) |
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WAAF |
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (later WRAF) |
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WACL |
Women in Advertising and Communications, London |
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WAOS |
Welsh Agricultural Organisations Society |
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Wash |
Washington State |
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WCC |
World Council of Churches |
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W/Cdr |
Wing Commander |
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WCMD |
Welsh College of Music and Drama (now see RWCMD) |
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WDA |
Welsh Development Agency |
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WEA |
Workers’ Educational Association |
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Royal West of England Academy |
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WEF |
World Economic Forum |
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WEU |
Western European Union |
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WFEO |
World Federation of Engineering Organisations |
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WFSW |
World Federation of Scientific Workers |
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WFTU |
World Federation of Trade Unions |
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WhF |
Whitworth Fellow |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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WhSch |
Whitworth Scholar |
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WI |
West Indies |
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Women’s Institute |
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Wisconsin (postal) |
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Wilts |
Wiltshire |
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WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
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Wis |
Wisconsin |
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Wits |
Witwatersrand |
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WJEC |
Welsh Joint Education Committee |
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WLD |
Women Liberal Democrats |
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Wm |
William |
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WMA |
World Medical Association |
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WMO |
World Meteorological Organization |
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WNO |
Welsh National Opera |
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WO |
War Office |
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Warrant Officer |
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Worcs |
Worcestershire |
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WR |
West Riding |
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Western Region (BR) |
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WRAC |
Women’s Royal Army Corps |
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WRAF |
Women’s Royal Air Force |
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WRNS |
Women’s Royal Naval Service |
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WRVS |
Women’s Royal Voluntary Service (now see RVS) |
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WS |
Writer to the Signet |
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WSAVA |
World Small Animal Veterinary Association |
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WSET |
Wine and Spirits Educational Trust |
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WSPA |
World Society for the Protection of Animals |
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WTO |
World Trade Organisation |
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WV |
West Virginia (postal) |
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WVS |
Women’s Voluntary Services (later WRVS) |
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WWF |
World Wide Fund for Nature (formerly World Wildlife Fund) |
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WY |
Wyoming (postal) |
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X |
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X |
Ten (Roman numerals) |
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XO |
Executive Officer |
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Y |
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y |
youngest |
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YC |
Young Conservative |
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YCNAC |
Young Conservatives National Advisory Committee |
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Yeo. |
Yeomanry |
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YHA |
Youth Hostels Association |
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YMCA |
Young Men’s Christian Association |
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YOI |
Young Offenders Institute |
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Yorks |
Yorkshire |
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YPTES |
Young People’s Trust for Endangered Species |
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yr |
younger |
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yrs |
years |
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YT |
Yukon Territory (postal) |
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YTS |
Youth Training Scheme |
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YVFF |
Young Volunteer Force Foundation |
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YWCA |
Young Women’s Christian Association |
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Z |
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ZANU PF |
Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front |
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ZAPU |
Zimbabwe African People’s Union |
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ZIPRA |
Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army |
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