GAO
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- noun
- /ɡeɪ.oʊ/
- US
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GAO
- It talks about if you, if you take the budget report from the GAO, it talks about the fiscal path we're on.
And the first stage of that was for the GAO to do a report sort of looking at the lay of the land, talking to some experts.
- And the first stage of that was for the GAO to do a report sort of looking at the lay of the land, talking to some experts.
Examples
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And the first stage of that was for the GAO to do a report sort of looking at the lay of the land, talking to some experts.
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Why we love it: The best part of this Shanghainese dish is neither the deep-fried pork chop nor the sweet-soy sauce glaze; it's the nian gao.
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Until then, I have only had the opportunity to try more traditional dishes (sliced pig's ears, chicken feet, pork belly, tripe, tendon, moon cakes, nian gao, etc.) when I eat at my future in-laws' house.
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The GAO provides Congress with information to ensure government accountability.
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A recent GAO report revealed discrepancies in federal spending practices.
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The GAO's investigations help to hold the executive branch accountable to the public.
Synonyms
An independent agency that checks how the U.S. government spends money and reports to Congress
An independent U.S. agency that helps Congress check how the government spends public money
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Etymology
GAO comes from the first letters of a U.S. agency name: it began as the General Accounting Office and is now the Government Accountability Office. Think of 'accounting' and 'accountability' as 'checking and answering', so the GAO checks how the government spends money and makes sure it answers to Congress and the public.