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GPO

GPO

1 7.3
A government office that prints official documents for Congress and federal agencies
  • noun
  • /ˌdʒiːpiːˈoʊ/
  • Formal
translation icon : Oficina de Publicaciones del Gobierno
  • Many federal agencies rely on the GPO for their publishing needs and materials.
  • GPO (Government Printing Office)
  • GPO (Government Publishing Office)

You know, it sounds quaint now, but the, the Government Printing Office, GPO, they're up on Capitol Hill.

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Examples

  • The Federal Citizen Information Center (http://publications.usa.gov/), located in Pueblo, Colorado, is part of the GPO. This center provides access to millions of publications, including booklets, reports, and handbooks.

    Academic text (2015)

  • GovernmentBookTalk (http://govbooktalk.gpo.gov/) is GPO's blog.

    Academic text (2015)

  • A telephonist at the GPO.

    An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)

  • The current version of FDsys became GPO's official system of record in December 2010.

    Blog text (23)

  • Lamb and Johnson talk about the GPO (Government Publishing Office) and its update, as well as its role in your work.

    Academic text (2015)

  • In 1861, the United States Government Printing Office (GPO) opened its doors, providing access to the country's most important documents.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Her articles have been featured in LexisNexis Best Practices in Government Libraries, as well as in the GPO's FDLP newsletter.

    Blog text (15)

  • In 1885, the Government Printing Office (GPO) issued Poore's A Descriptive Catalogue of the Government Publications of the United States, September 5, 1774-March 4, 1881.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The GPO is responsible for printing and binding the official documents of Congress.

  • The GPO provides access to important government publications and legislative information.

Synonyms

Government Printing Office
vsGPO
  • Formal
1 4.8

A former U.S. agency that printed and bound official government documents

is a current agency serving Congress with printing and binding work
United States Government Printing Office
vsGPO
6.8

A former U.S. government agency that printed and bound official documents for Congress and other federal offices

is an active legislative agency still providing printing and binding services
US Government Printing Office
vsGPO
  • Formal
6.5

A former government office that made and put together official United States documents for Congress and federal departments

is a present legislative agency that provides printing and binding services to departments

Surface Forms

GPO singular
GPOs plural

Morphology

GPO = G + P + O

This is an initialism/acronym whose letters do not transparently convey meaning; understanding requires knowing the expanded proper name (e.g., Government Publishing Office).

Etymology

GPO comes from the first letters of Government, Printing, and Office, and the agency is now called the Government Publishing Office. So, GPO is the government office that 'prints and publishes' official documents.