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SCAP

SCAP

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The Allied commander who led the occupation of Japan after World War II
  • proper noun
  • Formal
: SCAP
  • General MacArthur served as SCAP during the occupation of Japan after World War II.

Examples

  • In February 1946, MacArthur tasked SCAP ("Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers," a moniker for the office of MacArthur and the American occupation) with creating from scratch, in secret, its own draft of a Japanese constitution.

    Academic text (2016)

  • However, the possibility of this interpretation was not lost on SCAP at the time.

    Academic text (2016)

  • So here in SIG is going to be a key player and SCAP is also a key player.

  • The role of SCAP was crucial in guiding Japan's post-war reconstruction efforts.

  • As SCAP, he implemented policies aimed at democratizing Japan in the years following the war.

Surface Forms

SCAP main

Etymology

The word SCAP comes from the first letters of the title Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, the top leader of the Allied occupation in Japan after World War II. So SCAP was the name for the person who had 'chief command' and led the major changes in postwar Japan.