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US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does US Government Printing Office mean?
• US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE (noun)
The noun US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE has 1 sense:
1. an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government
Familiarity information: US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
Government Printing Office; GPO; United States Government Printing Office; US Government Printing Office
Hypernyms ("US Government Printing Office" is a kind of...):
agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)
Holonyms ("US Government Printing Office" is a part of...):
legislative branch (the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating)
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