Acronym

RSVP

RSVP is an acronym used in invitations to let the recipient know that a reply is requested. RSVP stands for the French phrase répondez s’il vous plaît which translates as respond if it pleases you. Naturally, the host who is issuing the invitation would like to know how many guests …

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MIA

MIA is a military acronym which stands for Missing In Action. A soldier who is MIA is unaccounted for, it is not known whether the soldier is dead, taken prisoner, has deserted or is wounded or lost in the terrain. MIA is a designated status that actually means that the …

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SCOTUS

SCOTUS is an acronym that stands for Supreme Court of The United States. An acronym is an abbreviation of a phrase formed from the first letters of each word. SCOTUS is now an entry in the Oxford English Dictionary, it is pronounced with a long o. SCOTUS seems to have …

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FLOTUS

FLOTUS is an acronym that stands for First Lady Of The United States. An acronym is an abbreviation of a phrase formed from the first letters of each word. FLOTUS is now an entry in the Oxford English Dictionary, it is pronounced with a long o. FLOTUS doesn’t appear until the early 1980s, coming into usage …

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POTUS

POTUS is an acronym that stands for President Of The United States. An acronym is an abbreviation of a phrase formed from the first letters of each word. POTUS is now an entry in the Oxford English Dictionary, it is pronounced with a long o. POTUS seems to have originated …

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