Definitions for GAO
ˈgɑ oʊ, gaʊgao

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Government Accounting Office, GAO, United States Government Accounting Officenoun

   an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States

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1. GAO

   The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is a legislative branch government agency that provides auditing, evaluative, and investigative services for the United States Congress. It is the supreme audit institution of the federal government of the United States. It identifies its core "mission values" as: accountability, integrity, and reliability. It is also known as the "congressional watchdog".

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1. gao

   "Gao" can have different meanings based on the context or the language it is used. In Chinese, "Gao" generally refers to something tall or high. It can also be a surname in various cultures including Chinese and Vietnamese. However, it's not a term with a specific definition in English language unless used as an acronym. For instance, in the United States, GAO is an acronym for the Government Accountability Office, which is a legislative agency that provides auditing, evaluation, and investigative services for the United States Congress.

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1. Gao

   Gao is a city in Mali and the capital of the Gao Region. The city is located on the River Niger, 320 km east-southeast of Timbuktu on the left bank at the junction with the Tilemsi valley. For much of its history Gao was an important commercial centre involved in the trans-Saharan trade. In the 9th century external Arabic writers described Gao as an important regional power and by the end of the 10th century the local ruler was said to be a Muslim. Towards the end of the 13th century Gao became part of the Mali Empire, but in first half of the 15th century the town regained its independence and with the conquests of Sonni Ali it became the capital of the Songhai Empire. The Empire collapsed after the Moroccan invasion in 1591 and the invaders chose to make Timbuktu their capital. By the time of Heinrich Barth's visit in 1854, Gao had declined to become an impoverished village with 300 huts constructed from matting. In 2009, the urban commune had a population of 86,633. On 31 March 2012, Gao was captured from Malian government forces by National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad and Ansar Dine rebels. After the additional captures of Kidal and Timbuktu, on 6 April, the MNLA declared the region independent of Mali as the nation of Azawad and named Gao its capital. The MNLA lost control to Islamist militias after the Battle of Gao on 26 and 27 June 2012. On January 26, 2013, the city was recaptured by French military forces as part of Opération Serval.

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1. Gao

   Karveh or Karvah, a Persian blacksmith, whose sons had been slain to feed the serpents of the reigning tyrant, raised his leather apron on a spear, and with that for a standard excited a revolt; the revolt proved successful, and the apron became the standard of the new dynasty, which it continued to be till supplanted by the crescent.

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1. GAO

   What does GAO stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the GAO acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. GAO

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gao is ranked #2948 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Gao surname appeared 12,172 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Gao.
   
   97.3% or 11,854 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.2% or 148 total occurrences were White.
   0.6% or 75 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.4% or 50 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Anagrams for GAO »

1. ago

2. goa

3. Goa

How to pronounce GAO?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say GAO in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of GAO in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of GAO in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of GAO in a Sentence

1. Lisa McClain:

   The GAO report shows shocking proof of colleges underestimating costs by tens of thousands of dollars, leaving students blindsided with the price tag, i am disgusted at the findings of this report, and I will not allow it to go unanswered. Students should never be responsible for footing a bill they don’t even know exists.

2. Xi Jinping:

   Hopefully, the empowerment of China CDC under Shen may achieve something Gao Fu was unable to.

3. Orrin Hatch:

   Despite the success of the Orphan Drug Act, 95 percent of rare diseases still have no treatment options, i hope that my colleagues will utilize this [ GAO ] report as they work to strengthen the accomplishments of the Orphan Drug Act and encourage developers to continue their investment in this patient population.

4. Boeing Co:

   The Boeing and Lockheed Martin team believe that the Air Force’s selection process was irreparably flawed and therefore have decided to continue with their protest before the GAO.

5. Cathleen Palm:

   By GAO and Congress saying we want states to tangibly tell us what they are doing, it's going to force them to really look at it, it just feels like we're about to get a whole lot more motivated about these babies and their families.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=GAO
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gao
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=GAO
5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Gao
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html