GAO

Other forms: GAOS

Definitions of GAO
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: Government Accounting Office, United States Government Accounting Office
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    type of:
    agency, authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office
    an administrative unit of government
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