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Abbreviations Flashcards

1
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EEC

A

European Economic Community, free trade association

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EU

A

European Union (EEC became EU)

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TUC

A

Trades Union Congress

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CBI

A

Confederation of British Industry

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LEAs

A

Local Education Authority

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3 R’s

A

Reading, writing, arithmetic

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SATs

A

standardized test

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HMI

A

Her Majesty’s Inspector, drops into classrooms to check on the teacher and the plan

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DUP

A

democratic union party

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BNP

A

British National Party

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DIY

A

do-it-yourself, shopping, tv

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ASBO

A

anti-social behaviour order

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AV

A

alternative voting

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SNP

A

Scottish National Party

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NHS

A

National Health Service

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JPS

A

Justices of the Peace

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CPS

A

Crown Prosecution Service

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MI

A

military intellegence

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LMS

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local management of schools

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Ofsted

A

office of standardized education

21
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GM

A

Grant Maintained status

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WAGs

A

wives and girlfriends

23
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OAP

A

old age pensioner

24
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GCSE

A

general certificate of secondary education

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GCE

A

general certificate of education

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RP

A

received pronounciation

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MP

A

members of parliament

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GP

A

general practitioner (non-specialist) refers patients to specialists (‘home-doctor’)

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PM

A

prime minister

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BBC

A

British Broadcasting Corporation

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MORI

A

Market and Opinion Research International

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ACAS

A

Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service

33
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PPP

A

‘public-private partnership’

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GDP

A

Gross Domestic Product

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HBSC

A

Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, multinational banking and financial service company, largest banks in the world

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CBI

A

confederation of British Industry

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ERM

A

European Exchange Rate Mechanism

38
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ISER

A

Institute for Social and Economical Research

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WI

A

Women’s Institute

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ViSOR

A

Violent and Sex Offender Register

41
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ONS

A

Office of National Statistics

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