"FTO" meaning in All languages combined

See FTO on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: FTOs [plural], FTO's [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|'s}} FTO (countable and uncountable, plural FTOs or FTO's)
  1. (US, law enforcement) Initialism of field training officer. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: field training officer
    Sense id: en-FTO-en-noun-koz9e9sT Categories (other): American English, Law enforcement, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 21 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 9 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 20 16 Topics: government, law-enforcement
  2. (US) Initialism of foreign terrorist organisation. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: foreign terrorist organisation
    Sense id: en-FTO-en-noun-7d3hrvdF Categories (other): American English
  3. (patent law) Initialism of freedom to operate. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: freedom to operate
    Sense id: en-FTO-en-noun-Ma0~UgLA Categories (other): Patent law Topics: intellectual-property, law, patent-law

Inflected forms

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