"AIPAC" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈeɪpæk/ Forms: Aipac [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-prop}} AIPAC
  1. (US politics) Acronym of American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel lobby in the United States. Tags: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: American Israel Public Affairs Committee (extra: a pro-Israel lobby in the United States) Derived forms: AIPACer, AIPACism

Alternative forms

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