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"Initialism of project management committee (a committee of the Apache Software Foundation)"
],
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"software",
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],
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"(software) Initialism of project management committee (a committee of the Apache Software Foundation)"
],
"tags": [
"abbreviation",
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"engineering",
"mathematics",
"natural-sciences",
"physical-sciences",
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"software"
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},
{
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{
"word": "Philippine Marine Corps"
}
],
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"Philippine English",
"en:Military"
],
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"Initialism of Philippine Marine Corps."
],
"links": [
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"military",
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],
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"Philippine Marine Corps",
"w:Philippine Marine Corps"
]
],
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"(Philippines, military) Initialism of Philippine Marine Corps."
],
"tags": [
"Philippines",
"abbreviation",
"alt-of",
"initialism"
],
"topics": [
"government",
"military",
"politics",
"war"
]
},
{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "prime minister and cabinet"
}
],
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"English initialisms",
"English terms with quotations",
"en:Australian politics"
],
"examples": [
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22,
25
]
],
"ref": "2020 March 2, Paul Karp, “Scott Morrison’s one-man cabinet committee an ‘abuse of process’, Labor says”, in The Guardian:",
"text": "Stephanie Foster, the PMC deputy secretary of governance, told the finance and public administration estimates hearing that Morrison convenes meetings attended by others.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Initialism of prime minister and cabinet."
],
"links": [
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"prime minister",
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"cabinet",
"cabinet#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Australian politics) Initialism of prime minister and cabinet."
],
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"abbreviation",
"alt-of",
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],
"topics": [
"government",
"politics"
]
}
],
"word": "PMC"
}
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