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Office of Personnel Management The Office of Personnel Management (or OPM) is an Independent Agency of the United States Government that manages the civil service of the federal government. It is one of the principle agencies in the Executive Office.
Office of Police Integrity The Office of Police Integrity is an independent authority designed to oversee the work of the Victoria Police in Victoria, Australia. Established in November 2004 to replace the disbanded Police Internal Affairs office, the office's stated aim is "to ensure that the highest ethical and professional standards are maintained in the Victoria Police Force and to ensure that police corruption and serious misconduct is detected, investigated and prevented.
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys The Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS), was a forerunner and constituent, with the UK Central Statistical Office, of the Office for National Statistics, in which they combined in 1996 under a single director who, from 2000 was also known as the National Statistician. The director of OPCS was also Registrar-General for England and Wales.
Office of Property Disposal The Office of Property Disposal is a division of the Public Buildings Service under the General Services Administration of the United States federal government charged with disposing of surplus real property that federal agencies no longer require.
Office of Public and Indian Housing The Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) is an agency of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Its mission is to ensure safe, decent, and affordable housing, create opportunities for residents' self-sufficiency and economic independence, and assure the fiscal integrity of all program participants.
Office of Public Health and Science The Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The office is under the direction of the Assistant Secretary for Health, who serves as the Senior Advisor on public health and science issues to the Department Secretary.
Office of Public Sector Information The Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) is the new body responsible for the operation of Her Majesty's Stationery Office (usually abbreviated as HMSO) and of other public information services of the United Kingdom. OPSI is part of the Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom and it is responsible for Crown Copyright.
Office of Racial Policy The Office of Racial Policy or Office of Racial Politics (Rassenpolitisches Amt) was a Nazi office created for "unifying and supervising all indoctrination and propaganda work in the field of population and racial politics."
Office of Rail Regulation The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) is a statutory board which is the combined economic and safety regulatory authority for Great Britain's railway network. It was established on July 5, 2004 by the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003, replacing the Rail Regulator.
Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) The Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) is a program office of the National Ocean Service and a natural resource trustee that protects the coastal environment from oil and hazardous material releases and restores natural resources injured by such releases.
Office of Science and Innovation The Office of Science and Innovation is a non-ministerial government department of the British government, headed by the Chief Scientific Adviser, currently Sir David King, who took over from Sir (now Lord) Robert May in 2000.
Office of Science and Technology Policy Congress established the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in 1976 with a broad mandate to advise the President and others within the Executive Office of the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs. It grew out of the Office of Science and Technology that was formed in 1961 by President Kennedy.
Office of Scientific Research and Development The Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) was an agency of the United States federal government created to coordinate scientific research for military purposes during World War II. Arrangements were made for its creation in May 1941, and it was formally put into law on June 28, 1941.
Office of Special Affairs The Office of Special Affairs or OSA (formerly the Guardian's Office) is a department of the Church of Scientology. According to the Church, the OSA is responsible for directing legal affairs, public relations, pursuing investigations, publicizing the Church's "social betterment works", and "oversee[ing its] social reform programs".
Office of Special Plans The Office of Special Plans, which existed from September, 2002, to June, 2003, was a Pentagon unit created by Donald Rumsfeld and led by Douglas Feith, dealing with intelligence on Iraq. An allegedly similar unit, called the Iranian Directorate, was created in 2006 to deal with intelligence on Iran.
Office of Strategic Influence The Office of Strategic Influence, or OSI, was a department created by the United States Department of Defense on October 30, 2001, to support the War on Terrorism through psychological operations in targeted countries. The closure of the office was announced by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld soon after its existence became publicly known.
Office of Strategic Services The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was a United States intelligence agency formed during World War II. It was the wartime intelligence agency and was a lineage precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency, as well as for the Special Forces and Navy SEALs, who have traced their lineage back to the OSS.
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (or OCC) was established by the National Currency Act of 1863 and serves to charter, regulate, and supervise all national banks and the federal branches and agencies of foreign banks in the United States. Currently the Comptroller of the Currency is John Dugan.
Office of the Dead The Office of the Dead is a prayer cycle of the Liturgy of the Hours in the Roman Catholic Church, said for the repose of the soul of a deceased. It is the proper reading on All Souls' Day (normally November 2) for all souls in Purgatory, and can be a votive office on other days when said for a particular deceased.
Office of the Duke of Edinburgh The Household of the Duke of Edinburgh provides the administrative support to His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Queen Elizabeth II, Sovereign of the United Kingdom. It is based at Buckingham Palace, and is headed by the Private Secretary.
Office of the Duke of York Unlike the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, which is a permanent establishment of relatively unchanging size and composition, the Households of Member of the Royal Family vary in size depending upon their age, and their social and political role. The Household of the Prince of Wales is invariably the largest when the Prince is an adult actively involved in royal duties, and other Households are comparatively modest.
Office of the Earl of Wessex The Household of the Earl of Wessex provides the administrative support to His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex, younger son of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and of his wife Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex. It is based at Buckingham Palace, and is headed by the Private Secretary.
Office of the Employment Advocate (Australia) The Office of Employment Advocate (OEA) is a Australian Federal Government Office originally set up in 1997 with the primary intention and role of accepting the lodgement of individual agreements and enforcement of the Workplace Relations Act 1996. Its role was expanded in March 2006 with the passing of amendments to the Act through the reform process known as WorkChoices to include processing of collective agreements, a role previously done by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.
Office of the Gene Technology Regulator The Office of the Gene Technology Regulator, supports the Gene Technology Regulator, and is a part of the part of the Therapeutic Goods Administration within the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. The Office was established under the Commonwealth Gene Technology Act 2000.
Office of the Chief Actuary The Office of the Chief Actuary is an organizational entity within both of the governments of the United States and Canada. The Office has responsibility for actuarial estimates regarding social welfare programs like Social Security (United States) and the Canadian Old Age Security System.
Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland The Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland, sometimes incorrectly called the Office of Arms, is the Republic of Ireland's authority on all heraldic matters relating to Ireland and is located at the National Library of Ireland. Dating since 1552, it is the oldest Office of State, the title was previously Ulster King of Arms until 1 April 1943.
Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner The Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) is the United Kingdom regulator of the immigration advice industry whose powers stem from the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 and the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004.
Office of the Law Revision Counsel The Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives prepares and publishes the United States Code, which is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States.
Office of the Leader of the House of Commons The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is a United Kingdom government department. The remit of this relatively recently created office is to support the Leader of the House of Commons in his duties to the House.
Office of the Military Advisor to the Commonwealth Government of the Philippines The Office of the Military Advisor to the Commonwealth Government (OMACG) was created in 1935 upon the initiative of President Manuel L. Quezon by the Philippine and American governments for the purposes of developing a system of national defense for the Commonwealth of the Philippines by 1946.
Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive The National Counterintelligence Executive (NCIX) serves as the head of national counter-intelligence (CI) for the United States government] and is directly responsible to the Director of National Intelligence. The NCIX facilitates and enhances US counterintelligence efforts and awareness by enabling the CI community to better identify, assess, prioritize and counter intelligence threats from foreign powers, terrorist groups, and other non-state entities; ensuring the CI community acts efficiently and effectively; and providing for the integration of all US counterintelligence activities.
Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to Government The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to Government is a constituent department of the Office of the Attorney General of Ireland. Parliamentary Counsel to Government draft government Bills (including Bills to amend the Constitution of Ireland, revision Bills, amendments to Bills, consolidation and restatement Bills).
Office of the Press Secretary (Philippines) The Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) is the agency of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, which is responsible for planning, programming, and coordinating the activities that will most effectively collect information about what is happening in the Executive branch of the government and getting that information to the media. In addition, the Office's greater role is to help Filipinos understand government policies and programs as well as shore up support for such.
Office of the Prince of Wales Unlike the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, which is a permanent establishment of relatively unchanging size and composition, the Household of the Prince of Wales, as heir apparent, varies in size depending upon the age of the heir, and their social and political role.
Office of the Princess Royal The Household of the Princess Royal provides the administrative support to Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, daughter of Queen Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. It is based at Buckingham Palace, and is headed by the Private Secretary.
Office of the Privacy Commissioner The Office of the Privacy Commissioner is an Australian Government agency created by the Privacy Act 1988. It is an independent regulator responsible for investigating complaints about breaches of the Information Privacy Principles (relating to Australian and Australian Capital Territory government agencies) or the National Privacy Principles (relating to private sector organisations including not for profit organisations).
Office of the Public Guardian The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) is a public body in Scotland established in April 2001 following the passing of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000; it is part of the Scottish Courts Service.
Office of the Registrar of Aboriginal Corporations The Registrar of Aboriginal Corporations is a Australian Government statutory office appointed by the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 (ACA Act). The Registrar has powers similar to those of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for corporations registered at the national level set up by Indigenous Australians.
Office of the Revenue Commissioners The Office of the Revenue Commissioners (RC) - now called simply Revenue - is the Irish Government agency responsible for customs, excise, taxation and related matters. Though Revenue can trace itself back to predecessors (with the Act of Union 1800 amalgamating its forerunners with HM Customs & Excise in the United Kingdom), the current organisation was created for the independent Irish Free State in February 21, 1923.
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) is a non-ministerial government department in Scotland which forms part of the Scottish government with responsibility for the regulation of Scottish charities. It was established as Scottish Executive agency but following the passing of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act it was made independent of ministerial control, and answers directly to the Scottish Parliament.
Office of the Secretary of Defense The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is part of the United States Department of Defense and includes the entire staff of the Secretary of Defense. It is the principal staff element of the Secretary of Defense in the exercise of policy development, planning, resource management, fiscal, and program evaluation responsibilities.
Office of the Secretary of Defense Net Assessment (OSD) The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is the principal staff element of the United States Secretary of Defense in the exercise of policy development, planning, resource management, fiscal, and program evaluation responsibilities.
Office of the Secretary of Homeland Defense Identification Badge The Office of the Secretary of Homeland Defense Identification Badge is a military badge of the United States Coast Guard which is currently under development by the Department of Homeland Security. Upon completion and issuance, the Office of Secretary of Homeland Defense Identification Badge will be issued to any Coast Guard service member who performs active duty in the office of the United States Secretary of Homeland Security.
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions or OSFI is an independent agency of the Government of Canada reporting to the Minister of Finance created "to contribute to public confidence in the Canadian financial system". It is the primary regulator of federally-regulated banks, insurance companies, and pension plans in Canada.
Office of the Supervising Architect The Office of the Supervising Architect was an agency of the United States Treasury Department that designed federal government buildings from the early 1850s to the late 1930s. The Office handled some of the most important architectural commissions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights The purpose of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) involves the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide through direct contact with individual governments and the provision of technical assistance where appropriate.
Office of the United States Trade Representative The Office of the United States Trade Representative, or USTR, is an arm of the executive branch of the United States government that falls within the Executive Office of the President. It is responsible for the United States' international trade policy at bilateral and multilateral levels.
Office of Technology Assessment The Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) was an office of the United States Congress from 1972 to 1995. OTA's purpose was to provide Congressional members and committees with objective and authoritative analysis of the complex scientific and technical issues of the late 20th century.
Office of Technology Policy The Office of Technology Policy (OTP) is an office of the Technology Administration of the United States Department of Commerce that works with industry to promote competitiveness and advocates integrated policies for maximizing the impact of technology on economic growth.
Office of The Historian The Office of the Historian, United States Department of State, is within the Bureau of Public Affairs. The Office of the Historian is responsible, under law, for the preparation and publication of the official historical documentary record of U.
Office of Thrift Supervision The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), an agency of the United States Department of the Treasury, is the primary regulator of federal savings associations (sometimes referred to as federal thrifts). Federal savings associations include both federal savings banks and federal savings and loans.
Office of Works The Office of Works was established in the English Royal household in 1378 to oversee the building of the royal castles and residences. In 1832 it became the Works Department within the Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings.
Office on Violence Against Women The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), founded in 1995 as the Violence Against Women Office, is a part of the United States Department of Justice that deals with violence against women, specifically implementing "the mandates of the Violence Against Women Act and subsequent legislation"link==
Office québécois de la langue française The Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) (Quebec Office of the French language) was established on March 24, 1961 along with the Quebec ministry of Cultural affairs. Its mandate was enlarged by the 1977 Charter of the French Language, which also established two other organizations: the Commission de toponymie (Commission of Toponymy) and the Conseil supérieur de la langue française (Higher Council of the French Language).
Office sharing Office sharing is a simple concept that allows companies who own or manage an office, that have redundant office space to share or rent the workstation/self contained unit to smaller companies looking for flexible workspace. This creates revenue for the company that runs the office and provides a cheap, flexible alternative for companies looking for an office outside of their home.
Office suite In computing, an office suite, sometimes called an office application suite or productivity suite is a software suite intended to be used by typical clerical and knowledge workers. The components are generally distributed together, have a consistent user interface and usually can interact with each other, sometimes in ways that the operating system would not normally allow.
Office supplies Office supplies is the generic term that refers to all supplies regularly used in offices by businesses and other organizations, from private citizens to governments, who works with the collection, refinement, and output of information (colloquially referred to as "paper work").
Office Space Office Space is a 1999 comedy film written and directed by Mike Judge. Though it pokes fun at work life in a typical software company during the late 1990s, the film resonates with corporate employees as a group, by portraying individuals who are entirely fed up with their jobs.
OfficeJet OfficeJet is the brand name for a suite of small inkjet multifunction printers (meaning they include the printer and a flatbed scanner for printing, scanning, copying and faxing capabilities in one device) sold by Hewlett Packard.
Officer Buckle and Gloria Officer Buckle and Gloria is the name of the 1995 story and main characters of the story by Peggy Rathmann that won the 1996 Caldecott Medal. It talks about a police officer (Officer Buckle) getting a dog named Gloria.
Officer Cadet School (Singapore) Officer Cadet School (OCS) is one of the several training establishments within the SAFTI Military Institute camp complex. It receives medical and logistics support from the camp medical center and Service Support Unit respectively.
Officer Candidate Officer Candidate is a rank in some militaries of the world that is an appointed position while a person is in training to become an officer. More often than not, an Officer Candidate is a civilian who has applied to join the military directly as an officer.
Officer Candidate School (U.S. Army) The United States Army's Officer Candidate School (OCS), located at Fort Benning, Georgia provides training to become a commissioned officer. Officer candidates must be either prior enlisted members of any rank, or they must be civilian college graduates and have the option of completing basic training prior to becoming an Officer.
Officer Candidate School (U.S. Marine Corps) The United States Marine Corps Officer Candidate School (OCS) is a school located on Marine Corps Base Quantico, that trains, screens, and evaluates potential officers of Marines. Unlike the other United States services, the majority of Marine Corps officers must complete OCS to earn a commission; the only exception are midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy.
Officer Candidate School (U.S. Navy) The United States Navy's Officer Candidate School (NAVOCS), currently located at NAS Pensacola, Florida provides training to become a commissioned officer. Attendance at NAVOCS is one possible way for civilian college graduates (bachelor's degree or higher) with no military experience to earn a direct commission as a U.
Officer Candidates Class Officer Candidate Course (OCC) is a 10-week training program at the United States Marine Corps Officer Candidates School, located at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. OCC and the Platoon Leaders Class are the principal means through which college seniors and recent graduates become Marine Corps officers.
Officer of the court The generic term Officer of the court applies to all those who, in some degree in function of their professional or similar qualifications, have a legal part—and hence legal and deontological obligations—in the complex functioning of the judicial system as a whole, in order to forge justice out of the application of the law and the simultaneous pursuit of the legitimate interests of all parties and the general good of society.
Officer of the day At smaller military installations where no provost marshal has been assigned, the officer of the day is a detail rotated each day among the unit/post's commissioned officers to oversee security, guard, and law enforcement considerations. Even if the officer has never served as an MP or is not qualified to serve as a provost marshal, officer qualification includes basic familiarity with this position.
Officer of the Deck Officer of the Deck (OOD) is a position in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard that confers certain authority and responsibility. The Officer of the Deck on a ship is the Captain's direct representative, having responsibility for the ship.
Officer Tanner Officer Tanner is an undercover police officer and player-controlled protagonist in Driver, Driver 2, and DRIV3R but not appearing in Driver Parallel Lines due to his presumable death with his enemy, Jericho. Parallel Lines is the only Driver that does not have Tanner appear.
Officers of the Night The Officers of the Night were a Florentine court that focused particularly on sodomy and pederasty, and also related misdemeanours such as prostitution in Florence, Italy from 1432 until its closure on December 29, 1502.
Officers Training Corps The Officers Training Corps (OTC) is a part of the British Army that provides military leadership training to students at British universities. Its members are classed as Officer Cadets and are members of the Territorial Army, paid when on duty.
Official An official (from the Latin Officialis, person – or object – related to an officium, v., since the Romans the staff of a high office bearer such as a governor) is, in the primary sense, someone who holds an office (i.
Official (American football) In American football, an official is a person who has some responsibility in enforcing the rules and maintaining the order of the game. They are traditionally clad in a black-and-white striped shirt, white pants with a black belt, and black shoes.
Official (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an official is a person who has some responsibility in enforcing the rules or maintaining the order of the game. There are two categories of officials, on-ice officials, who are the referees and linesmen that enforce the rules during game play, and off-ice officials, who have an administrative role rather than an enforcement role.
Official and potential 2008 United States presidential election Republican candidates While it is uncommon for candidates for President of the United States to officially declare their candidacy prior to late in the year preceding the Presidential election (in this case, 2007), some potential Republican candidates may have expressed their interest in running in the 2008 Presidential election and are listed below. At this early stage, many of the strongest candidates may have yet to emerge, and these lists include few of the political figures who excite speculation amongst political activists, insiders, and media commentators.
Official and potential 2008 United States presidential election third party candidates While it is rare for candidates to officially declare their candidacy prior to late in the year preceding the presidential election (in this case, 2007), some potential third party candidates may have declared intent in running in the 2008 presidential election and are listed below. These candidates are actively seeking their party's nomination to run in the 2008 elections.
Official Album: Walt Disney World Resort Celebrating 100 Years of Magic (2001 CD) Official Album: Walt Disney World Resort Celebrating 100 Years of Magic (2001 CD) was the official album for Walt Disney World during the 100 Years of Magic celebration in 2001. It is nearly identical to the 2000 edition, except it has one bonus track on CD2.
Official Bootleg CD Official Bootleg CD - Live at the Tim Sims Theatre is a Canadian comedy album, performed by The Frantics comedy troupe. It contains largely new material (the only exceptions are "Einstein Song", and "Dutch Cowboys", which derive from their Frantic Times radio series), used in their "Older But Wider" tour in 2004.
Official Cash Rate The Official Cash Rate (OCR) is the interest rate paid by banks in the overnight money market. Through the regulated use of Exchange Settlement Accounts a central bank is able to adjust the interest rates of a nation's economy.
Official development assistance Official Development Assistance (ODA) is a category of development aid. The term applies to aid from the members of Development Assistance Committee of the OECD to Part I List of Aid Recipients, that is to say, developing countries.
Official DC Index Official DC Index is a series of comic books released by Independent Comics Group (an imprint of Eclipse Comics) during the 1980's, which featured synopses of several DC Comics series. The books, edited by Murray Ward, would often feature background information on the main characters in a particular series, and detailed information on each issue, including writer and artist credits, characters who appeared in the issue, and a story synopsis.
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) The Official Dreamcast Magazine was a video game magazine published by Dennis Publishing in the United Kingdom between 1999 and 2001. The magazine featured news, reviews, previews and features on Sega Dreamcast games.
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) The Official Dreamcast Magazine was a video game magazine for the Sega Dreamcast published in the United States of America. The magazine's initial issue "0" was released in June 1999, a full 3 months before the launch of the system.
Official game An official game in baseball, also sometimes called a regulation game, is a game that has progressed beyond the point at which it can be considered complete if necessary. This is approximately the halfway point of the game.
Official Guide of the Railways The Official Guide of the Railways, also known as the Official Railway Guide was a monthly listing showing all of the passenger train schedules of railroads in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Central America.
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, also known as OHOTMU, is a guide which attempts to detail the fictional universe of Marvel Comics. The original 15 volume series was published in comic book format in 1982, with the most recent updates published in 2004 - 2006.
Official History of Australia in the War of 1939–1945 The Official History of Australia in the War of 1939–1945 is a 22 volume series covering Australia's involvement in the Second World War. The series was published by the Australian War Memorial between 1952 and 1977.
Official Information Act 1982 The Official Information Act 1982 is a New Zealand law passed by the 3rd National government in 1982 to "make official information more freely available, to provide for proper access by each person to official information relating to that person, to protect official information to the extent consistent with the public interest and the preservation of personal privacy, to establish procedures for the achievement of those purposes".Official Information Act 1982.
Official IRA The term Official Irish Republican Army or Official IRA refers to one of the two organisations—the other being the Provisional Irish Republican Army—that emerged from the split in the then Irish Republican Army in 1969–70. Both organisations continued to refer to themselves as the Irish Republican Army and rejected the political legitimacy of the other.
Official language An official language is a language that is given a unique legal status in the countries, states, and other territories. It is typically the language used in a nation's legislative bodies, though the law in many nations requires that government documents be produced in other languages as well.
Official Language Act (Quebec) The Official Language Act of 1974 (French Loi sur la langue officielle), also known as Bill 22, is an act of the National Assembly of Quebec which made French the sole official language of Quebec, a province of Canada. It was ultimately supplanted by the Charter of the French Language (also known as Bill 101) in 1977.
Official Languages Act 2003 The Official Languages Act 2003 is an Act of the Oireachtas of the Republic of Ireland. The act sets out the use of the Irish language by public bodies, sets up the office of An Coimisinéir Teanga and revokes the official status of English placenames in Gaeltacht areas.
Official List The Official List (or UKLA Official List) is the list maintained by the Financial Services Authority (acting in its capacity as the UK Listing Authority) in accordance with Section 74(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the Act) for the purposes of Part VI of the Act.
Official Manual State of Missouri [Official Manual - State of Missouri (often referred to simply as The Missouri Blue Book) is biennial] publication from the [[Missouri Secretary of State. The Blue Book was first publish in 1889 and is currently in its 65th edition.
Official Monster Raving Loony Party The Official Monster Raving Loony Party (OMRLP) is a registered political party established in the United Kingdom in 1983 by musician and anti-politician David Sutch, also known as Screaming Lord Sutch (1940-1999).
Official Multiculturalism Act The Act for the Preservation and Enhancement of Multiculturalism in Canada was passed in 1988, with minor organizational amendments since that time (Multiculturalism & Citizenship Canada, 1991). Its stated objectives are to:
Official names of United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies The official names of United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies (some of which originate from the names used for constituencies in predecessor Parliaments) are those given in the legal instrument creating the constituency or re-defining it at a re-distribution of seats.
Official names of United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies in England The official names of United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies in England (some of which originate from the names used for constituencies in predecessor Parliaments) are those given in the legal instrument creating the constituency or re-defining it at a re-distribution of seats.
Official names of United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies in England N-Z The official names of United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies in England (some of which originate from the names used for constituencies in predecessor Parliaments) are those given in the legal instrument creating the constituency or re-defining it at a re-distribution of seats.
Office of Police Integrity The Office of Police Integrity is an independent authority designed to oversee the work of the Victoria Police in Victoria, Australia. Established in November 2004 to replace the disbanded Police Internal Affairs office, the office's stated aim is "to ensure that the highest ethical and professional standards are maintained in the Victoria Police Force and to ensure that police corruption and serious misconduct is detected, investigated and prevented.
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys The Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS), was a forerunner and constituent, with the UK Central Statistical Office, of the Office for National Statistics, in which they combined in 1996 under a single director who, from 2000 was also known as the National Statistician. The director of OPCS was also Registrar-General for England and Wales.
Office of Property Disposal The Office of Property Disposal is a division of the Public Buildings Service under the General Services Administration of the United States federal government charged with disposing of surplus real property that federal agencies no longer require.
Office of Public and Indian Housing The Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) is an agency of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Its mission is to ensure safe, decent, and affordable housing, create opportunities for residents' self-sufficiency and economic independence, and assure the fiscal integrity of all program participants.
Office of Public Health and Science The Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The office is under the direction of the Assistant Secretary for Health, who serves as the Senior Advisor on public health and science issues to the Department Secretary.
Office of Public Sector Information The Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) is the new body responsible for the operation of Her Majesty's Stationery Office (usually abbreviated as HMSO) and of other public information services of the United Kingdom. OPSI is part of the Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom and it is responsible for Crown Copyright.
Office of Racial Policy The Office of Racial Policy or Office of Racial Politics (Rassenpolitisches Amt) was a Nazi office created for "unifying and supervising all indoctrination and propaganda work in the field of population and racial politics."
Office of Rail Regulation The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) is a statutory board which is the combined economic and safety regulatory authority for Great Britain's railway network. It was established on July 5, 2004 by the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003, replacing the Rail Regulator.
Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) The Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) is a program office of the National Ocean Service and a natural resource trustee that protects the coastal environment from oil and hazardous material releases and restores natural resources injured by such releases.
Office of Science and Innovation The Office of Science and Innovation is a non-ministerial government department of the British government, headed by the Chief Scientific Adviser, currently Sir David King, who took over from Sir (now Lord) Robert May in 2000.
Office of Science and Technology Policy Congress established the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in 1976 with a broad mandate to advise the President and others within the Executive Office of the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs. It grew out of the Office of Science and Technology that was formed in 1961 by President Kennedy.
Office of Scientific Research and Development The Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) was an agency of the United States federal government created to coordinate scientific research for military purposes during World War II. Arrangements were made for its creation in May 1941, and it was formally put into law on June 28, 1941.
Office of Special Affairs The Office of Special Affairs or OSA (formerly the Guardian's Office) is a department of the Church of Scientology. According to the Church, the OSA is responsible for directing legal affairs, public relations, pursuing investigations, publicizing the Church's "social betterment works", and "oversee[ing its] social reform programs".
Office of Special Plans The Office of Special Plans, which existed from September, 2002, to June, 2003, was a Pentagon unit created by Donald Rumsfeld and led by Douglas Feith, dealing with intelligence on Iraq. An allegedly similar unit, called the Iranian Directorate, was created in 2006 to deal with intelligence on Iran.
Office of Strategic Influence The Office of Strategic Influence, or OSI, was a department created by the United States Department of Defense on October 30, 2001, to support the War on Terrorism through psychological operations in targeted countries. The closure of the office was announced by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld soon after its existence became publicly known.
Office of Strategic Services The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was a United States intelligence agency formed during World War II. It was the wartime intelligence agency and was a lineage precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency, as well as for the Special Forces and Navy SEALs, who have traced their lineage back to the OSS.
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (or OCC) was established by the National Currency Act of 1863 and serves to charter, regulate, and supervise all national banks and the federal branches and agencies of foreign banks in the United States. Currently the Comptroller of the Currency is John Dugan.
Office of the Dead The Office of the Dead is a prayer cycle of the Liturgy of the Hours in the Roman Catholic Church, said for the repose of the soul of a deceased. It is the proper reading on All Souls' Day (normally November 2) for all souls in Purgatory, and can be a votive office on other days when said for a particular deceased.
Office of the Duke of Edinburgh The Household of the Duke of Edinburgh provides the administrative support to His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Queen Elizabeth II, Sovereign of the United Kingdom. It is based at Buckingham Palace, and is headed by the Private Secretary.
Office of the Duke of York Unlike the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, which is a permanent establishment of relatively unchanging size and composition, the Households of Member of the Royal Family vary in size depending upon their age, and their social and political role. The Household of the Prince of Wales is invariably the largest when the Prince is an adult actively involved in royal duties, and other Households are comparatively modest.
Office of the Earl of Wessex The Household of the Earl of Wessex provides the administrative support to His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex, younger son of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and of his wife Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex. It is based at Buckingham Palace, and is headed by the Private Secretary.
Office of the Employment Advocate (Australia) The Office of Employment Advocate (OEA) is a Australian Federal Government Office originally set up in 1997 with the primary intention and role of accepting the lodgement of individual agreements and enforcement of the Workplace Relations Act 1996. Its role was expanded in March 2006 with the passing of amendments to the Act through the reform process known as WorkChoices to include processing of collective agreements, a role previously done by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.
Office of the Gene Technology Regulator The Office of the Gene Technology Regulator, supports the Gene Technology Regulator, and is a part of the part of the Therapeutic Goods Administration within the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. The Office was established under the Commonwealth Gene Technology Act 2000.
Office of the Chief Actuary The Office of the Chief Actuary is an organizational entity within both of the governments of the United States and Canada. The Office has responsibility for actuarial estimates regarding social welfare programs like Social Security (United States) and the Canadian Old Age Security System.
Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland The Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland, sometimes incorrectly called the Office of Arms, is the Republic of Ireland's authority on all heraldic matters relating to Ireland and is located at the National Library of Ireland. Dating since 1552, it is the oldest Office of State, the title was previously Ulster King of Arms until 1 April 1943.
Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner The Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) is the United Kingdom regulator of the immigration advice industry whose powers stem from the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 and the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004.
Office of the Law Revision Counsel The Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives prepares and publishes the United States Code, which is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States.
Office of the Leader of the House of Commons The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is a United Kingdom government department. The remit of this relatively recently created office is to support the Leader of the House of Commons in his duties to the House.
Office of the Military Advisor to the Commonwealth Government of the Philippines The Office of the Military Advisor to the Commonwealth Government (OMACG) was created in 1935 upon the initiative of President Manuel L. Quezon by the Philippine and American governments for the purposes of developing a system of national defense for the Commonwealth of the Philippines by 1946.
Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive The National Counterintelligence Executive (NCIX) serves as the head of national counter-intelligence (CI) for the United States government] and is directly responsible to the Director of National Intelligence. The NCIX facilitates and enhances US counterintelligence efforts and awareness by enabling the CI community to better identify, assess, prioritize and counter intelligence threats from foreign powers, terrorist groups, and other non-state entities; ensuring the CI community acts efficiently and effectively; and providing for the integration of all US counterintelligence activities.
Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to Government The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to Government is a constituent department of the Office of the Attorney General of Ireland. Parliamentary Counsel to Government draft government Bills (including Bills to amend the Constitution of Ireland, revision Bills, amendments to Bills, consolidation and restatement Bills).
Office of the Press Secretary (Philippines) The Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) is the agency of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, which is responsible for planning, programming, and coordinating the activities that will most effectively collect information about what is happening in the Executive branch of the government and getting that information to the media. In addition, the Office's greater role is to help Filipinos understand government policies and programs as well as shore up support for such.
Office of the Prince of Wales Unlike the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, which is a permanent establishment of relatively unchanging size and composition, the Household of the Prince of Wales, as heir apparent, varies in size depending upon the age of the heir, and their social and political role.
Office of the Princess Royal The Household of the Princess Royal provides the administrative support to Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, daughter of Queen Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. It is based at Buckingham Palace, and is headed by the Private Secretary.
Office of the Privacy Commissioner The Office of the Privacy Commissioner is an Australian Government agency created by the Privacy Act 1988. It is an independent regulator responsible for investigating complaints about breaches of the Information Privacy Principles (relating to Australian and Australian Capital Territory government agencies) or the National Privacy Principles (relating to private sector organisations including not for profit organisations).
Office of the Public Guardian The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) is a public body in Scotland established in April 2001 following the passing of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000; it is part of the Scottish Courts Service.
Office of the Registrar of Aboriginal Corporations The Registrar of Aboriginal Corporations is a Australian Government statutory office appointed by the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 (ACA Act). The Registrar has powers similar to those of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for corporations registered at the national level set up by Indigenous Australians.
Office of the Revenue Commissioners The Office of the Revenue Commissioners (RC) - now called simply Revenue - is the Irish Government agency responsible for customs, excise, taxation and related matters. Though Revenue can trace itself back to predecessors (with the Act of Union 1800 amalgamating its forerunners with HM Customs & Excise in the United Kingdom), the current organisation was created for the independent Irish Free State in February 21, 1923.
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) is a non-ministerial government department in Scotland which forms part of the Scottish government with responsibility for the regulation of Scottish charities. It was established as Scottish Executive agency but following the passing of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act it was made independent of ministerial control, and answers directly to the Scottish Parliament.
Office of the Secretary of Defense The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is part of the United States Department of Defense and includes the entire staff of the Secretary of Defense. It is the principal staff element of the Secretary of Defense in the exercise of policy development, planning, resource management, fiscal, and program evaluation responsibilities.
Office of the Secretary of Defense Net Assessment (OSD) The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is the principal staff element of the United States Secretary of Defense in the exercise of policy development, planning, resource management, fiscal, and program evaluation responsibilities.
Office of the Secretary of Homeland Defense Identification Badge The Office of the Secretary of Homeland Defense Identification Badge is a military badge of the United States Coast Guard which is currently under development by the Department of Homeland Security. Upon completion and issuance, the Office of Secretary of Homeland Defense Identification Badge will be issued to any Coast Guard service member who performs active duty in the office of the United States Secretary of Homeland Security.
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions or OSFI is an independent agency of the Government of Canada reporting to the Minister of Finance created "to contribute to public confidence in the Canadian financial system". It is the primary regulator of federally-regulated banks, insurance companies, and pension plans in Canada.
Office of the Supervising Architect The Office of the Supervising Architect was an agency of the United States Treasury Department that designed federal government buildings from the early 1850s to the late 1930s. The Office handled some of the most important architectural commissions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights The purpose of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) involves the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide through direct contact with individual governments and the provision of technical assistance where appropriate.
Office of the United States Trade Representative The Office of the United States Trade Representative, or USTR, is an arm of the executive branch of the United States government that falls within the Executive Office of the President. It is responsible for the United States' international trade policy at bilateral and multilateral levels.
Office of Technology Assessment The Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) was an office of the United States Congress from 1972 to 1995. OTA's purpose was to provide Congressional members and committees with objective and authoritative analysis of the complex scientific and technical issues of the late 20th century.
Office of Technology Policy The Office of Technology Policy (OTP) is an office of the Technology Administration of the United States Department of Commerce that works with industry to promote competitiveness and advocates integrated policies for maximizing the impact of technology on economic growth.
Office of The Historian The Office of the Historian, United States Department of State, is within the Bureau of Public Affairs. The Office of the Historian is responsible, under law, for the preparation and publication of the official historical documentary record of U.
Office of Thrift Supervision The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), an agency of the United States Department of the Treasury, is the primary regulator of federal savings associations (sometimes referred to as federal thrifts). Federal savings associations include both federal savings banks and federal savings and loans.
Office of Works The Office of Works was established in the English Royal household in 1378 to oversee the building of the royal castles and residences. In 1832 it became the Works Department within the Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings.
Office on Violence Against Women The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), founded in 1995 as the Violence Against Women Office, is a part of the United States Department of Justice that deals with violence against women, specifically implementing "the mandates of the Violence Against Women Act and subsequent legislation"link==
Office québécois de la langue française The Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) (Quebec Office of the French language) was established on March 24, 1961 along with the Quebec ministry of Cultural affairs. Its mandate was enlarged by the 1977 Charter of the French Language, which also established two other organizations: the Commission de toponymie (Commission of Toponymy) and the Conseil supérieur de la langue française (Higher Council of the French Language).
Office sharing Office sharing is a simple concept that allows companies who own or manage an office, that have redundant office space to share or rent the workstation/self contained unit to smaller companies looking for flexible workspace. This creates revenue for the company that runs the office and provides a cheap, flexible alternative for companies looking for an office outside of their home.
Office suite In computing, an office suite, sometimes called an office application suite or productivity suite is a software suite intended to be used by typical clerical and knowledge workers. The components are generally distributed together, have a consistent user interface and usually can interact with each other, sometimes in ways that the operating system would not normally allow.
Office supplies Office supplies is the generic term that refers to all supplies regularly used in offices by businesses and other organizations, from private citizens to governments, who works with the collection, refinement, and output of information (colloquially referred to as "paper work").
Office Space Office Space is a 1999 comedy film written and directed by Mike Judge. Though it pokes fun at work life in a typical software company during the late 1990s, the film resonates with corporate employees as a group, by portraying individuals who are entirely fed up with their jobs.
OfficeJet OfficeJet is the brand name for a suite of small inkjet multifunction printers (meaning they include the printer and a flatbed scanner for printing, scanning, copying and faxing capabilities in one device) sold by Hewlett Packard.
Officer Buckle and Gloria Officer Buckle and Gloria is the name of the 1995 story and main characters of the story by Peggy Rathmann that won the 1996 Caldecott Medal. It talks about a police officer (Officer Buckle) getting a dog named Gloria.
Officer Cadet School (Singapore) Officer Cadet School (OCS) is one of the several training establishments within the SAFTI Military Institute camp complex. It receives medical and logistics support from the camp medical center and Service Support Unit respectively.
Officer Candidate Officer Candidate is a rank in some militaries of the world that is an appointed position while a person is in training to become an officer. More often than not, an Officer Candidate is a civilian who has applied to join the military directly as an officer.
Officer Candidate School (U.S. Army) The United States Army's Officer Candidate School (OCS), located at Fort Benning, Georgia provides training to become a commissioned officer. Officer candidates must be either prior enlisted members of any rank, or they must be civilian college graduates and have the option of completing basic training prior to becoming an Officer.
Officer Candidate School (U.S. Marine Corps) The United States Marine Corps Officer Candidate School (OCS) is a school located on Marine Corps Base Quantico, that trains, screens, and evaluates potential officers of Marines. Unlike the other United States services, the majority of Marine Corps officers must complete OCS to earn a commission; the only exception are midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy.
Officer Candidate School (U.S. Navy) The United States Navy's Officer Candidate School (NAVOCS), currently located at NAS Pensacola, Florida provides training to become a commissioned officer. Attendance at NAVOCS is one possible way for civilian college graduates (bachelor's degree or higher) with no military experience to earn a direct commission as a U.
Officer Candidates Class Officer Candidate Course (OCC) is a 10-week training program at the United States Marine Corps Officer Candidates School, located at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. OCC and the Platoon Leaders Class are the principal means through which college seniors and recent graduates become Marine Corps officers.
Officer of the court The generic term Officer of the court applies to all those who, in some degree in function of their professional or similar qualifications, have a legal part—and hence legal and deontological obligations—in the complex functioning of the judicial system as a whole, in order to forge justice out of the application of the law and the simultaneous pursuit of the legitimate interests of all parties and the general good of society.
Officer of the day At smaller military installations where no provost marshal has been assigned, the officer of the day is a detail rotated each day among the unit/post's commissioned officers to oversee security, guard, and law enforcement considerations. Even if the officer has never served as an MP or is not qualified to serve as a provost marshal, officer qualification includes basic familiarity with this position.
Officer of the Deck Officer of the Deck (OOD) is a position in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard that confers certain authority and responsibility. The Officer of the Deck on a ship is the Captain's direct representative, having responsibility for the ship.
Officer Tanner Officer Tanner is an undercover police officer and player-controlled protagonist in Driver, Driver 2, and DRIV3R but not appearing in Driver Parallel Lines due to his presumable death with his enemy, Jericho. Parallel Lines is the only Driver that does not have Tanner appear.
Officers of the Night The Officers of the Night were a Florentine court that focused particularly on sodomy and pederasty, and also related misdemeanours such as prostitution in Florence, Italy from 1432 until its closure on December 29, 1502.
Officers Training Corps The Officers Training Corps (OTC) is a part of the British Army that provides military leadership training to students at British universities. Its members are classed as Officer Cadets and are members of the Territorial Army, paid when on duty.
Official An official (from the Latin Officialis, person – or object – related to an officium, v., since the Romans the staff of a high office bearer such as a governor) is, in the primary sense, someone who holds an office (i.
Official (American football) In American football, an official is a person who has some responsibility in enforcing the rules and maintaining the order of the game. They are traditionally clad in a black-and-white striped shirt, white pants with a black belt, and black shoes.
Official (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an official is a person who has some responsibility in enforcing the rules or maintaining the order of the game. There are two categories of officials, on-ice officials, who are the referees and linesmen that enforce the rules during game play, and off-ice officials, who have an administrative role rather than an enforcement role.
Official and potential 2008 United States presidential election Republican candidates While it is uncommon for candidates for President of the United States to officially declare their candidacy prior to late in the year preceding the Presidential election (in this case, 2007), some potential Republican candidates may have expressed their interest in running in the 2008 Presidential election and are listed below. At this early stage, many of the strongest candidates may have yet to emerge, and these lists include few of the political figures who excite speculation amongst political activists, insiders, and media commentators.
Official and potential 2008 United States presidential election third party candidates While it is rare for candidates to officially declare their candidacy prior to late in the year preceding the presidential election (in this case, 2007), some potential third party candidates may have declared intent in running in the 2008 presidential election and are listed below. These candidates are actively seeking their party's nomination to run in the 2008 elections.
Official Album: Walt Disney World Resort Celebrating 100 Years of Magic (2001 CD) Official Album: Walt Disney World Resort Celebrating 100 Years of Magic (2001 CD) was the official album for Walt Disney World during the 100 Years of Magic celebration in 2001. It is nearly identical to the 2000 edition, except it has one bonus track on CD2.
Official Bootleg CD Official Bootleg CD - Live at the Tim Sims Theatre is a Canadian comedy album, performed by The Frantics comedy troupe. It contains largely new material (the only exceptions are "Einstein Song", and "Dutch Cowboys", which derive from their Frantic Times radio series), used in their "Older But Wider" tour in 2004.
Official Cash Rate The Official Cash Rate (OCR) is the interest rate paid by banks in the overnight money market. Through the regulated use of Exchange Settlement Accounts a central bank is able to adjust the interest rates of a nation's economy.
Official development assistance Official Development Assistance (ODA) is a category of development aid. The term applies to aid from the members of Development Assistance Committee of the OECD to Part I List of Aid Recipients, that is to say, developing countries.
Official DC Index Official DC Index is a series of comic books released by Independent Comics Group (an imprint of Eclipse Comics) during the 1980's, which featured synopses of several DC Comics series. The books, edited by Murray Ward, would often feature background information on the main characters in a particular series, and detailed information on each issue, including writer and artist credits, characters who appeared in the issue, and a story synopsis.
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) The Official Dreamcast Magazine was a video game magazine published by Dennis Publishing in the United Kingdom between 1999 and 2001. The magazine featured news, reviews, previews and features on Sega Dreamcast games.
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) The Official Dreamcast Magazine was a video game magazine for the Sega Dreamcast published in the United States of America. The magazine's initial issue "0" was released in June 1999, a full 3 months before the launch of the system.
Official game An official game in baseball, also sometimes called a regulation game, is a game that has progressed beyond the point at which it can be considered complete if necessary. This is approximately the halfway point of the game.
Official Guide of the Railways The Official Guide of the Railways, also known as the Official Railway Guide was a monthly listing showing all of the passenger train schedules of railroads in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Central America.
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, also known as OHOTMU, is a guide which attempts to detail the fictional universe of Marvel Comics. The original 15 volume series was published in comic book format in 1982, with the most recent updates published in 2004 - 2006.
Official History of Australia in the War of 1939–1945 The Official History of Australia in the War of 1939–1945 is a 22 volume series covering Australia's involvement in the Second World War. The series was published by the Australian War Memorial between 1952 and 1977.
Official Information Act 1982 The Official Information Act 1982 is a New Zealand law passed by the 3rd National government in 1982 to "make official information more freely available, to provide for proper access by each person to official information relating to that person, to protect official information to the extent consistent with the public interest and the preservation of personal privacy, to establish procedures for the achievement of those purposes".Official Information Act 1982.
Official IRA The term Official Irish Republican Army or Official IRA refers to one of the two organisations—the other being the Provisional Irish Republican Army—that emerged from the split in the then Irish Republican Army in 1969–70. Both organisations continued to refer to themselves as the Irish Republican Army and rejected the political legitimacy of the other.
Official language An official language is a language that is given a unique legal status in the countries, states, and other territories. It is typically the language used in a nation's legislative bodies, though the law in many nations requires that government documents be produced in other languages as well.
Official Language Act (Quebec) The Official Language Act of 1974 (French Loi sur la langue officielle), also known as Bill 22, is an act of the National Assembly of Quebec which made French the sole official language of Quebec, a province of Canada. It was ultimately supplanted by the Charter of the French Language (also known as Bill 101) in 1977.
Official Languages Act 2003 The Official Languages Act 2003 is an Act of the Oireachtas of the Republic of Ireland. The act sets out the use of the Irish language by public bodies, sets up the office of An Coimisinéir Teanga and revokes the official status of English placenames in Gaeltacht areas.
Official List The Official List (or UKLA Official List) is the list maintained by the Financial Services Authority (acting in its capacity as the UK Listing Authority) in accordance with Section 74(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the Act) for the purposes of Part VI of the Act.
Official Manual State of Missouri [Official Manual - State of Missouri (often referred to simply as The Missouri Blue Book) is biennial] publication from the [[Missouri Secretary of State. The Blue Book was first publish in 1889 and is currently in its 65th edition.
Official Monster Raving Loony Party The Official Monster Raving Loony Party (OMRLP) is a registered political party established in the United Kingdom in 1983 by musician and anti-politician David Sutch, also known as Screaming Lord Sutch (1940-1999).
Official Multiculturalism Act The Act for the Preservation and Enhancement of Multiculturalism in Canada was passed in 1988, with minor organizational amendments since that time (Multiculturalism & Citizenship Canada, 1991). Its stated objectives are to:
Official names of United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies The official names of United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies (some of which originate from the names used for constituencies in predecessor Parliaments) are those given in the legal instrument creating the constituency or re-defining it at a re-distribution of seats.
Official names of United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies in England The official names of United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies in England (some of which originate from the names used for constituencies in predecessor Parliaments) are those given in the legal instrument creating the constituency or re-defining it at a re-distribution of seats.
Official names of United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies in England N-Z The official names of United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies in England (some of which originate from the names used for constituencies in predecessor Parliaments) are those given in the legal instrument creating the constituency or re-defining it at a re-distribution of seats.
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