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Abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms are likely to be ambiguous, needing disambiguation. Thus abbreviations should usually be expanded (see Naming conventions (abbreviations) ) beforehand. For two- and three-letter combinations, there is generally a list detailing a few or many possible uses.
It is frequently associated with the successful application of a variety of youth development activities, including service learning, [2] youth research, [3] and leadership training. [4] Additional research has shown that engaging youth voice is an essential element of effective organizational development among community and youth-serving ...
initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee; pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
TG6 – Task Group 6 (group designation for NZ SAS – NZ Army) TOC – Tactical Operations Center; TIC – Troops In Contact; TSgt – Technical Sergeant (USAF E-6) TU – Tits Up (dead, inoperable), a.k.a. "Tango Uniform" [13] TARFU – Things Are Really Fucked Up, or Totally And Royally Fucked Up; TRADOC- U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and Romeo R; Conventional abbreviations for US cities and states: for example, "New York" can indicate NY and "California" CA or CAL. The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example:
[4] [nb 2] Authors may more severely abbreviate glosses than is the norm, if they are particularly frequent within a text, e.g. IP rather than IMM.PST for 'immediate past'. This helps keep the gloss graphically aligned with the parsed text when the abbreviations are longer than the morphemes they gloss.
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The Institute of Leadership is a professional membership body for leaders and managers. Its stated mission is to "inspire great leadership - everywhere". [1] The institute is a charity registered in England, Wales and Scotland, with its head office in Birmingham, UK, and members globally.