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AOC¹

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Various initialisms.

noun AOCs

  1. UK, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Air Officer Commanding, a title used to refer to RAF officers holding certain command appointments. 'I stopped for one night to see Ur and the Chaldees and for three days in Baghdad with the A.O.C., who happens to be an old friend of mine.'.
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of age of consent
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of author of color
  4. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of air operator's certificate

proper noun

  1. US, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez But I’m fine with candidates like AOC (can we start abbreviating?) proposing the jobs guarantee, for a couple of reasons.
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Admiral Overseas Corporation (Taiwanese eletronics company).
  3. abbreviation, historical, initialism Initialism of African Orthodox Church

AOC²

Where it comes from

From French AOC (“appellation d'origine contrôlée”, literally “controlled designation of origin”).

noun AOCs

  1. A label for French wines named after their regions of origin certifying that origin. Near-synonym: DOC

    Similar: DOC

  2. A region for which such a certification is issued. Tursan is one of South West France's lesser known AOCs, located in the southeast corner of the Landes administrative department.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tac, cta, cws, soa, atc, sps, coa, company, sector, society, atk, peo, oac, pea, koc, aco

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"AOC." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aoc. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

AOC. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aoc

Chicago

"AOC." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aoc.

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@misc{aoc_2026,
  title = {AOC},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aoc},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}