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OAS
noun
uk /ˌəʊ.eɪˈes/ us /ˌoʊ.eɪˈes/
abbreviation forOrganization of American States: a group of countries in North, South, and Central America that help and support each other:
the OASChávez threatened to leave the OAS if the court ruled against him.
Foreign ministers will meet on March 17 at the OAS headquarters in Washington.
The president met with OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza.
The treaty says that an act of aggression against any country in the OAS is an attack on the region.
The United States was the only OAS nation offering the country unqualified support.
Map boundaries do not necessarily carry official OAS endorsement.
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