Definition of Organization of American States

1. Noun. An association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Organization Of American States

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Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapo
Organization of American States (current term)
Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries
Organization of the Oppressed on Earth
Organon
Orhomenos
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Literary usage of Organization of American States

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Searching For Partners: Regional Organizations And Peace Operations by William Lewis, Edward Marks (1999)
"Organization of American States With the end of the Cold War, Latin America has begun the arduous process of reconceptualizing the basic crisis management ..."

2. Landmine Monitor Report 1999: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines, International Campaign to Ban Landmines (1999)
"... Organization of American States ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR DEMINING IN CENTRAL AMERICA Unit for the Promotion of Democracy Organization of ..."

3. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"... the Charter of the Organization of American States which declares that no state has the right to intervene, directly or indirectly, for any reason ..."

4. Landmine Monitor Report 2000: Toward a Mine-Free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines, International Campaign to Ban Landmines (2000)
"... Organization of American States Report of the OAS Mine Action Program Given the importance of an integrated and comprehensive response to the crisis ..."

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