| Acronym | Sense | Language | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| RITA | Research and Innovative Technology Administration (www.rita.dot.gov) | In English | → Central administration → Research policy → Transport and postal services |
| RIZIV | Rijksinstituut voor Ziekte- en Invaliditeitsverzekering (www.riziv.fgov.be) = INAMI | Institut National d'Assurance Maladie-Invalidité | In French |
In Dutch | → Insurance → Medicine → Belgium |
| RJC | Réseau Jeunes Cadres | In French | → Personnel management → Labour, labour economics |
| RJSC | Russian Joint Stock Company = РАО | Российское акционерное общество | In Russian = RAO | Rossijskoje Akcionernoe Obščestvo | In Russian |
In English | → Economics → Russia |
| RKP | Ruotsalainen Kansanpuolue = SFP | Svenska folkpartiet | In Swedish |
In Finnish | → Political parties and movements |
| RKPN | Rooms-Katholieke Partij Nederland | In Dutch | → Political parties and movements → Roman catholic church → Netherlands |
| RL | Refugee Law = DR | Droit des Réfugiés | In French |
In English | → International law → Migrations |
| RLB | Raiffeisenlandesbank | In German | → 3321 → Banks |
| RLR | Recueil des Lois et Règlements | In French | → Law, jurisprudence |
| RMABA | Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (www.rmaba.org) | In English | → Associations → Trade → Graphic industries, printing, publishing |
| RMI | Revenu Minimum d'Insertion | In French | → Social welfare |
| RMPC | Ressources Militaires et de la Protection Civile = MCDA | Military Civilian Defence Assets | In English |
In French | → Military affairs |
| RMS | Reference Member State | In English | → International relations |
| RMT | Régiment de marche du Tchad | In French | → Military affairs |
| RMY | Reeves Middleton Young | In English | → Law, jurisprudence |
| RN | Renovación Nacional | In Spanish | → Political parties and movements |
| RNA | Romanian Naval Authority = RNA | Autoritatea Navală Română | In Romanian |
In English | → Central administration |
| RNA | Autoritatea Navală Română = (look above) |
In Romanian | → Central administration → Transport and postal services |
| RNC | Republican National Committee | In English | → Political parties and movements |
| RND | Raad Nederlandse Detailhandel (www.raadnederlandsedetailhandel.nl) | In Dutch | → Organizations and associations → Trade → Netherlands |
| RNI | Revenu Net Imposable | In French | → Taxes, duties |
| RNIA | Réseau National Intégré de l'Administration | In French | → Networks, communication → Central administration → Tunisia |
| RNP | Rassemblement National Populaire | In French | → Political parties and movements |
| RNPP | Registre National des Personnes Physiques | In French | → Central administration |
| RNRE | Réseau National de Recherche et d'Éducation | In French | → Research policy → Networks, communication → Education |
| RoAPE | Review of African Political Economy | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Economics → Politics → Africa |
| ROCE | Return On Capital Employed | In English | → Finance → Accounting |
| RODP | Redevance pour Occupation du Domaine Public | In French | → Taxes, duties |
| ROE | Return On Equities | In English | → Finance → Accounting |
| ROEM | Renseignement d'Origine Électromagnétique | In French | → Military affairs |
| ROGO | Raad voor Ouders van het Gemeenschapsonderwijs (www.anvr.nl) | In Dutch | → Organizations and associations → Education → Netherlands |
| ROHUM | Renseignement d'Origine Humaine | In French | → Military affairs |
| ROI | Return On Investment | In English | → Finance → Accounting |
| ROIM | Renseignement d'Origine Imagerie | In French | → Military affairs |
| ROME | Répertoire Opérationnel des Métiers et des Emplois | In French | → Labour, labour economics |
| RORAD | Renseignement d'Origine Radar | In French | → Military affairs |
| ROTC | Reserve Officers Training Corps | In English | → Military affairs |
| RPA | Reserve Personnel, Army | In English | → Military affairs |
| RPF | Rassemblement du Peuple Français | In French | → Political parties and movements |
| RPF | Rassemblement Pour la France | In French | → Political parties and movements → France |
| RPFC | Rassemblement du Peuple Franc-Comtois | In French | → Political parties and movements |
| RPI | Regroupement Pédagogique Intercommunal | In French | → Education |
| RPIMa | Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine | In French | → Military affairs |
| RPP | Recueil des Prescriptions au Personnel | In French | → Personnel management → Labour, labour economics |
| RPPST | Réseau pour la Prévention et le Progrès en Santé au Travail - Île-de-France | In French | → Labour, labour economics → Medicine → France |
| RPR | Rassemblement pour la République | In French | → Political parties and movements |
| RPS | Rapski Pučki Sabor (www.rps.hr) | In Croatian | → Political parties and movements |
| RPU | Rochester Public Utilities (www.rpu.org) | In English | → Municipal administration |
| RPU | Revenue Per User | In English | → Finance |
| RRA | Removal Review Authority (www.removalreviewauthority.govt.nz) | In English | → Law, jurisprudence → Migrations |
| RRA | Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler (http://rra-law.com) | In English | → Law, jurisprudence |
| RRA | Rwanda Revenue Authority (www.rra.gov.rw) | In English | → Economics → Central administration |
| RRCEP | Region II Rehabilitation Continuing Education Program | In English | → Education |
| RRR | Rabais, Remise, Ristourne | In French | → Prices → Accounting |
| RRS | Réseau de Réussite Scolaire | In French | → Education |
| RRSP | Registered Retirement Savings Plan | In English | → Finance → Labour, labour economics |
| RScEd | Research in Science Education | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Education |
| RSE | Responsabilité Sociale d'Entreprise | In French | → Economics → Social welfare |
| RSEIC | Rivers State independent Electoral Commission | In English | → Elections |
| RSFSR | Russische Socialistische Federatieve Sovjetrepubliek = RSFSR | Russiske Sosialistiske Føderative Sovjet-Republikken | In Nynorsk = RSFSR | Republica Socialistă Federativă Sovietică Rusă | In Romanian |
In Dutch | → Politics → Geography |
| RSFSR | Republica Socialistă Federativă Sovietică Rusă = (look above) |
In Romanian | → Politics → Geography |
| RSFSR | Russiske Sosialistiske Føderative Sovjet-Republikken = (look above) |
In Nynorsk | → Politics → Geography |
| RSN | Refuser Solidarity Network (www.refusersolidarity.net) | In English | → Organizations and associations → Politics → Military affairs |
| RSS | Rural Sociological Society | In English | → Organizations and associations → Sociology |
| RSS | Républiques Socialistes Soviétiques = RSS | Repubbliche Socialiste Sovietiche | In Italian = PSR | Padomju Sociālistiskajām Republikām | In Latvian = RSS | Republici Sovietice Socialiste | In Romanian = SSR | Sovjetskih Socialističnih Republik | In Slovenian |
In French | → Politics → Geography |
| RSS | Republici Sovietice Socialiste = PSR, SSR (look above) |
In Romanian | → Politics → Geography |
| RSS | Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh = RSS | राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ | In Hindi |
In English | → Political parties and movements |
| RSS | Repubbliche Socialiste Sovietiche = PSR, SSR (look above) |
In Italian | → Politics → Geography |
| RSS | राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ = (look above) |
In Hindi | → Political parties and movements |
| RSTEd | Research in Science and Technological Education | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Education |
| RT | Régiment de Transmissions | In French | → Military affairs → Telecommunications |
| rt | Részvénytársaság | In Hungarian | → Economics |
| RTAGV | Réseau Temporaire d'Accueil des Gens du Voyage | In French | → Accommodation |
| RTC | Remedial Teaching Center | In English | → Education |
| RTD | Rêxistina Tendurustiyê ya Dinyayê = MOS | Monda Organiz(aĵ)o pri Sano | In Esperanto = WHO | World Health Organization | In English = OMS | Organisation Mondiale de la Santé | In Esperanto = OMS | Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità | In Italian = WGO | Wêreldgesondheidsorganisasie | In Afrikaans = OMS | Organización Mundial de la Salú | In Asturian = СЗО | Световната здравна огранизация | In Bulgarian = SZO | Světová zdravotnická organizace | In Czech = OMS | Organització Mundial de la Salut | In Catalan = OMS | Organización Mundial de la Salud | In Spanish = MTO | Maailma Terviseorganisatsioon | In Estonian = MOE | Munduko Osasun Erakundea | In Basque = OMS | Organisacion mondiâla de la sandât | In Franco-Provençal = OMS | Organización Mundial da Saúde | In Galician = SZO | Svjetska zdravstvena organizacija | In Croatian = UMS | Urganizazziun mundiala da la Santaa | In Lombard = PSO | Pasaulio sveikatos organizacija | In Lithuanian = PVO | Pasaules veselības organizācija | In Latvian = ÜST | Ümumdünya Səhiyyə Təşkilatı | In Turkish |
In Kurdish | → United Nations → Medicine |
| RTN | Research Training Network | In English | → Research policy → Education |
| RTT | Réduction du Temps de Travail | In French | → Labour, labour economics |
| RTT | Radio- ja televisiotekniikan tutkimus | In Finnish | → Organizations and associations → Central administration |
| RTT | Romania Think Tank | In English | → Organizations and associations → Politics |
| RU | Restaurant Universitaire | In French | → Higher education, universities → 64 |
| RUG | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (www.rug.nl) | In Dutch | → Higher education, universities → Netherlands |
| RUG | Rijksuniversiteit Gent (www.ugent.be) | In Dutch | → Higher education, universities → Belgium |
| RUL | Rijksuniversiteit Leiden (www.leidenuniv.nl) | In Dutch | → Higher education, universities → Netherlands |
| RUSF | Réseau Universités Sans Frontières | In French | → Organizations and associations → Higher education, universities |
| RUTMP | Réseau Universitaire Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées | In French | → Organizations and associations → Higher education, universities |
| RVC | Regionale Verwijzings Commissie | In Dutch | → Organizations and associations → Education |
| RVC-VO | Regionale Verwijzingscommissie - Voortgezet Onderwijs | In Dutch | → Organizations and associations → Education |
| RVE | Rendez-Vous d'Évaluation | In French | → Education |
| RvE&S | The Review of Economics and Statistics | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Statistics → Economics |
| RvES | The Review of Economic Studies | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Economics |
| RVHP | Rada vzájomnej hospodárskej pomoci = СЭВ | Совет экономической взаимопомощи | In Russian = CAEM | Conseil d'Assistance Économique Mutuelle | In French = СИВ | Съвет за икономическа взаимопомощ | In Bulgarian = CAEM | Consell d'Assistència Econòmica Mútua | In Catalan = COMECON | Council of Mutual Economic Assistance | In English = KREH | Konsilio de Reciproka Ekonomia Helpo | In Esperanto = RGW | Rat für gegenseitige Wirtschaftshilfe | In German = CAME | Consejo de Ayuda Mutua Económica | In Spanish = KGST | Kölcsönös Gazdasági Segítség Tanácsa | In Hungarian = SEV | Sovet Ekonomitšeskoi Vzaimopomoštši | In Russian = KNER | Këshilli i Ndihmës Ekonomike Reciproke | In Albanian = RVHP | Rada vzájemné hospodářské pomoci | In Czech = RWPG | Rada Wzajemnej Pomocy Gospodarczej | In Polish = CAER | Consiliul de Ajutor Economic Reciproc | In Romanian = HĐTTKT | Hội đồng Tương trợ kinh tế | In Vietnamese = РЕВ | Рада Економічної Взаємодопомоги | In Ukrainian = CAME | Consello de Axuda Mutua Económica | In Galician |
In Slovak | → International relations → Economics |
| RVHP | Rada vzájemné hospodářské pomoci = СЭВ, CAEM, СИВ, COMECON, KREH, RGW, CAME, KGST, SEV, KNER, RWPG, CAER, HĐTTKT, РЕВ (look above) |
In Czech | → International relations → Economics |
| RVP | Rendez-Vous Pédagogique | In French | → Education |
| RWPG | Rada Wzajemnej Pomocy Gospodarczej = RVHP, СЭВ, CAEM, СИВ, COMECON, KREH, RGW, CAME, KGST, SEV, KNER, CAER, HĐTTKT, РЕВ (look above) |
In Polish | → International relations → Economics |
| S&P | Standard & Poor's | In English | → Finance |
| S-BHS | Slavonsko-Baranjska Hrvatska Stranka | In Croatian | → Political parties and movements |
| SA | Sturmabteilung | In German | → Military affairs → History |
| SA | Sociedad Anónima = SA | Société Anonyme | In French = NV | Naamloze Vennootschap | In Dutch = SA | Sociedade Anónima | In Portuguese = ΑΕ | Ανώνυμη Εταιρεία | In Greek = AŞ | Anonim Şirket | In Turkish |
In Spanish | → Economics |
| SA | Sociedade Anónima = NV, ΑΕ, AŞ (look above) |
In Portuguese | → Economics |
| SA | Societăţi pe Acţiuni = AB | Akcinė bendrovė | In Lithuanian = AK | Akcia Kompanio | In Esperanto = AT | Акцыянэрнае таварыства | In Bulgarian = AS | Aktsiaselts | In Estonian = AG | Aktiengesellschaft | In German = DD | Dioničko Društvo | In Croatian = AS | Aksjeselskap | In Norwegian = SpA | Società per Azioni | In Italian = AS | Aktieselskab | In Danish = SA | Spółka Akcyjna | In Polish = AB | Aktiebolag | In Swedish = AD | Akcionarsko Društvo | In Serbian = DD | Delniška Družba | In Slovenian = AS | Akciová Spoločnosť | In Slovak = AS | Akciová Společnost | In Czech = AT | Акціонерне товариство | In Ukrainian |
In Romanian | → Economics |
| SA | Spółka Akcyjna = AB, AK, AT, AS, AG, DD, SpA, AD (look above) |
In Polish | → Economics |
| SA | Student Association | In English | → Associations → Higher education, universities |
| SA | Société Anonyme = NV, ΑΕ, AŞ (look above) |
In French | → Economics |
| SAAC | Secrétaire Administratif d'Administration Centrale | In French | → Central administration |
| SAANZ | Sociological Association of Aotearoa/New Zealand | In English | → Associations → Sociology |
| SAAQ | Société de l'Assurance Automobile du Québec | In French | → Insurance → Automobile manufacturing → Transport and postal services → Canada |
| SAARC | South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation | In English | → Associations → International relations |
| SAARC | South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (www.saarc-sec.org) | In English | → Organizations and associations → International relations |
| SAB | Schul- und Ausbildungsberatung | In German | → Education |
| SABRE | Semi-Automatic Business Research Environment | In English | → Software → Transport and postal services → Tourism |
| SAC | Strategic Air Command | In English | → 358 |
| SAC | Système d'Aide au Commandement | In French | → Software → Military affairs |
| SAC | South Asia Council | In English | → Organizations and associations → International relations |
| SAC | Standardization Administration of China | In English | → Central administration → Standardization |
| SACAP | South Asia Cooperative Acquisitions Program | In English | → International relations |
| SACDE | Société d'Aide à la Création et au Développement des Entreprises | In French | → 3384 |
| SACE | Secrétaire Administratif de Classe Exceptionnelle | In French | → Central administration |
| SACEM | Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Éditeurs de Musique | In French | → Artistic property → Music → Literature |
| SACI | Société Anonyme de Crédit Immobilier | In French | → Finance → Accommodation |
| SACO | Service d'Assistance Canadienne aux Organismes = CESO | Canadian Executive Service Organization | In English |
In French | → Organizations and associations → Development → Canada |
| SACPAN | South Asia Conference of the Pacific Northwest | In English | → Congresses → International relations |
| SACU | Southern African Customs Union | In English | → International economic cooperation → Africa |
| SAD | Société Andine de Développement (www.caf.com) = CAF | Corporación Andina de Fomento | In Spanish = ADC | Andean Development Corporation | In English = CAF | Corporação Andina de Fomento | In Portuguese |
In French | → International relations → Development |
| SADC | Southern African Development Community = JARS | Jihoafrické rozvojové společenství | In Czech |
In English | → Organizations and associations → Development → Africa |
| SADCC | Southern African Development Coordination Conference = JARKK | Jihoafrickou rozvojovou koordinační konferenci | In Czech |
In English | → International relations → Development → Africa |
| SAENES | Secrétaire Administratif de l'Éducation Nationale et de l'Enseignement Supérieur | In French | → Central administration → Education |
| SAES | Société des Anglicistes de l'Enseignement Supérieur (www.saesfrance.org) | In French | → Organizations and associations → Education → Language, linguistics, literature |
| SAF | Svenska Antikvariatföreningen (www.svaf.se) | In Swedish | → Organizations and associations → Trade → Sweden |
| SAF | Svenska Arbetsgivareföreningen | In Swedish | → Organizations and associations → Labour, labour economics → Sweden |
| SAFER | Stavanger Acute Medicine Foundation for Education and Research | In English | → Foundations → Education → Traumatology |
| SAFSP | Secretary of the Air Force Special Projects | In English | → 358 → United States |
| SAGACE | Système d'Aide à la Gestion Automatisée des Concours Externes | In French | → Software → Education |
| SAGAR | South Asia Graduate Research Journal | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → International relations → Higher education, universities |
| SAGIA | Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority (www.sagia.gov.sa) | In English | → 33972 → Saudi Arabia |
| SAHS | Service d'Accueil et d'Hébergement Social | In French | → Social welfare → Accommodation |
| SAI | Senior Army Instructor | In English | → Education → Military affairs |
| SAIA | Slovenská Akademická Informačná Agentúra (www.saia.sk) | In Slovak | → Central administration → Slovakia |
| SAIA | Service Académique d'Inspection de l'Apprentissage | In French | → Public administration, government → Education → Labour, labour economics |
| SAIM | Système d'Aide à Interprétation Multicapteur | In French | → Military affairs → Military engineering |
| SAIMAFOR | Système d'Aide Informatisée pour la Maîtrise des Actions de Formation | In French | → Software → Education |
| SAIO | Service Académique d'Information et d'Orientation | In French | → Public administration, government → Education → Labour, labour economics |
| SAIS | (Paul H. Nitze) School of Advanced International Studies | In English | → Higher education, universities |
| SAIV | South Africa Institute of Valuers (www.saiv.org.za) | In English | → Associations → 332 → Africa |
| SAJE | South African Journal of Economics | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Economics → Africa |
| SAK | Suomen ammattiliittojen keskusjärjestö | In Finnish | → Organizations and associations → Labour, labour economics → Finland |
| SAL | Strategic Arms Limitation | In English | → International relations → Military engineering |
| SALTA | South Asian Language Teachers Association | In English | → Associations → Education → Language, linguistics, literature |
| SALVAC | Système d'Analyse et de Liens de la Violence Associée au Crime | In French | → Data → Criminology → Police |
| SAM | School of Aerospace Medicine | In English | → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges → Medicine → Aeronautics, aircraft → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| SAM | Svaz arabského Maghrebu = UMA | Union du Maghreb Arabe | In French = UMA | Unaniezh Maghrib Arab | In Breton = UMA | Unión del Magreb Árabe | In Spanish = AMU | Arabische Maghreb-Union | In German = UMA | Unione del Maghreb Arabo | In Italian = UMA | União do Maghreb Árabe | In Portuguese = САМ | Союз арабского Магриба | In Russian |
In Czech | → International relations |
| SAM | Service des Affaires Maritimes | In French | → Public administration, government → Fishing, hunting |
| SAMAH | Stichting Alleenstaande Minderjarige Asielzoekers Humanitas (www.samah.nl) | In English | → Foundations → Migrations → Netherlands |
| SAN | Syndicat d'Agglomération Nouvelle | In French | → Organizations and associations → Municipal administration |
| SANDRE | Service d'Administration Nationale des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau | In French | → Central administration → Hydrology → 627 → Environmental technology, water supply, waste management |
| SANSAD | South Asian Network for Secularism and Democracy | In English | → Organizations and associations → Democracy |
| SAP | Socialdemokratiska arbetarepartiet | In Swedish | → Socialist parties → Sweden |
| SAP | Section des Atterrissages et Parachutages | In French | → 358 → History |
| SAPO | société Anonyme à Participation Ouvrière | In French | → Economics → Labour, labour economics |
| SARFS | Student Academic Records and Financial Services | In English | → Higher education, universities |
| SARIO | Slovenská agentúra pre rozvoj investícií a obchodu (www.sario.sk) | In Slovak | → Economics → 33972 → Slovakia |
| SARL | Société à Responsabilité Limitée | In French | → 334 |
| SARM | Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities | In English | → Associations → Municipal administration → Canada |
| SaRO | Stimuleringsactie Rechtswetenschappelijk Onderzoek | In Dutch | → Law, jurisprudence |
| SARP | Shuttle Astronaut Recruitment Program | In English | → Labour, labour economics → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| SARTRE | Social Attitudes to Road Traffic in Europe | In English | → Sociology → Transport and postal services |
| SAS | Society for Applied Sociology | In English | → Organizations and associations → Sociology |
| SAS | Société par Actions Simplifiée | In French | → 334 |
| SAS | Système d'Analyse Statistique | In French | → Statistics → Mathematics |
| SAS | Special Air Service | In English | → 358 → History |
| SASA | Scottish Agricultural Science Agency (www.sasa.gov.uk) | In English | → Organizations and associations → Regional administration → Agricultural sciences → United Kingdom |
| SASS | South Asia Studies Summer School | In English | → Education → Area studies |
| SASSU | South Asian Strategic Stability Unit | In English | → International relations |
| SAST | South Asia Studies | In English | → International relations |
| SASU | Secrétaire d'Administration Scolaire et Universitaire | In French | → Central administration → Education → Higher education, universities |
| SAT | Syndicat Autogestionnaire des Travailleurs | In French | → Organizations and associations → Labour, labour economics |
| SAT | Systematic Approach to Training | In English | → Education |
| SATERN | Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network | In English | → Telecommunications → Social welfare |
| SATP | South Asia Terrorism Portal | In English | → Politics → Area studies |
| SAÜ | Sakarya Üniversitesi | In Turkish | → Higher education, universities |
| SAV | Schweizerischer Anwaltsverband (www.swisslawyers.com) = FSA | Fédération Suisse des Avocats | In French |
In German | → Organizations and associations → Law, jurisprudence → Switzerland |
| SAVMA | Student American Veterinary Medical Association | In English | → Associations → Higher education, universities → Veterinary medicine → United States |
| SAWP | Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program | In English | → Labour, labour economics → Agricultural sciences |
| SAWTEE | South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment | In English | → Trade → Nature |
| SBA | Small Business Act | In French | → Economics |
| SBA | Small Business Administration (www.sba.gov) | In English | → Central administration → Economics |
| SBE | Small Business Economics | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Economics |
| SBHS | Slavonsko-Baranjska Hrvatska Stranka | In Croatian | → Political parties and movements |
| SBO | Sectorbestuur Onderwijsarbeidsmarkt | In Dutch | → Labour, labour economics |
| SBO | Speciale school voor basisonderwijs | In Dutch | → Education |
| SBP | Studienkommission für bildungspsychologische Fragen | In German | → Psychology → Education |
| SBP | Strategic Business Plan | In English | → Economics |
| SBS | Sick Building Syndrome | In English | → Pathology → Accommodation |
| SBU | Studiebelastingsuur | In Dutch | → Education |
| SBZ | Sowjetische Besatzungszone | In German | → Military affairs → History |
| Sc&Ed | Science & Education | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Mathematics and natural sciences → Education |
| SCA | Syndicat Communautaire d'Aménagement | In French | → Organizations and associations → Municipal administration |
| SCA | Service Contract Act | In English | → Contract law |
| SCA | Service Central Automobile | In French | → Public administration, government → Automobile manufacturing |
| SCA | Société en Commandite par Actions | In French | → Finance |
| SCAAO | South Carolina Association of Assessing Officers (http://scaao.org) | In English | → Associations → 332 → United States |
|