| Acronym | Sense | Language | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANRE | Agenţia Naţională de Reglementare în Domeniul Energiei | In Romanian | → Central administration → Energy economics" |
| ANRED | Agence Nationale de Récupération des Déchets | In French | → Central administration → Environmental protection |
| ANRGN | Autoritatea Naţională de Reglementare în Domeniul Gazelor Naturale | In Romanian | → Central administration → 55398 |
| ANRSC | Autoritatea Naţională de Reglementare în Domeniul Serviciilor de Gospodărie Comunală | In Romanian | → Central administration |
| ANSEJ | Agence Nationale de Soutien à l'Emploi des Jeunes | In French | → Central administration → Labour, labour economics → Algeria |
| ANSSI | Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes d'Information (https://www.ssi.gouv.fr) | In French | → Central administration → Computer science |
| ANSV | Autoritatea Naţională Sanitară-Veterinară şi pentru Siguranţa Alimentelor | In Romanian | → Central administration → Medicine → Veterinary medicine → Food technology |
| ANSVSA | Autoritatea Naţională Sanitar-Veterinară şi pentru Siguranţa Alimentelor (www.ansv.ro) | In Romanian | → Central administration → Veterinary medicine → Food technology |
| ANTS | Agence Nationale des Titres Sécurisés (www.ants.interieur.gouv.fr) | In French | → Central administration → Police → France |
| AOA | Administration On Aging | In English | → Gerontology |
| AP | Administrative Procedure | In English | |
| APA | Army Procurement Appropriations | In English | → Military affairs |
| APAC | Attaché Principal d'Administration Centrale | In French | → Central administration |
| APACS | Analysis of Policing and Community Safety | In English | → Police |
| APAENES | Attaché Principal d'Administration de l'Éducation Nationale et de l'Enseignement Supérieur | In French | → Central administration → Education → Higher education, universities |
| APASU | Attaché Principal d'Administration Scolaire et Universitaire | In French | → Central administration → Education → Higher education, universities |
| APCG | Association des Présidents des Conseils Généraux | In French | → Associations |
| APCG | Association des Présidents de Conseils généraux | In French | → Associations → Regional administration |
| APD | Army Publishing Directorate (www.apd.army.mil) | In English | → Graphic industries, printing, publishing → Military affairs → United States |
| APD | Albuquerque Police Department (www.apdonline.com) | In English | → Police → United States |
| APD | Atlanta Police Department (www.atlantapd.org) | In English | → Police → United States |
| APD | Appel de Préparation à la Défense | In French | → Military affairs |
| APE | Agence des Participations de l'État (www.ape.minefi.gouv.fr) | In French | → Central administration → Finance → France |
| APGS | Amsterdamse Politie Gymnastiek en Sportvereniging | In Dutch | → Organizations and associations → Sport, physical exercises → Police → Netherlands |
| API | Autorisation de Programme Individualisée | In French | → Politics |
| API | Agence de Promotion de l'Industrie | In French | → Central administration → Industry, industrial policy → Tunisia |
| APII | Agence de Promotion de l'Industrie et de l'Innovation | In French | → Central administration → Industry, industrial policy → Tunisia |
| APIM | Agence pour la Promotion Internationale de la Métropole lilloise | In French | → Municipal administration → International relations → International economic cooperation |
| APJ | Agent de Police Judiciaire | In French | → Police |
| APLS | Armée Populaire de Libération du Soudan = SPLA | Sudan People's Liberation Army | In English = ELPS | Ejército de Liberación del Pueblo de Sudán | In Spanish = SLOA | Súdánská lidově osvobozenecká armáda | In Czech |
In French | → Political parties and movements → Military affairs |
| APO | Army Post Office | In English | → Transport and postal services → Military affairs |
| APVF | Association des Petites Villes de France | In French | → Associations → Municipal administration → France |
| AR | Army Regulation | In English | → Military affairs |
| ARC | Agence du Revenu du Canada (www.cra-arc.gc.ca) | In French | → Central administration → Economics |
| ARCEP | Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et des Postes (www.arcep.fr) | In French | → Central administration → Telecommunications → Transport and postal services → France |
| ARCOM | Army Reserve Command | In English | → Military affairs |
| ARDAN | Action Régionale pour le Développement d'Activités Nouvelles | In French | → Economics → Regional administration |
| ARDOISE | Application de Recueil de la Documentation Opérationnelle et d'Information Statistique sur les Enquêtes | In French | → Software → Documentation → Police |
| ARENE | Agence Régionale de l'Environnement et des Nouvelles Énergies | In French | → Regional administration → Environmental protection → Energy economics |
| ARF | Association des Régions de France (www.arf.asso.fr) | In French | → Associations → Regional administration → France |
| ARI | Army Research Institute | In English | → Research institutes → Military affairs |
| ARIEM | Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine | In English | → Research institutes → Military affairs → Medicine |
| ARL | Army Research Laboratory | In English | → Research institutes → Military affairs |
| ARLA | Armée Révolutionnaire de Libération de l'Azawad | In French | → Political parties and movements → Military affairs |
| ARN | Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear (www.arn.gov.ar) | In Spanish | → Central administration → Nuclear technology → Argentina |
| ARNG | Army National Guard | In English | → Military affairs |
| ARR | Autoritatea Rutieră Română | In Romanian | → Central administration → Transport and postal services |
| ART | Agence de Régulation des Télécommunications | In French | → Telecommunications |
| ART | Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications | In French | → Central administration → Telecommunications |
| ARTEP | Army Training and Evaluation Program | In English | → Education → Military affairs |
| ARTTC | Army Reserve Technician Training Center | In English | → Education → Military affairs |
| AS | Autorité de Sûreté | In French | → Central administration |
| ASAL | Agence Spatiale Algérienne | In French | → Central administration → Astronautics → Algeria |
| ASARC | Army Systems Acquisition Review Council | In English | → Military affairs → Military engineering |
| ASD | Army Shipping Document | In English | → Maintenance and logistics → Military affairs |
| ASED | Assistant Secretary of Defense | In English | → Central administration → Military affairs |
| ASF | Army Stock Fund | In English | → Maintenance and logistics → Military affairs |
| ASFC | Agence des Services Frontaliers du Canada | In French | → Police → Canada |
| ASFP | Army Senior Fellows Program | In English | → Military affairs |
| ASI | Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (www.asi.it) | In Italian | → Central administration → Astronautics → Astronomy → Italia |
| ASIMS | Army Standard Information Management System | In English | → Knowledge management → Military affairs |
| ASN | Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire | In French | → Central administration → Nuclear technology |
| ASP | Agence de Services et de Paiement (www.asp-public.fr) | In French | → Central administration → Public finance |
| ASTIA | Armed Services Technical Information Agency | In English | → Military affairs |
| ASU | Administration Scolaire et Universitaire | In French | → Central administration → Education → Higher education, universities |
| ASVAB | Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Testing | In English | → Military affairs |
| ATCAP | Army Telecommunications Automation Program | In English | → Telecommunications → Military affairs |
| ATCOM | Aviation and Troop Command | In English | → Military affairs |
| ATEC | Army Test and Evaluation Command | In English | → Military affairs |
| ATF | Advanced Tactical Fighter | In English | → Military affairs |
| ATGC | Aide Technique à la Gestion Communale | In French | |
| ATI | Aide Tourangelle à l'Innovation | In French | → Regional administration → Engineering, technology → Research policy |
| ATLP | Army Training Literature Program | In English | → Education → Literature → Military affairs |
| ATOSS | (Personnel) Administratif, Technique, Ouvrier, de Service et de Santé | In French | |
| ATR | Administration Territoriale de la République | In French | → Municipal administration → Regional administration |
| ATS | Administrative Telephone System | In English | → Telecommunications |
| ATS | Administrative Terminal System | In English | → Telecommunications |
| ATSCAF | Association Touristique, Sportive et Culturelle des Administrations Financières | In French | → Associations → Tourism |
| ATTEE | Adjoint Technique Territorial des Établissements d'Enseignement | In French | → Central administration → Education |
| AURMS | Association des Usagers des Restaurants des Ministères Sociaux | In French | → Associations → Central administration |
| AVAS | Autoritatea pentru Valorificarea Activelor Statului | In Romanian | → Central administration |
| AWL | Absent Without Leave | In English | → Military affairs |
| AWOL | Absent WithOut Leave | In English | → Military affairs |
| AWOL | Absent Without Official Leave | In English | → Military affairs |
| B&W | Burgemeester en Wethouders | In Dutch | → Municipal administration |
| BA | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (www.arbeitsagentur.de) | In German | → Central administration → Labour, labour economics → Germany |
| BAC | Brigade Anti-Criminalité | In French | → Police |
| BAES | Bundesamt für Ernährungssicherheit | In German | → Central administration → Food technology |
| BAES | Bundesamts für Ernährungssicherheit | In German | |
| BAFA | Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle | In German | → Economics |
| BAIAC | Bureau des Affaires Immobilières de l'Administration Centrale | In French | → Central administration → Accommodation |
| BAM | Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung | In German | → Central administration → Materials science → Germany |
| BAQ | Basic Allowance For Quarters | In English | → Military affairs |
| BARPI | Bureau d'Analyse des Risques et des Pollutions Industrielles | In French | → Central administration → Industry, industrial policy → Accidents, risks, safety → France |
| BAS | Basic Allowance For Subsistence | In English | → Military affairs |
| BASIS | Business Access to State Information and Services | In English | → Central administration → Economics |
| BASM | Bombe à sous-munition | In French | → Military affairs |
| BASPO | Bundesamt für Sport = OFSPO | Office Fédéral du Sport | In French |
In German | → Central administration → Sport, physical exercises |
| BBS | Behörde für Bildung und Sport | In German | → Education → Sport, physical exercises |
| BCA | Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins | In French | → Military affairs |
| BCRA | Bureau Central de Renseignements et d'Action | In French | → History |
| BCRAM | Bureau Central de Renseignement et d'Action Militaire | In French | → Military affairs |
| BCRCIA | Brigade Centrale pour la Répression des Contrefaçons Industrielles et Artistiques | In French | → Police → Industrial property → Artistic property |
| BCT | Basic Combat Training | In English | → Education → Military affairs |
| BCU | Bibliothèque Cantonale et Universitaire | In French | → Libraries → Municipal administration → Higher education, universities |
| BDRJ | Brigade Départementale de Renseignements Judiciaires | In French | → Police → Law, jurisprudence |
| BECTA | British Educational Communications and Technology Agency | In English | → Central administration → Education → Central administration → Computer science → Telecommunications → United Kingdom |
| BEQ | Bachelor Enlisted Quarters | In English | → Military affairs |
| BfN | Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.bfn.de) | In German | → Central administration → Environmental protection → Threats to the environment → Germany |
| BGBl | Bundesgesetzblatt | In German | → Serial publications, periodicals → Law, jurisprudence → Central administration |
| BIA | Bureau International Antimilitariste | In French | → Political parties and movements → Military affairs |
| BIB | Bundesinstitut für internationalen Bildungstransfer | In German | → International relations → Central administration → Education |
| BIG | Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft (www.big.at) | In German | → Central administration → Accommodation → Austria |
| BKA | Bundeskanzleramt | In German | → Central administration |
| BKA | Bundeskriminalamt | In German | → Police → Criminology |
| BKT | Blackstone Army Air Field | In English | → Transport by air → Military affairs |
| BLT | Bundesanstalt für Landtechnik | In German | → Central administration → Agricultural sciences |
| BM | Battle Management | In English | → Military affairs |
| BMBF | Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (https://www.bmbf.de) | In German | → Central administration → Education → Research policy → Germany |
| BMBWK | Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur (www.bmbwk.gv.at) | In German | → Central administration → Education → Mathematics and natural sciences → Civilization, culture, progress → Austria |
| BMD | Ballistic Missile Defense | In English | → Military affairs → Military engineering |
| BMDO | Ballistic Missile Defense Organization | In English | → Organizations and associations → Military affairs |
| BMFT | Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie | In German | → Central administration → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| BMGF | Bundesministerium für Gesundheit und Frauen | In German | → Central administration → Medicine |
| BMI | Bundesministerium für Inneres (www.bmi.gv.at) | In English | → Central administration → 35175 → Police → Austria |
| BMLFUW | Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft | In German | → Central administration → Agricultural sciences → Forestry → 627 → Applied sciences, technology |
| BMP | Bulletin des Marchés Publics | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| BMP | Bloc de Moyens Provisoires | In French | → Central administration → Education |
| BMPM | Bataillon des Marins-Pompiers de Marseille (www.marinspompiersdemarseille.com) | In French | → Military affairs → Firefighting → France |
| BMS | Battle Management Simulation | In English | → Military affairs |
| BMU | Bundesministerium für Umwelt (www.bmu.de) | In German | → Central administration → Environmental protection → Germany |
| BMWA | Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit (www.bmwa.gv.at) | In German | → Central administration → Labour, labour economics → Trade → Austria |
| BMWi | Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft (und Technologie) | In German | → Central administration → Economics → Engineering, technology |
| BMZ | Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung | In German | → International relations → Central administration → Development |
| BNEE | Brigade Nationale d'Enquêtes Économiques | In French | → Police → Economics |
| BNSC | British National Space Center | In English | → Central administration → Astronomy → Astronautics → United Kingdom |
| BO | Bulletin Officiel | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| BOAMP | Bulletin Officiel des Annonces des Marchés Publics | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| BOAMP | Bulletin Officiel d'Annonces des Marchés Publics | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| BOB | Bijzondere Opsporingsbrigade bij de Belgische rijkswacht | In Dutch | → Police → Belgium |
| BOBC | Branch Officers Basic Course | In English | → Military affairs |
| BOCC | Bulletin Officiel des Conventions Collectives | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Labour, labour economics |
| BOCCFR | Bulletin Officiel de la Concurrence, de la Consommation et de la Répression des Fraudes | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| BODGI | Bulletin Officiel de la Direction Générale des Impôts | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Central administration → Taxes, duties |
| BOEN | Bulletin Officiel de l'Éducation Nationale | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Central administration → Education → France |
| BOME | Bulletin Officiel du Ministère de l'Équipement | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Central administration |
| BOMEAT | Bulletin Officiel du Ministère de l'Équipement et de l'Aménagement du Territoire | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Central administration → Regional planning |
| BOMECV | Bulletin Officiel du Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Central administration → 5023 |
| BOMEL | Bulletin Officiel du Ministère de l'Équipement et du Logement | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Central administration → Accommodation |
| BOMET | Bulletin Officiel du Ministère de l'Équipement et des Transports | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Central administration → Transport and postal services |
| BOMULTE | Bulletin Officiel du Ministère de l'Urbanisme, du Logement, des Transports et de l'Environnement | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Central administration → Transport and postal services → 5023, |
| BOQ | Bachelor Officers Quarters | In English | → Military affairs |
| BR | Brigade Recherche | In French | → Police |
| BRDC | Belvoir Research and Development Center | In English | → Research institutes → Military affairs |
| BREC | Brigade Régionale d'Enquête et de Coordination | In French | → Police |
| BRF | Brigade des Réseaux Férrés | In French | → Transport and postal services |
| BRI | Brigade de Recherches et d'Intervention | In French | → Police |
| BSI | Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik | In German | → Computer science → Central administration |
| BSV | Bundesschuldenverwaltung | In German | |
| BTD | Battalion Training Days | In English | → Military affairs → Education |
| BuZa | (Ministerie van) Buitenlandse Zaken (www.minbuza.nl) | In Dutch | → Central administration → International relations → Netherlands |
| BVA | Bundesvergabeamt | In German | → Central administration |
| BVD | Binnenlandse Veiligheids Dienst | In Dutch | |
| BVE | Batallón Vasco Español | In Spanish | → Organizations and associations → Military affairs → Spain |
| BWV | Bundeswertpapierverwaltung | In German | |
| BWZ | Bundeswarnzentrale | In German | → Central administration |
| C3 | Command and Control Communications | In English | → Telecommunications → Military affairs |
| C3R | Commandement, Conduite, Communications et Renseignement | In French | → Military affairs |
| CAA | Civil Aeronautics Administration | In English | → Aeronautics, aircraft |
| CAA | Concepts Analysis Agency | In English | → Military affairs |
| CADA | Commission d'Accès aux Documents Administratifs | In French | |
| CADA | Commission pour l'Accès aux Documents Administratifs | In French | → Central administration |
| CADEP | Caisse d'Amortissement de la Dette Publique | In French | → Finance |
| CADIS | Centre d'Analyse et d'Intervention Sociologiques | In French | → Police |
| CAECL | Caisse d'Aide à l'Équipement des Collectivités Locales | In French | → Finance |
| CAEN | Conseil Académique de l'Éducation Nationale | In French | → Central administration → Education |
| CAFA | Centre Académique de Formation Administrative | In French | → Education |
| CAFB | Chanute Air Force Base | In English | → 358 → United States |
| CAG | Chinese Academy of Governance | In English | → Specialized or polytechnical colleges → China |
| CAMET | Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training (http://camet-camef.ca) = CAMEF | Conseil Atlantique des Ministres de l'Éducation et de la Formation | In French |
In English | → Organizations and associations → Central administration → Education |
| CAMP-USA | Council on America's Military Past-USA | In English | → Organizations and associations → Military affairs |
| CAPA | Communauté d'Agglomération du Pays Ajaccien (www.ca-ajaccien.fr) | In French | → Municipal administration → France |
| CAPA | Commission Administrative Paritaire Académique | In French | → Central administration → Education |
| CAPD | Commission Administrative Paritaire Départementale | In French | |
| CAPI | Comisión de Administración Pública Internacional = ICSC | International Civil Service Commission | In English = CFPI | Commission de la Fonction Publique Internationale | In French = CAPI | Comissão de Administração Pública Internacional | In Portuguese |
In Spanish | → United Nations |
| CAPI | Comissão de Administração Pública Internacional = ICSC, CFPI (look above) |
In Portuguese | → United Nations |
| CAPM | Communauté d'Agglomération du Pays de Montbéliard | In French | → Municipal administration |
| CAPN | Commission Administrative Paritaire Nationale | In French | |
| CAPS | Communauté d'Agglomération du Plateau de Saclay (www.saclay-scientipole.org) | In French | → 351 |
| CAS | Centre d'Analyse Stratégique | In French | |
| CAS3 | Combined Arms and Service Staff School | In English | → Specialized or polytechnical colleges → Military affairs |
| CASDIS | Conseil d'Administration du Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours | In French | → Regional administration → Firefighting → Traumatology |
| CASQY | Communauté d'Agglomération de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines | In French | → Municipal administration |
| CASU | Conseiller d'Administration Scolaire et Universitaire | In French | → Central administration → Education → Higher education, universities |
| CATRADA | Combined Arms Training Development Activity | In English | → Military affairs → Education → Military engineering |
| CAVOM | Caisse d'Allocation Vieillesse des Officiers Ministériels | In French | → Labour, labour economics → Central administration → Insurance |
| CBL | Centraal Bureau Levensmiddelenhandel | In Dutch | → Trade → Food technology |
| CBO | Centraal Bureau voor Opsporingen | In Dutch | |
| CBR | Centraal Bureau voor de afgifte van Rijvaardigheidsbewijzen | In Dutch | |
| CBS | Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek | In Dutch | → Statistics |