United Self-Defense Group of Colombia
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~ a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members; "the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year"
United Arab Emirate dirham
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~ the basic unit of money in the United Arab Emirates; equal to 1,000 fils
United States Customary System
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~ the system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint that dates back to colonial America but differs in some respects from the British Imperial System; today in the United States this system exists side by side with the SI system
United Nations
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~ an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
United States Postal Service
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~ an independent federal agency that provides mail processing and delivery service for individuals and businesses in the United States
United States Air Force
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~ the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space
United Front
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~ a multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban
United States Department of Defense
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~ the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
United States Air Force Academy
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~ a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Air Force
United States of America
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~ North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
United Nations Children's Fund
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~ an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries
United States Mint
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~ the mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion
United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
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~ a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command; the United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence