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Defence School of Transport (DST)

Defence School of Transport (DST)

Auto and Transport

The Defence School of Transport (DST) is located at Normandy Barracks, Leconfield near Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire in England. It is a tri-service organi

The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)

The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)

Politics and Administration

The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is a unionist, loyalist, British nationalist and national conservative political party in Northern Ireland. It was foun

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)

Auto and Transport

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is an executive agency of the UK Department for Transport (DfT). It carries out driving tests, approves people to be d

Doctor Who Magazine (DWM)

Doctor Who Magazine (DWM)

Advertising and media

Doctor Who Magazine (DWM) is a magazine devoted to the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Launched in 1979 as Doctor Who Weekly, the magazine became a month

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

Politics and Administration

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is a United Kingdom government department of His Majesty's Government responsible for welfare, pensions and chil

The Environment Agency (EA)

The Environment Agency (EA)

Security

The Environment Agency (EA) is a non-departmental public body, established in 1996 and sponsored by the United Kingdom government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural

The European Central Bank (ECB)

The European Central Bank (ECB)

Banks and investments

The European Central Bank (ECB) is the prime component of the Eurosystem and the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) as well as one of seven institutions of the

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)

Politics and Administration

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR or ECtHR), also known as the Strasbourg Court, is an international court of the Council of Europe which interprets

The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU)

The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU)

Audit and Consulting

The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) is a non-profit organisation based in the UK conducting independent research and analysis on energy and climate issues. The organisation was i

The European Environmental Bureau (EEB)

The European Environmental Bureau (EEB)

Politics and Administration

The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) is a network of around 170 environmental citizens' organisations based in more than 35 countries. The EEB is a democratic federation, representing loc

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

Economy

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is the agency of the European Union that provides independent scientific advice and communicates on existing and emerging risks assoc

Electric and Musical Industries (EMI)

Electric and Musical Industries (EMI)

Other

EMI (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd.) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in

East Midlands Railway (EMR)

East Midlands Railway (EMR)

Auto and Transport

East Midlands Railway (EMR) is a train operating company in England, owned by Transport UK Group, and is the current operator of the East Midlands franchise. Originally owned by&nb

Extinction Rebellion (ER)

Extinction Rebellion (ER)

Other

Extinction Rebellion (ER) is a global environmental movement, with the stated aim of using nonviolent civil disobedience to compel government action to avoid tipping poin

Electoral Reform Society (ERS)

Electoral Reform Society (ERS)

Politics and Administration

The Electoral Reform Society (ERS) is an independent campaigning organisation based in the United Kingdom which promotes electoral reform. It seeks to replace the&nb

The European Space Agency (ESA)

The European Space Agency (ESA)

Politics and Administration

The European Space Agency (ESA) is a 23-member International organization devoted to space exploration. With its headquarters in Paris and a staff of around 2,547 people globally as of 2023, ESA was f

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

Healthcare

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is an independent non-profit, non-governmental professional association that works to advance the prevention, diagnosis and management

European Union (EU)

European Union (EU)

Politics and Administration

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of 4,233,255.3 km2 (1,634,4

Entertainment Weekly (EW)

Entertainment Weekly (EW)

Advertising and media

Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film,

The Court of Appeal (EWCA)

The Court of Appeal (EWCA)

Politics and Administration

The Court of Appeal (EWCA) is the highest court within the Senior Courts of England and Wales, and second in the legal system of England and Wales only to the Supreme Court of

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