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General Schedule (referring to the Civil Service job classification system).

general staff.

German silver.

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Other definitions for GS (2 of 2)

G.S.

or g.s.

abbreviation

general secretary.

general staff.

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How to use GS in a sentence

Accompanying the pitcher is a silver tray with the monogram “G S B” in script in the center.
Presentation Pieces in the Museum of History and Technology|Margaret Brown Klapthor
“T-h-e f-i-n-e-s-t s-i-l-k r-a-g-s,” he expostulated 95 again holding two fingers under the nose of Rags Habakuk.
Rootabaga Stories|Carl Sandburg
This extraordinary letter was subscribed with the initials G. S.
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2, Illustrated|Sir Walter Scott
M. G—s wife, daughter, and daughters-in-law understood nothing but Greek.
Three Months Abroad|Anna Vivanti

Na-pish-gatsh di-m-g-s -n-n-mi-an pi-sha-g-an-da-i na-pish-gatsh tshi-skwa-di-na-wd dzhi-ma-dzhi-a-ka-ma-da-mn bi-m-ds-si-an.
The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa|Walter James Hoffman

British Dictionary definitions for GS (1 of 2)

the internet domain name for

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

British Dictionary definitions for GS (2 of 2)

abbreviation for

General Secretary

General Staff

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