PLO
Americanabbreviation
abbreviation
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Longtime PLO leader Yasser Arafat inclined toward socialist views, and as a young man moved away from an alliance with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2024
Better known as Abu Jihad, he had been PLO chief Yasser Arafat’s deputy.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024
Six years of civil disobedience and protest brought about the Oslo Accords and the signing of the Declaration of Principles between Israel and the PLO on Sept. 13, 1993.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2023
Under these, the PLO recognised Israel's right to exist and renounced terrorism in exchange for moves towards Palestinian self-rule for the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2023
In the Middle East last year, the United States played the major role in ending the tragic fighting in Lebanon and negotiated the withdrawal of the PLO from Beirut.
From State of the Union Address by Reagan, Ronald
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
