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DFID

British  

abbreviation

  1. Department for International Development

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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As prime minister, he came to see the diffuse nature of UK foreign policy, dispersed between the FCO, DFID, the National Security Council and Downing Street, not to mention the departments for trade and business.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2020

"Once again we informed DFID, the British Embassy and the Charity Commission immediately."

From BBC Oct. 15, 2018

The territories had previously received support for environment-focused programmes from the aid department DFID.

From BBC May 1, 2017

The central government, supported by DFID, the British government’s development arm, has set up a high-tech cash-transfer scheme for the poorest 10%.

From Economist Jul. 9, 2015

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