DSS

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. digital satellite system.

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D.S.S. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Doctor of Social Science.

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DSS British  

abbreviation

1. Director of Social Services

2. Department of Social Security

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Example Sentences

Altogether, D.S.S. has about 16,000 employees and a $12 billion budget, which makes it the largest social-services agency in any American city.

From New York Times

At D.S.S., he set out to create a total system, with each part aware of the others.

From New York Times

Maybe keeping the census essentially flat was the best D.S.S. could do.

From New York Times

The Times noted that D.S.S. had been aware of many of the violations; it also noted that the agency continued to work with the organization after the violations surfaced.

From New York Times

The investigation’s sharpest critique may have been one of its most subtle: Five people, identified only as current or former D.S.S. officials, told the paper that the city was hesitant to closely scrutinize the finances of nonprofit groups because the immense need for shelter and the legal obligation to provide it left the department with virtually nowhere else to turn.

From New York Times