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• GS
  GS

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

  abbreviation

  general secretary.
• gs
  gs

  abbreviation

  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

GS

¹ American  

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

2. general staff.

3. German silver.

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G.S. ² American  

Or g.s.

abbreviation

1. general secretary.

2. general staff.

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GS ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. General Secretary

2. General Staff

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gs ² British  

abbreviation

1. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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Example Sentences

These Gs — Sam is one of them — that at their age, they’ve conquered so much, you still have to love it.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024

We pulled 7.5 Gs, and I passed out four times.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

Despite the elegance of the Gs and changing from one to five, the process of managing a network is as archaic as you could ever imagine.

From The Verge • Aug. 9, 2022

Sleek jet fighters streak into the sun, with the pilots of the F-35 Lightning IIs and F-22 Raptors pulling heavy Gs as they perform high-speed maneuvers against an unseen enemy.

From Washington Times • Jun. 8, 2022

I was pushed back in my couch with an acceleration of one half G, but it felt more like 3 Gs to my sensitized body.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins