Ofcom
/ (ˈɒfkɒm) /
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n acronym for
(in Britain) Office of Communications: a government body regulating the telecommunications industries; a super-regulator merging the Radio Authority, Independent Television Commission, and Oftel
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Words nearby Ofcom
O'Faoláin, of a piece, of a sort, ofay, of choice, Ofcom, of consequence, of course, off, Offa, off again, on again
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Example sentences from the Web for Ofcom
Under law, the media regulation authority, Ofcom, can nix the takeover if the purchasers are not deemed “fit and proper persons.”