Pan American Union

American  

noun

1. a former organization of American republics dedicated to furthering understanding and peace: replaced in 1970 by the secretariat of the Organization of American States.

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Pan American Union British  

noun

1. the secretariat and major official agency of the Organization of American States

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Example Sentences

He took jobs as a newsboy, cannery and packing shed laborer, social work aide, interpreter, Boys Club organizer, elementary school teacher, co-director of a progressive elementary school and education specialist with the Pan American Union.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2021

At OAS headquarters in Washington's Pan American Union, the debate raged for three days before the final vote came, and covered all the well-known arguments for sovereignty and nonintervention.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week a somewhat shaky bridge had been found: the Pan American Union began to poll its members on postponement of the Rio conference.

From Time Magazine Archive

WASHINGTON'S Pan American Union quietly put on view last week an exhibition calculated to raise the roof.

From Time Magazine Archive

Uncle Ted has influence at Washington, with the Pan American Union, and so on––why, we can get anything we want!

From Carmen Ariza by Stocking, Charles Francis