AG
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AG, Ag or ag may refer to:
Organizations
- AgrigentoAgrigentoAgrigento , is a city on the southern coast of Sicily, Italy, and capital of the province of Agrigento. It is renowned as the site of the ancient Greek city of Akragas , one of the leading cities of Magna Graecia during the golden...
(Fu), a Sicilian commune - AktiengesellschaftAktiengesellschaftAktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e. owned by shareholders, and may be traded on a stock market. The term is used in Germany, Austria and Switzerland...
(AG), a German name for a type of company, similar to "Inc." or "LLC (limited liability company)" in the USA, public limited company (plc) in the UK, or S.p.A. in Italy - Air ContractorsAir ContractorsAir Contractors Limited is a freight airline. It operates scheduled freight services throughout Europe on behalf of major integrators such as FedEx Feeder and DHL Express...
(AG IATA code), a freight airline - Assemblies of GodAssemblies of GodThe Assemblies of God , officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is a group of over 140 autonomous but loosely-associated national groupings of churches which together form the world's largest Pentecostal denomination...
(AG), the world's largest Pentecostal organization - Action Group (Nigeria)Action Group (Nigeria)Action Group was a Nigerian political party established in Ibadan on March 21, 1951, by the Ègbe Ọmọ Odùduwà led by Chief Obafemi Awolowo. The party was founded to serve as the platform for realizing his primary objective of mobilising the Yorùbá into one political umbrella...
(AG), a political party during the Nigerian First Republic - Galveston RailroadGalveston RailroadThe Galveston Railroad is a Class III terminal switching railroad headquartered in Galveston, Texas. It primarily serves the transportation of cargo to and from the Port of Galveston....
(reporting mark) - A&G Railroad (former reporting mark)
- Addleshaw GoddardAddleshaw GoddardAddleshaw Goddard LLP is a corporate law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is structured as a LLP and has almost 750 lawyers, with offices in Leeds, London and Manchester...
, an English law firm - American GirlAmerican GirlAmerican Girl is a line of dolls, books, and accessories.American Girl may also refer to:* American Girl , a magazine published by the American Girl company* American Girl , a 2002 American film...
, an American doll company originating in West GermanyWest GermanyWest Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... - Associated Group, a Pakistani company
People and types of people
- Aerographer's MateAerographer's MateAerographer's Mate is a United States Navy occupational rating.-Duties:Aerographer's Mates observe, collect, record and analyze meteorological and oceanographic data; make visual and instrument observations of weather and sea conditions; operate meteorological satellite receivers and interpret...
, a rating or specialty in the US Navy that deals with weather and oceanography - Attorney GeneralAttorney GeneralIn most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
(AG), the main legal adviser to the government in most common law jurisdictions. - Showbiz and A.G.Showbiz and A.G.Showbiz and A.G. are an American hip hop duo from The Bronx, New York City. Showbiz is a producer and A.G. is a rapper. The two debuted on Lord Finesse's Funky Technician album in 1990. Show and A.G...
, the hip-hop MC whose name abbreviates the phrase Andre the Giant - Adjutant generalAdjutant generalAn Adjutant General is a military chief administrative officer.-Imperial Russia:In Imperial Russia, the General-Adjutant was a Court officer, who was usually an army general. He served as a personal aide to the Tsar and hence was a member of the H. I. M. Retinue...
, the Army branch responsible for personnel - Avram Grant, ex-manager of West Ham UnitedWest Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
in the Premier League. - Auditor General (d 6367887794 isambiguation), an independent person or body that monitors governments and audits its operations; is similar to a Comptroller and Auditor General or Comptroller General in other jurisdictions.
- A.G. Crowe, Louisiana politician
- Aurela GaçeAurela GaçeAurela Gaçe is a singer and a three-time Festivali i Këngës winner nowadays living in New York, USA. Aurela represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the entry "Kënga ime". It has been revealed that Aurela will perform her entry under the English title Feel the Passion.Her most...
, Albanian singer - Accredited Genealogist, A credential of a genealogy researcher
Places
- .ag.ag.ag is the Internet country code top-level domain for Antigua and Barbuda.- Second and third level registrations :Registrations can be made at the second level directly beneath .ag, or at the third level beneath .com.ag, .org.ag, .net.ag, .co.ag, or .nom.ag...
, the ccTLD for Antigua and Barbuda - AargauAargauAargau is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. It comprises the lower course of the river Aare, which is why the canton is called Aar-gau .-History:...
(AG), a Swiss canton - AG, the FIPS country code and obsolete NATO digram for AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
- Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands...
(AG, the 2-letter ISO country code) - AgrigentoProvince of AgrigentoAgrigento is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. It has an area of 3,042 km², and a total population of 454,370...
, a Province of Italy in the ISO 3166-2:ITISO 3166-2:ITISO 3166-2:IT is the entry for Italy in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.-Elements:Currently for Italy, ISO 3166-2 codes...
code. - ArgeşArges CountyArgeș is a county of Romania, in Wallachia, with the capital city at Pitești.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 652,625 and the population density was 95/km².*Romanians – 96%*Roma , and other.-Geography:...
, a county in Romania in the ISO 3166-2:ROISO 3166-2:ROISO 3166-2:RO is the entry for Romania in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Romania, ISO 3166-2 codes are...
code - ÁgÁg- External links :*...
, a village in Hungary
Science
- SilverSilverSilver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
, a chemical element with symbol Ag from the Latin Argentum - Anti-gravityAnti-gravityAnti-gravity is the idea of creating a place or object that is free from the force of gravity. It does not refer to the lack of weight under gravity experienced in free fall or orbit, or to balancing the force of gravity with some other force, such as electromagnetism or aerodynamic lift...
, the idea of creating a place or an object that is not affected by gravity - Artificial gravityArtificial gravityArtificial gravity is the varying of apparent gravity via artificial means, particularly in space, but also on the Earth...
(AG), a simulation of gravity in outer space - Attogram (ag), the SI derivative unit of mass
- AntigenAntigenAn antigen is a foreign molecule that, when introduced into the body, triggers the production of an antibody by the immune system. The immune system will then kill or neutralize the antigen that is recognized as a foreign and potentially harmful invader. These invaders can be molecules such as...
(Ag), an immunology term for a substance that stimulates an immune response - Agamous, a homeobox gene from Arabidopsis thalianaArabidopsis thalianaArabidopsis thaliana is a small flowering plant native to Europe, Asia, and northwestern Africa. A spring annual with a relatively short life cycle, arabidopsis is popular as a model organism in plant biology and genetics...
and which plays a role in the ABC Model of Flower Development - Astronomische GesellschaftAstronomische GesellschaftThe Astronomische Gesellschaft is an astronomical society established in 1863 in Heidelberg, the second oldest astronomical society after the Royal Astronomical Society....
, a German astronomical society - AG is sometimes used as a shorthand for the inequality of arithmetic and geometric meansInequality of arithmetic and geometric meansIn mathematics, the inequality of arithmetic and geometric means, or more briefly the AM–GM inequality, states that the arithmetic mean of a list of non-negative real numbers is greater than or equal to the geometric mean of the same list; and further, that the two means are equal if and only if...
. - Anion gapAnion gapThe anion gap is the difference in the measured cations and the measured anions in serum, plasma, or urine. The magnitude of this difference in the serum is often calculated in medicine when attempting to identify the cause of metabolic acidosis...
Military
- Adjutant generalAdjutant generalAn Adjutant General is a military chief administrative officer.-Imperial Russia:In Imperial Russia, the General-Adjutant was a Court officer, who was usually an army general. He served as a personal aide to the Tsar and hence was a member of the H. I. M. Retinue...
, the Army branch responsible for personnel - Aerographer's MateAerographer's MateAerographer's Mate is a United States Navy occupational rating.-Duties:Aerographer's Mates observe, collect, record and analyze meteorological and oceanographic data; make visual and instrument observations of weather and sea conditions; operate meteorological satellite receivers and interpret...
, a rating or specialty in the US Navy that deals with weather and oceanography - Army Green, the color of the U.S. Army service uniform since 1955 which has also been adopted by the armies of many other nations of the world.
- Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG), hull classification for a type of United States Navy support ship
Other
- Academically GiftedIntellectual giftednessIntellectual giftedness is an intellectual ability significantly higher than average. It is different from a skill, in that skills are learned or acquired behaviors...
- Acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
, a type of guitar - Ambiguously gay, in lesbian culture
- Administrator-General, head of government in Namibia prior to independence in 1990
- After Guild, a designation used to number years in the Dune universeDune universeDune is a science fiction franchise which originated with the 1965 novel Dune by Frank Herbert. Considered by many to be the greatest science fiction novel of all time, Dune is frequently cited as the best-selling science fiction novel in history...
- AG (file systems)AG (file systems)An AG or allocation group is a subvolume in a file system which maintains its own track of free blocks and file data ....
, a subvolume in a file system - AgricultureAgricultureAgriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
(Ag), industry shorthand - Air GearAir Gearis a shōnen manga written and illustrated by Ito "Oh Great" Ōgure. Air Gear revolves around the life of Itsuki Minami "Ikki", also known as "Baby Face", "Lil Crow", and his friends. The story follows their use of Air Treks, an in-universe invention derived from inline skates...
, a shōnen manga and anime by Oh! great - American GladiatorsAmerican GladiatorsAmerican Gladiators is an American competition television program that aired in syndication from September 1989 to May 1996. The series matched a cast of amateur athletes against each other, as well as against the show's own gladiators, in contests of strength and agility.The concept was created by...
, Sports television series. - ApplegeeksApplegeeksApplegeeks was a webcomic illustrated by Mohammad Haque, and written by Ananth Panagariya. The comic was usually updated every Monday and Thursday. A small, spin-off comic, dubbed Applegeeks Lite, was begun on April 18, 2006, and updates on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays...
, an online web comic centering around five college students - Armenian GenocideArmenian GenocideThe Armenian Genocide—also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, as the Great Crime—refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I...
, a commonly used abbreviation for the Armenian Genocide. - Asian GamesAsian GamesThe Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
- Atuagagdliutit/GrønlandspostenAtuagagdliutit/GrønlandspostenAtuagagdliutit/Grønlandsposten, usually referred to as AG, is one of two newspapers in Greenland which are distributed nationwide. The newspaper is published twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays....
, one of the two nation-wide newspapers in Greenland - Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation (AG), a season of the Pokémon anime, begun in 2002 and ended in 2004