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Encyclopedia > TASS

TASS can refer to one of the following:

The transliteration of the Russian abbreviation for the Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union.
ITAR-TASS, the Information Telegraph Agency of Russia.
The Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Section, a former British trade union.
TASS, a Usenet newsreader. See Open Directory Project.
The Army School System / The Army School System, USA military.
Tactical Air Support Squadron, USA military
Tilt Authorisation and Speed Supervision, a control technology used on the West Coast Main Line and Virgin Cross-Country rail networks in the United Kingdom

Tass River, New Zealand

This page expands a four-character combination which might be any or all of: an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a word in English, or a word in another language. If an article link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

Categories: Lists of four-character combinations Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union at the USSR Cabinet of Ministers or TASS (Russian: ) was the central agency for collection and distribution of internal and international news for all Soviet newspapers, radio and television stations. ... ITAR-TASS (Ð˜Ð¢ÐÐ -Ð¢ÐÐ¡Ð¡), Information Telegraph Agency of Russia, is the major news agency of the Russian Federation. ... The Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Section (almost exclusively known as TASS) was a British trade union. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The Open Directory Project (ODP), also known as DMoz (from Directory. ... The WCML running alogside the M1 motorway in Northamptonshire The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... It has been suggested that Apocopation be merged into this article or section. ... Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial letter or letters of words, such as NATO and XHTML, and are pronounced in a way that is distinct from the full pronunciation of what the letters stand for. ... Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial letter or letters of words, such as NATO and XHTML, and are pronounced in a way that is distinct from the full pronunciation of what the letters stand for. ...

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Information Telegraph Agency of Russia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (357 words)
	On 25 July 1925 it became the Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union or Telegrafnoe Agentstvo Sovetskogo Soyuza (TASS) (Russian: Телеграфное агенство Советского Союза при кабинете министров СССР, ТАСС) by decree of the USSR Central Executive Committee Presidium.
	As of May 2006, while the main press agency is still called ITAR-TASS, it prefers TASS as a brand; its slogan on its English website is "Every time in real time.
	TASS", and most of its other businesses use only TASS in their names.

TASS (578 words)
	The Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme, or TASS as it is better known, is a Government funded programme that represents a unique partnership between sport and higher and further education.
	TASS Bursaries (£1,000) are generally awarded to athletes who are 16-19 years of age (extended to 35 years for disability athletes) and are either in Further Education or are alternatively in work.
	TASS Scholarships (£3,000) are generally awarded to athletes who are 18-25 years of age (extended to 35 years for disability athletes) and are studying in Higher Education in England.

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