Meanings
DGB1
- USabbreviationhistoricalinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Disinformation Governance Board.
The vaguely defined roles and authorities of DGB have alarmed Americans, and many see the agency as the "Ministry of Truth" that George Orwell warned us about in his dystopian novel "1984."
2022 May 5, Helen Raleigh, “Biden's disinformation board is authoritarian and reminds me of my life in China”, in Fox News, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2022
DGB2
- The German Trade Union Confederation.
The German trade union confederation (DGB) criticized the move, saying it dumped responsibility for the fight against the pandemic onto employees. “We still reject mandatory vaccination through the back door,” DGB chairman Reiner Hoffmann told Editor Network Germany.
2021 September 24, Laura Smith-Spark, James Frater, Saskya Vandoorne, Livia Borghese, Nadine Schmidt, “Pockets of low vaccine uptake remain in Europe. Here’s how 4 countries are dealing with them”, in CNN, archived from the original on 27 Nov 2021
Origin
- GermanDGB“Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund”
- EnglishDGB
Borrowed from German DGB (“Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund”).
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