Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dgb

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: dgb
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Disinformation Governance Board.

American usage

name

The German Trade Union Confederation.

Example Sentences

"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.""
"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from German DGB (“Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund”).

Usage

American usage

Questions

What does dgb mean?: Initialism of Disinformation Governance Board.
Where does dgb come from?: Borrowed from German DGB (“Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund”).

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