Cop
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A cop is a word used to describe Constables, Sheriffs, Police, Prison Guards and other Law Enforcement Officers. The term 'Cop' is shortened form of 'copper'. 'Copper' is a slang noun derived from the verb 'cop' meaning 'to catch or capture'. A 'copper' is a police officer that captures or cops criminals. The word 'cop' in its noun form is a shortened version of 'copper'.[1]
It may also mean:
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[edit] Organizations
- Center for Organisk Psykoterapi in Denmark (English: Center for Organic Psychotherapy)
- Comité Olímpico de Portugal (English: Olympic Committee of Portugal)
- Conference of Parties (COP), a meeting to assess progress in dealing with climate change. See: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
- ConocoPhillips, with COP as its stock symbol
- Council of Presidents, the executive leadership board of the Vermont State Colleges
[edit] Concepts
- Community of practice, a collaborative method of social learning
- Center of pressure
- Center of projection
- Coefficient of performance, in thermodynamics, the ratio of the output heat of a pump to the supplied work
[edit] Other
- Canada Olympic Park
- Centralny Okręg Przemysłowy, Central Industrial Region, Poland
- City Of Prineville, Oregon
- Colombian peso, ISO 4217
- Commissioner of Police
- Common Operational Picture
- Community of Practice
- Computer Operating Properly, in embedded systems
- COP6, the sixth conference of parties for the UNFCCC
[edit] See also
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