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COP en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of close of play.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of conference of the parties; also CoP or Cop.
    • COPs have been held in petrostates before. But fossil fuel interests appeared truly unleashed in Baku — potentially emboldened by the imminent arrival of Donald Trump in the White House, a man who has vowed to “drill, baby, drill” and pull the US out of the Paris climate agreement. 2024 November 25, Laura Paddison, “The UN climate summit ended in bitterness and accusations of betrayal. Now fears are growing for its future”, in CNN:
    • COP stands for conference of the parties under the UNFCCC, and the annual meetings have swung between fractious and soporific, interspersed with moments of high drama and the occasional triumph (the Paris agreement in 2015) and disaster (Copenhagen in 2009). 2019 December 2, Fiona Harvey, “Climate crisis: what is COP and can it save the world?”, in The Guardian:
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of common operational picture.
  4. (Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of community ophthalmic physician.
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of center of pressure.
  6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of coefficient of performance.
  7. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of code of practice.
  8. (South-Africa, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, qualifier:marriage, uncountable) Initialism of community of property.
  9. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of cholesterol oxidation product.

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COP en · PROPN

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of ConocoPhillips.
    • The companies said the deal will make the new Conoco (COP) the largest independent oil-and-gas company in the United States, with daily production surpassing 1.5 million barrels. (Diversified oil companies like ExxonMobil and Chevron (CVX) pump more oil.) 2020 October 19, Matt Egan, “The oil industry is in crisis. ConocoPhillips is doubling down”, in CNN Business: