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PHEIC

Noun CEFR B1
feɪk

Definitions

Acronym of public health emergency of international concern.

abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

Equivalents

EspañolESPII
FrançaisUSPPI

Examples

“In 2005, the WHO drew up a new version of the International Health Regulations (IHR), the central legal document that all member states are bound by. […] It also allows the WHO to declare⟳ a public health emergency of international concern⟳ (or PHEIC, pronounced, incredibly, “fake”), using its own⟳ information, over the objection of any single country.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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