AUC

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

AUC
    n 1: a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an
         umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is
         financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect
         the economic interests of its members; "the AUC conducted
         over 800 assassinations in one year" [syn: {United Self-
         Defense Force of Colombia}, {United Self-Defense Group of
         Colombia}, {Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia}, {AUC}]

from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)

AUC
       AUthentication Center (GSM, mobile-systems), "AuC"