PASOK

/ ˈpæsɒk /

acronym for

1. Panhellenic Socialist Movement

Word History and Origins

Origin of PASOK¹

C20: Modern Greek Pa ( nhellenion ) So ( sialistiko ) K ( enema )

Example Sentences

The current opinion polls, which show Syriza in a tight race for second place with the socialist Pasok party, intensified the malaise within Syriza.

From Seattle Times

Mitsotakis’ New Democracy won the June 25 election with 40.56% of the vote, compared to 17.83% for the left-wing Syriza and 11.84% for the socialist PASOK.

From Seattle Times

The surveillance of Nikos Androulakis, the leader of the socialist Pasok party, and of several others, was never directly linked to Mr. Mitsotakis, who had assumed greater authority of the intelligence service but repeatedly denied any knowledge of the monitoring.

From New York Times

The reaction was endlessly frustrating for the leftist Syriza party, which sought to exploit the apparent espionage in part by trying, and failing, to to form an alliance of grievance with Mr. Androulakis and his Pasok party.

From New York Times

As the debt crisis mounted in 2012, voters on the left gradually abandoned the old Socialist Pasok party in favour of Alexis Tsipras's more energetic style.

From BBC