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Synonyms

ADC

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. advanced developing countries.

  2. AIDS dementia complex.

  3. Aid to Dependent Children.

  4. Air Defense Command.


A.D.C. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. aide-de-camp.


ADC British  

abbreviation

  1. aide-de-camp

  2. analogue-digital converter

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Speculation about Kwankwaso's move to the ADC had spread prior to the official announcement - hours before, hundreds of his supporters gathered outside the politician's house, waving ADC flags.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and ex-state governor Peter Obi, two of Tinubu's biggest rivals, have become the face of the ADC.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

For example, the company formulated the ADC so it could be delivered through a subcutaneous injection, enabling patients to administer it themselves—a vital aspect of creating a commercially viable product.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

The ADC works by using the antibody to seek out the cancer cells that express TRBC1.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024

He arrived in the evenings, in his green uniform, holding a gossip magazine or two, while his ADC, at an obsequious pace behind him, brought his briefcase and put it on the dining table.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie