Viet

[ vee-et, vyet ]

noun

1. South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.

adjective

1. Vietnamese.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Viet¹

First recorded in 1955–60; by shortening

Example Sentences

That’s why he took a month to return a call from a source alerting him to the Viet America contracts — “I almost missed this tip, actually,” he sheepishly admitted.

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After reviewing thousands of pages of documents, Gerda published a story in November detailing how Do voted to award millions of dollars in county contracts to the Viet America Society without revealing it was headed by his daughter, Rhiannon.

From Los Angeles Times

In his plea agreement, Do admitted to receiving more than $550,000 in bribes between 2020 and 2023, officials said, and in exchange voted and directed for millions of dollars of state and federal COVID-related funds to go to Viet America Society, a charity that was supposed to provide meals for the elderly and needy.

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The county’s lawsuit accuses Viet America Society executives of “brazenly” plundering taxpayer money meant to feed needy seniors during the pandemic.

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The announcement was the culmination of a scandal that began unraveling for the Orange County power broker last year, when LAist reported that Do directed or voted to direct as much as $13.5 million to Viet America Society without disclosing that his daughter was connected to the group.

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