FRAGO
n.— «When they get their FRAGOs as they call it, their fragmentary orders, they’re very focused on how to carry that out the following day.» —“More Troops for Iraq?” NPR May 24, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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