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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
the Works Progress Administration
the Works Progress Administration [the Works Progress Administration] BrE NAmE (abbrthe WPA)
a US government programme (1935–43) established by President Franklin D Roosevelt as part of his ↑New Deal. Its name was later changed to the Works Projects Administration. It created millions of jobs for unemployed people during the ↑Great Depression, mainly in building and the ↑arts.
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