PPS

See also: pps and p.p.s.

English

Alternative forms

• pps, p.p.s.

Noun

PPS (countable and uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) Initialism of polyphenylene sulfide.
2. (UK politics) Initialism of parliamentary private secretary.
   • 2016 April 26, Nazia Parveen, “Bradford MP Naz Shah quits as McDonnell's PPS after antisemitic posts”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎^[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Shah has since apologised, saying: “I deeply regret the hurt I have caused.” It emerged later that she had stepped down as PPS to McDonnell.

     (Can we archive this URL?)

3. (UK politics) Initialism of principal private secretary.
4. Initialism of post postscriptum: a further footnote to a PS footnote.
5. Initialism of postpericardiotomy syndrome.
6. Initialism of popliteal pterygium syndrome.

Proper noun

PPS

1. Initialism of Public Prosecution Service.

Further reading

• David Bashford, Thermoplastics: Directory and databook →ISBN; London: Chapman & Hall, 1997)

Anagrams

• PSP, SPP

German

Noun

PPS f (genitive PPS, no plural)

1. Produktionsplanung und -steuerung

Noun

PPS n (strong, genitive PPS, plural PPSe)

1. Produktions-Planungs-System (ERP)

Derived terms

• PPS-System

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈpe.ɛs/, [peˈpe.ɛs]

Noun

PPS (plural PPS-PPS)

1. (politics) initialism of panitia pemungutan suara (“voting committee”)
2. (taxation) initialism of program pengungkapan sukarela (“tax amnesty”, literally “voluntary disclosure program”)

Further reading

• “PPS”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016