ERC

See also: erc, Erc, and érc

English

Noun

ERC (plural ERCs)

1. (telephony) Initialism of easily-recognizable code.
2. (finance) Initialism of early repayment charge.
3. (education) Initialism of early career researcher.

Proper noun

ERC

1. Initialism of Emacs Relay Chat.
2. Initialism of European Rugby Cup.
3. Initialism of European Rally Championship.
4. Initialism of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (“Republican Left of Catalonia”).
   • 2023 November 5, Sam Jones, “PSOE members back Catalan amnesty plan to secure power in Spain”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 8 November 2023:

     While the ERC has signed off its deal with the PSOE, Junts, which is led by the former Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont – who is still wanted by Spanish courts for his role in the doomed lunge for Catalan independence – is still negotiating its support.

5. (historical, World War II) Initialism of Emergency Rescue Committee.
   • 2025 May 31, Magdalena Miecznicka, “Intelligentsia on the run”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 9:

     A handful of courageous Americans, associated under the name of the Emergency Rescue Committee (ERC), took it on themselves to set right their country's indifference.

6. (Philippines) Initialism of Energy Regulatory Commission.

Anagrams

• CER, CRE, RCE, rec, rec.

Catalan

Proper noun

ERC

1. (politics) initialism of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya

Spanish

Noun

ERC f (plural ERCs)

1. initialism of enfermedad renal crónica.

Proper noun

ERC f

1. initialism of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (“Republican Left of Catalonia”).
   • 2015 July 20, Clara Blanchar, Luis Martín, “Guardiola cerrará la lista independentista de Mas”, in El País‎^[2], archived from the original on 30 September 2017:

     Después de Romeva, la número dos de la lista es la expresidenta de la ANC, Carme Forcadell; seguida de la de Òmnium, Muriel Casals; el presidente de la Generalitat y líder de CDC, Artur Mas; y el de ERC, Oriol Junqueras.

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