See Also: International Refugee Organization (IRO)(encyclopedia)
international organization(encyclopedia)
International Organization for Standardization(money)
International Organization for Standardization(finance)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)(encyclopedia)
International Labour Organization, the(dictionary)
International Labour Organization (ILO)(encyclopedia)
International Labour Organization Classification(medicine)
tremulous(dictionary)
tremulous(medicine)

International Refugee Organization (IRO) (sh) and tremulous (iou)


International Refugee Organization (IRO) (sh)




Temporary specialized agency of the United Nations system (1946-52).

The IRO assisted refugees and displaced persons in Europe and Asia who could not or would not return Home after World War II. Taking over the work of its principal predecessor, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, it also assumed responsibility for the legal protection and resettlement of refugees previously carried out by the Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees. It was succeeded by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.


tremulous (iou)



tremulous adjective. E17.
[from Latin tremulus, from tremere tremble: see -ULOUS.]
Characterized or affected by trembling, shaking, or quivering; transf. fearful, timid, vacillating. E17.
Southey His barkings loud..Amid their tremulous bleat. W. Watson The tremulous hand of age. G. Daly A slim, tremulous young man who barely dares to touch his creation.
Ready to vibrate in response to an influence; tremblingly sensitive or responsive to. L18.
Of Writing, a line, etc.: produced by a tremulous hand; finely wavy. L19.
tremulously adverb M18.
tremulousness noun E18.