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National Union Party (United States)
National Union Party: name adopted by the Republican Party for the 1864 U.S. election to attract War Democrats; nominated Lincoln and Andrew Johnson in Baltimore, won 212-21 electoral votes.
National Unity and Reconciliation Commission
The National Unity and Reconciliation Commission (NURC) was a Rwandan state institution created in 1999 to restore unity and reconciliation after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.
National Unity Government of Myanmar
The National Unity Government (NUG) is Myanmar's self-declared interim government, formed 16 April 2021 by the CRPH from lawmakers elected in 2020, leading resistance to the junta with its People's Defence Force but lacking international recognition.
National Unity of Hope
National Unity of Hope (Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza, UNE), Guatemalan political party founded 2002, headquartered in Guatemala City; the country's most successful electoral vehicle, though organizationally factionalized.
National University (California)
National University (NU), founded 1971 by David Chigos in San Diego, is a private nonprofit, WSCUC-accredited university for adult and military learners, known for one-course-per-month four-week classes, over 80% online enrollment, and the 2022 Northcentral University merger.
National University Hospital (Damascus, SY)
National University Hospital (المستشفى الوطني الجامعي), formerly Al-Assad University Hospital, is a Damascus University teaching and referral hospital opened 14 March 1988, with 597 beds, renamed in December 2024 after the Assad regime's fall.
National University Hospital (Singapore, SG)
National University Hospital (NUH), Singapore's university hospital at Kent Ridge, opened 24 June 1985 as the country's first restructured hospital; principal teaching hospital of NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, 1,289 beds, member of NUHS.
National University of Colombia
The National University of Colombia (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, UNAL) is a public national university created by law in 1867, the country's oldest, with nine campuses.
National University of Córdoba
The National University of Córdoba (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, UNC), founded by the Jesuits in 1613, is Argentina's oldest public university, with about 180,000 students.
National University of Defense Technology
National University of Defense Technology (NUDT, 国防科技大学) is a People's Liberation Army research university in Changsha, Hunan, China, founded in 1953 and known for the Tianhe supercomputers and BeiDou contributions.
National University of Malaysia
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), the National University of Malaysia, a public research university founded 18 May 1970 with Malay as medium of instruction; main campus Bangi, Selangor; research university since 2006; QS 2026 rank 126.
National University of San Marcos
The National University of San Marcos, also known as Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, is a public university in Lima, Peru, founded in 1551.
National University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a public research university in Singapore, founded as a medical school in 1905 and ranked 8th globally by QS in 2024.
National University, Bangladesh
National University, Bangladesh (জাতীয় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public affiliating university established 21 October 1992, headquartered in Gazipur, with 2,257 affiliated colleges and about 3.4 million students.
National urban park
A national urban park is a national designation for large areas of urban nature and cultural landscape within a city. The first was created in Stockholm in 1995.
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) is the U.S. federal no-fault program, created by the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, that compensates people injured by CDC-recommended routine vaccines through the Court of Federal Claims, funded by a $0.75-per-dose excise tax; COVID-19 vaccine claims go to the separate CICP instead.
National Velvet (film)
National Velvet (1944) is an MGM Technicolor family drama directed by Clarence Brown, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney, adapted from Enid Bagnold's novel; Velvet Brown rides The Pie in the Grand National and is disqualified after winning.
National Venture Capital Association
The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) is the United States trade association for the venture capital industry, founded in 1973 and representing more than 400 member firms.
National Veterinary Research Institute (Nigeria)
The National Veterinary Research Institute, also known as NVRI, is Nigeria's national veterinary research institute in Vom, Plateau State, and the country's only animal vaccine manufacturing center.
National Vision Party (Malaysia)
National Vision Party (Parti Wawasan Negara, WAWASAN) is a right-wing Malaysian party, formerly Parti Cinta Malaysia (PCM, 2009, Penang). Taken over in 2026 by opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin's Reset movement; Perikatan Nasional component party.
National vital statistics reports : from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System
National Vital Statistics Reports (NVSR), ISSN 1551-8922, is NCHS/CDC's monthly serial since 1998 (replacing the Monthly Vital Statistics Report) publishing provisional and final U.S. birth, death, marriage, and divorce statistics from the National Vital Statistics System.
National Vital Statistics System
The National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) is the United States' official source of national birth, death, and fetal-death statistics, compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics.
National Vocational Qualification
National Vocational Qualification (NVQ): competence-based UK vocational qualification launched 1987 (excluding Scotland), administered by the NCVQ, specified as outcomes from National Occupational Standards via functional analysis, levels 1 to 5, assessed by portfolio and observation.
National Voter Registration Act of 1993
The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA, Motor Voter law), P.L. 103-31, requires states to offer federal-election voter registration at motor vehicle agencies, by mail, and at public assistance and disability offices, with 30-day cutoff and 90-day purge limits.
National Voters' Day
National Voters' Day, observed in India every 25 January since 2011, marks the Election Commission of India's foundation day (est. 1950, Article 324), felicitates new voters with EPIC cards, and promotes youth enrollment; 2026's 16th edition used the theme "My India, My Vote".
National Votes for Women Trail
The National Votes for Women Trail is a digital database and map of over 2,400 American women's suffrage sites, with roadside markers funded for the 2020 centennial.
National Vulnerability Database
The National Vulnerability Database is the United States government repository of standards-based vulnerability data, maintained by NIST since 2005, which adds severity scores and product details to CVE identifiers.
National War College
National War College: senior joint professional military education institution founded 1946 at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., in Roosevelt Hall; part of National Defense University since 1976; awards Master of Science in National Security Strategy; distinct from the Army, Naval, and Air War Colleges.
National War Memorial (India)
The National War Memorial (Rashtriya Samar Smarak) in New Delhi honors Indian soldiers killed since independence; it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019.
National Water Carrier of Israel
The National Water Carrier of Israel, built by Mekorot between 1953 and 1964, is a 130-kilometer system conveying water from the Sea of Galilee to central and southern Israel.