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Having an acronym for a villainous organization

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I have this organization in my working book called NOVA.

And it means National Occupation Variation Association.

they basically take people from their homes and families and force them to work on re-building the world. pretty much killing the ones that don't want to work.

Is it appropriate to use NOVA, since it's a popular organization name in many novels and Movies.

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The fact that it is used by several entities makes it public domain, if that is what you are worried about. There is nobody that "owns" the acronym if it is used by many independent entities.

+1 to ItWasLikeThat: National does not equal World, or Worlds. You might want to look through a dictionary for some other word starting with N, like "Necessary".

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