Cao or CAO may refer to:

Mythology

Cao (bull) Kao (Meitei language, Meitei pronunciation: /káo/) is a legendary Bull (mythology), divine bull captured by Khuman Khamba in Meitei mythology and Meitei folklore, folklore of ancient Moirang realm. It appears in the legend of ''Kao Phaba'' ( ...

, a legendary bull in

Meitei mythology Meitei mythology (or Manipuri mythology) () is a collection of myths, belonging to the religious and cultural traditions of the Meitei people, the predominant ethnic group of Manipur. It is associated with traditional Meitei religion of Sanam ...

Companies or organizations

Air China Cargo Air China Cargo Co., Ltd. ( zh, s=中国国际货运航空公司, t=中國國際貨運航空公司, p=Zhōngguó Guójì Huòyùn Hángkōng gōngsī) is a cargo airline of the People's Republic of China with its headquarters in Shunyi District ...

, ICAO airline designator CAO * CA Oradea, Romanian football club *

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club based in Pamplona, Navarre. It was founded on 24 October 1920 and plays in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. The team's ...

, Spanish football club * Canadian Association of Optometrists *

Canadian Association of Orthodontists The Canadian Association of Orthodontists (CAO; , ACO), founded in 1949, is the Canadian national organization of educationally qualified orthodontic specialists. It is headquartered in Markham, Ontario.Central Allocation Office, cross border electricity transmission capacity auction office *

Central Applications Office The Central Applications Office (CAO) () is the organisation responsible for overseeing undergraduate applications to colleges and universities in the Republic of Ireland. The primary mission of the Central Applications Office is to centrally pr ...

, Irish organisation that oversees college applications * Civil Aviation Office of Poland *

Iran Civil Aviation Organization The Civil Aviation Authority of Islamic Republic of Iran (CAA.IRI), (Chief Administrative Officer of the United States House of Representatives The chief administrative officer of the United States House of Representatives (CAO) is charged with carrying out administrative functions for the House, including human resources, information resources, payroll, finance Finance refers to ...

* Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman, accountability arm of the World Bank *Council for Adult Education, later

Centre for Adult Education The Centre for Adult Education (CAE), founded in 1947 as the Council of Adult Education, is an adult education institution based in Victoria, Australia. It runs short courses and nationally recognised training, as well as a Victorian Certificate ...

, in Victoria, Australia

Job titles

*Chief Academic Officer of a University, often titled the Provost * Chief accounting officer of a company * Chief administrative officer of a company *

Chief analytics officer Chief analytics officer (CAO) is a job title for the senior manager responsible for the analysis of data within an organization, such as a listed company or an educational institution. The CAO often reports to the chief executive officer. This p ...

of a company * Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman, an independent office that reviews complaints

Names

Cao (Chinese surname) Cáo is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname (''Cáo''). It is listed 26th in the Song dynasty, Song-era ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem. Cao is romanized as "Tsao" in Wade-Giles (Ts'ao), which is widely adopted in Taiwan, although the ...

(曹) * Cao (Vietnamese surname)

People

* Cao (footballer, born 1968), Portuguese footballer *

Cao Cao Cao Cao (; ; ; 15 March 220), courtesy name Mengde, was a Chinese statesman, warlord, and poet who rose to power during the end of the Han dynasty (), ultimately taking effective control of the Han central government. He laid the foundation f ...

(died 220), founder of Cao Wei, China *

Cao Hamburger Carlos Império Hamburger, better known as Cao Hamburger (; born 27 February 1962), is a Brazilian film and television director, screenwriter, and producer. He is one of the creators of the '' Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum'' series of programs for childre ...

(born 1962), Brazilian director, screenwriter and producer *

Cao Pi Cao Pi () (late 187 – 29 June 226), courtesy name Zihuan, was the first emperor of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was the second son of Cao Cao, a warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty, but the ...

(c.187–226), emperor of Cao Wei, China *

Cao Yu Cao Yu (, September 24, 1910 – December 13, 1996) was a Chinese playwright, often regarded as one of China's most important playwrights of the 20th century. His best-known works are ''Thunderstorm'' (1933), ''Sunrise'' (1936) and ''Peking Man' ...

(1910–1996), Chinese playwright *

Cao Yupeng Cao Yupeng (; born 27 October 1990) is a Chinese professional snooker player. He won the 2011 Asian Under-21 Championship, thus qualifying for the professional main tour for the 2011–12 season. In his first season on the circuit, he reached ...

(born 1990), Chinese snooker player *

Carlos Alberto Caó Carlos Alberto Oliveira dos Santos (20 December 1941 – 4 February 2018), also known as Caó, was a Brazilian lawyer, journalist, and politician. He was a federal deputy from the state of Rio de Janeiro in 1982 and from 1987 to 1990, as well as b ...

(1941–2018), Brazilian activist, lawyer, and politician *

Diogo Cão Diogo Cão (; – 1486), also known as Diogo Cam, was a Portuguese mariner and one of the most notable explorers of the fifteenth century. He made two voyages along the west coast of Africa in the 1480s, exploring the Congo River and the coasts ...

, a 15th-century Portuguese explorer *

Joseph Cao Ánh Quang "Joseph" Cao ( ; ; born March 13, 1967) is a Vietnamese Americans, Vietnamese-American politician who was the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party (United ...

(born 1967), United States politician *

Lady of Cao ''Lady'' is a term for a woman who behaves in a polite way. Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, the female counterpart of lord, now it may refer to any adult woman, as gentleman can be used for men. "Lady" is ...

, a Moche mummy, Peru *

Longbing Cao Longbing Cao (; born in 1969) is an AI and data science researcher at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. His broad research interest involves artificial intelligence, data science, behavior informatics, and their enterprise applic ...

(born 1969), data scientist

Places

* Cao (state), a Chinese vassal state of the Zhou Dynasty (1046 - 221 BCE) * Cao County, Shandong, China *

Cao Wei Wei () was one of the major Dynasties in Chinese history, dynastic states in China during the Three Kingdoms period. The state was established in 220 by Cao Pi based upon the foundations laid by his father Cao Cao during the end of the Han dy ...

, also called Wei, one of the regimes that competed for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period (220 - 280 CE)

Other uses

*CaO, the chemical symbol for

calcium oxide Calcium oxide (formula: Ca O), commonly known as quicklime or burnt lime, is a widely used chemical compound. It is a white, caustic, alkaline, crystalline solid at room temperature. The broadly used term '' lime'' connotes calcium-containing ...

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Cão! ''Cão!'' was the first studio album by Portuguese rock music, rock band Ornatos Violeta, released on 15 September 1997 by Polygram. Three Single (music), singles were released from this album: "Punk Moda Funk", "A Dama do Sinal" and "Mata-me Outra ...

'', an album by Portuguese band Ornatos Violeta *

, a Spanish sport club *a

Child Arrangement Order A Child Arrangement Order or Child Arrangements Order (CAO) is an agreement under English family law concerning where a child lives and whom a child can have contact with. CAOs are usually sought following the breakdown of a relationship and replac ...

under English family law * Chlorophyllide-a oxygenase, an enzyme * Cold air outbreak, an intense and/or prolonged cold weather wave of air *Controller Access Object, as described in the ORiN robot interface {{disambiguation