African, Caribbean, and Pacific (countries), specifically the signatories to the Lomé Conventions (signed between 1975 and 1989) and the Cotonou Agreement (of 2000), establishing aid and trade cooperation between these countries and the member states of the European Union.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in The Times.
Definition of ACP in US English:
ACP
noun
African, Caribbean, and Pacific (countries), specifically the signatories to the Lomé Conventions (signed between 1975 and 1989) and the Cotonou Agreement (of 2000), establishing aid and trade cooperation between these countries and the member states of the European Union.