"WGA" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

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  1. (US, film, television) Initialism of Writers Guild of America, the labor union representing writers of film and television. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Writers Guild of America (extra: the labor union representing writers of film and television)
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