"ACA" meaning in English

See ACA in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} ACA
  1. (US, politics) Initialism of Affordable Care Act (“H.R. 3590”)., from the U.S. national law "Affordable Care Act" (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Affordable Care Act (extra: (“H.R. 3590”)., from the U.S. national law "Affordable Care Act" (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act)) Synonyms (Affordable Care Act): ObamaCare, PPACA
    Sense id: en-ACA-en-name-mnYhez-c Categories (other): American English, Politics Topics: government, politics Disambiguation of 'Affordable Care Act': 95 5
  2. Initialism of Adult Children of Alcoholics. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Adult Children of Alcoholics
    Sense id: en-ACA-en-name-YHaWidRz

Noun

Forms: ACAs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ACA (plural ACAs)
  1. (military) Initialism of airspace control authority. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: airspace control authority
    Sense id: en-ACA-en-noun-y02JdwY9 Categories (other): Military Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (military) Initialism of airspace coordination area. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: airspace coordination area
    Sense id: en-ACA-en-noun-aleITsyu Categories (other): Military Topics: government, military, politics, war
  3. (accounting) Initialism of associate chartered accountant. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: associate chartered accountant
    Sense id: en-ACA-en-noun-7ZwrQ4Ss Categories (other): Accounting Topics: accounting, business, finance
  4. (anatomy) Initialism of anterior cerebral artery. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: anterior cerebral artery
    Sense id: en-ACA-en-noun-Z0DB7-fl Categories (other): Anatomy, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 15 3 2 5 25 7 3 2 6 16 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  5. (immunology) Initialism of anti-cardiolipin antibody. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: anti-cardiolipin antibody
    Sense id: en-ACA-en-noun-AskkLtGZ Categories (other): Immunology Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
  6. (immunology) Initialism of anti-centromere antibody. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: anti-centromere antibody
    Sense id: en-ACA-en-noun-ToO~KVE9 Categories (other): Immunology Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
  7. (immunology) Initialism of antigen-capture assay. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: antigen-capture assay
    Sense id: en-ACA-en-noun-Q~HebB~~ Categories (other): Immunology Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
  8. (psychology) Initialism of adult child of an alcoholic/adult child of alcoholics. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: adult child of an alcoholic/adult child of alcoholics
    Sense id: en-ACA-en-noun-nCMzsN59 Categories (other): Psychology Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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          "ref": "2023 July 21, Amanda Musa, “The FDA approved the US’ first over-the-counter birth control pill. What happens next?”, in CNN:",
          "text": "However, it is unclear whether the ACA will cover nonprescription contraception such as Opill.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of Affordable Care Act (“H.R. 3590”)., from the U.S. national law \"Affordable Care Act\" (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act)"
      ],
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          "Affordable",
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        ],
        [
          "Care",
          "care#English"
        ],
        [
          "Act",
          "act#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, politics) Initialism of Affordable Care Act (“H.R. 3590”)., from the U.S. national law \"Affordable Care Act\" (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act)"
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "initialism"
      ],
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        "government",
        "politics"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "Adult Children of Alcoholics"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English initialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of Adult Children of Alcoholics."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "Adult Children of Alcoholics",
          "w:Adult Children of Alcoholics"
        ]
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense": "Affordable Care Act",
      "word": "ObamaCare"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Affordable Care Act",
      "word": "PPACA"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ACA"
}

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