Asa

¹

[ey-suh]

noun

1. (in the Bible) a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c.

ASA

²

abbreviation

1. Acoustical Society of America.

2. American Standards Association: former name of the American National Standards Institute.

3. the numerical exposure index of a photographic film under the system adopted by the American Standards Association, used to indicate the light sensitivity of the film's emulsion.

ASA

abbreviation

1. (in Britain) Amateur Swimming Association

2. (in Britain) Advertising Standards Authority

3. (in the US) American Standards Association

Word History and Origins

Origin of Asa¹

From Hebrew ʾasāʾ, of uncertain meaning

Example Sentences

They reviewed the responses with a steering committee made up of public-health leaders, former Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas and a former Republican congressman.

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Last month, in response to a complaint from BBC's Watchdog, the ASA banned ads for a so-called "British" clothing firm that used images of roses, cobbled streets and the union jack when it was shipping goods from a warehouse in Asia.

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But the government department is yet to respond, while ASA declined to comment.

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The ASA banned BAT, along with three other vaping companies, from promoting its products on Instagram.

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Au Vodka told the ASA the ad was designed for a general adult audience with no themes directed at under 18s.

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