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ACLU

American  
Or A.C.L.U.
  1. American Civil Liberties Union.

  2. American College of Life Underwriters.


ACLU British  

abbreviation

  1. American Civil Liberties Union

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Commonly used by journalists, lawyers, academics and advocacy groups such as the ACLU, public information can be requested by anyone under the California Public Records Act.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Critics, including the ACLU, express concerns about Axon’s AI products, citing potential for hallucinations and expanded surveillance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Attorneys from the ACLU, Seton Hall University and the Center for Constitutional Rights are representing the families in Massachusetts federal district court.

From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2026

Marisol Dominguez-Ruiz, one of Fernando’s lawyers from the ACLU, is used to sitting in the same room as her clients without barriers.

From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2025

By the time I left the ACLU, I had come to suspect that I was wrong about the criminal justice system.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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