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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

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Example Sentences

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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

Baca had once told the ACLU, “I will never, ever resign. I intend to be sheriff as long as I live.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2025

In the words of the ACLU, the program amounted to “a discriminatory policy that ran counter to the fundamental American values of fairness and equal protection.”

From Salon • Mar. 30, 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