ADL

¹ American  

[ey-dee-el] / ˈeɪˈdiˈɛl /

abbreviation

1. activity of daily living.

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ADL ² American  

Or A.D.L.

abbreviation

1. Anti-Defamation League: an organization, initially established to combat anti-Jewish bigotry and intolerance, whose mission has expanded over time to include advocacy for many marginalized groups.

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Example Sentences

The new network expanded to include some of the biggest law firms in the country—including Sullivan & Cromwell; Cooley; Covington & Burling—as well as the Anti-Defamation League, or ADL, a powerful advocacy group that works to combat antisemitism.

From The Wall Street Journal

The ADL has seen a surge in reported incidents against Jewish people since the Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Think of it like being on a hot streak in poker. You show up to a casino and crush everyone at the table. And then you go to the next table and crush everyone there. And then the next table. Eventually everyone else at the casino runs out of chips. That’s ADL,” Colkitt noted.

From MarketWatch

Last year, there were 9,354 antisemitic incidents reported across the U.S., representing a 893% increase over the last 10 years, according to the ADL.

From Los Angeles Times

Vance did indeed suggest, in an especially baffling passage, that “a lot of people that the ADL would label as domestic extremists” but whose ancestors had fought in the Revolutionary War and the Civil War “have a hell of a lot more claim over America than the people who say they don’t belong.”

From Salon