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    -aea
    variant of -ea.
  • A.E.A.
    A.E.A.
    abbreviation
    Actors' Equity Association.
  • AEA
    AEA
    abbreviation
    Atomic Energy Authority

-aea

1 American  
  1. variant of -ea.

    Athenaea.


A.E.A. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Actors' Equity Association.

  2. British. Also AEA Atomic Energy Authority.


AEA British  

abbreviation

  1. Atomic Energy Authority

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However, the A.E.A. journals are a different matter.

From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2011

Moreover, the economists who are elected to lead the A.E.A. are not chosen for their expertise in ethical matters.

From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2011

If the A.E.A. took either view on this thorny topic, the organization would have weakened itself dramatically, by creating conflict and alienating a significant fraction of its members.

From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2011

The A.E.A., a 17,000-member affiliate of the powerful National Education Association, has called the testing "offensive to a large majority of teachers."

From Time Magazine Archive

"Which do you care more about," asked Stephan Michelson, research fellow in economics at Harvard, at the A.E.A. meeting, "who is asking the right questions, or who has found answers to the wrong ones?"

From Time Magazine Archive

Several federal courts around the country have ruled that the use of the AEA to carry out deportations was unlawful.

From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026

Job openings for full-time academic positions are down by 33% from a year earlier, according to the AEA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026

AEA also has a less serious "Be Aware" warning, designed to inform users of potential lighter shaking - a warning that does not override a device on Do Not Disturb.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2025

There have been sharp questions over the legality of the AEA invocation in the first place.

From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2025

Winning out in the suit filed in March to fight against the AEA, Memphis-based theater group Friends of George's celebrated their win on Friday with a post to Instagram.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2023

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