MLA
1 Americanabbreviation
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Master of Landscape Architecture.
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Modern Language Association.
abbreviation
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Member of the Legislative Assembly (of Northern Ireland)
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Modern Language Association (of America)
Example Sentences
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The chair of the infrastructure committee at Stormont, DUP MLA Peter Martin, told BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster there had been a "lack of focus" on potholes in the last number of years.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
The Alliance MLA Nick Mathison had asked Nesbitt during an assembly plenary if he was planning to introduce care and support plans for pupils with SEN when they leave school.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
A spokesperson for the MLA said the number of complaints it had received about suspected overcharging had risen from 280 in 2023, to 350 in 2024 to 402 last year.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
Deputy Chair DUP MLA Diane Forsythe paid tribute to those who had campaigned for the change, saying it would recognise the "reality of early pregnancy loss".
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025
The day after Christmas she left Pemberton Road, with the excuse to his mother and Sonia that a last-minute interview had fallen into place at the MLA.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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