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MLA

1 American  

  1. Modern Language Association.

M.L.A. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Master of Landscape Architecture.

  2. Modern Language Association.

MLA British  

abbreviation

  1. Member of the Legislative Assembly (of Northern Ireland)

  2. Modern Language Association (of America)

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At a news conference at Stormont on Monday, she said she was "hugely honoured and excited" to take up the role and become the first female unionist MLA for the constituency.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Sinn Féin MLA Danny Baker welcomed news that the schemes will now go ahead.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

In a statement, TUV MLA Timothy Gaston said the "so-called independent remuneration board has delivered exactly the outcome MLAs always intended".

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Paying tribute to the young boy who died, DUP South Down MLA Diane Forsythe said she was "absolutely heartbroken as is the entire local community at this tragic news today".

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

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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