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PTA

¹ American

Or P.T.A.

Parent-Teacher Association.

Pta. ² American

abbreviation

plural

Ptas

peseta.

PTA ¹ British

abbreviation

Parent-Teacher Association

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pta ² British

symbol

peseta

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Vast news deserts with no local coverage exist across the country, and independent reporting of any issue, concern, pastime, government action, youth activity or local PTA is nearly impossible to find.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

Director Paul Thomas Anderson, affectionately known as PTA, has never won an Oscar, despite 11 career nominations for films such as Phantom Thread, Licorice Pizza and There Will Be Blood.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Grace will be familiar to eagle-eyed PTA fans; in “Magnolia,” she played Gwenovier, the reporter who calmly destroyed Tom Cruise’s character.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

It might as well have been hosting a PTA fundraiser.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

Do the kids with PTA parents do better than the kids whose parents have never heard of the PTA?

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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