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AFL

1 American  

  1. American Federation of Labor.

  2. American Football League.

A.F.L. 2 American  
Or A.F. of L.

abbreviation

  1. American Federation of Labor.

AFL British  

abbreviation

  1. Australian Football League: the national body for Australian Rules football

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On Wednesday, Prince Harry had joined players from an AFL team for a lesson in how to play the sport.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Cam Rayner of the Brisbane Lions celebrates on the field after his team won the AFL Grand Final, defeating the Geelong Cats at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

The news marks a pivotal moment for the AFL, which before Brown's announcement, was the only major professional men's sport globally to never have had an openly gay or bisexual player, even after retirement.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

"I played in the AFL for 10 years for the West Coast Eagles, and I'm a bisexual man," he wrote.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

It encouraged the leaders of twenty-four separate steel worker craft unions to come together under the banner of the AFL and stage a national work stoppage.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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