MPA
1 Americanabbreviation
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Motion Picture Association: an organization that promotes the movie and television industries and is tasked with evaluating the content of motion pictures in order to assign age-appropriateness ratings: formerly called the MPAA.
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Master of Professional Accounting.
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Master of Public Administration.
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Master of Public Affairs.
Example Sentences
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Having worked hard to obtain an R rating, the “Faces of Death” team has more recently run into issues with the MPA regarding the imagery on its posters.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
The MPA said in its letter that “at this point we need far more than general statements.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
They were chosen for the "reliability of their supply chains, operational readiness, safety systems, and the sustainability certification of the methanol to be supplied," according to MPA.
From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025
Under the MPA system, filmmakers are allowed to appeal ratings with which they disagree.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
According to the MPA, about 40% of British cement is manufactured in the Peak District, with the rest of the production spread across the UK.
From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025
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