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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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Example Sentences

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So it’s like the best of both worlds because I have PTA and then I have culinary school who’s teaching me how to be the best leader.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Nina is also under social pressure to keep up with her fellow wealthy housewives’ habits, such as giving speeches to the PTA.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

It might as well have been hosting a PTA fundraiser.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

He says tight budgets have led to him - along with help from parents from the school's PTA - turning his hand to DIY over the summer to improve the school's worn buildings.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

The PTA mom at the door table smiled up at me, checked off my name, and gave me a red paper heart with my name on it from the shoe box marked 6-3.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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