ACA

plural ACAs

1. abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of airspace control authority.
2. abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of airspace coordination area.
3. abbreviationinitialismaccountingInitialism of associate chartered accountant.
4. abbreviationinitialismanatomyInitialism of anterior cerebral artery.
5. abbreviationinitialismimmunologyInitialism of anti-cardiolipin antibody.
6. abbreviationinitialismimmunologyInitialism of anti-centromere antibody.
7. abbreviationinitialismimmunologyInitialism of antigen-capture assay.
8. abbreviationinitialismhuman sciencesInitialism of adult child of an alcoholic or adult child of alcoholics.

   In a community where much socializing centers around bars, lesbian/gay ACAs may frequently find themselves in situations conducive to alcohol abuse or where the drinking of others triggers old feelings of anxiety.

   1984 August 11, Janice Irvine, “Secrets of Fear, Shame, and Love”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 5, page 11

1. USabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Affordable Care Act (“H.R. 3590”), from the U.S. national law "Affordable Care Act" (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act)

   However, it is unclear whether the ACA will cover nonprescription contraception such as Opill.

   2023 July 21, Amanda Musa, “The FDA approved the US’ first over-the-counter birth control pill. What happens next?”, in CNN

   Synonyms: ObamaCare, PPACA

2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Adult Children of Alcoholics.