Meanings
ssa1
- Filter-avoidance spelling of ass
SSA2
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of sub-Saharan Africa.
- European UnionabbreviationinitialismspaceInitialism of Space Situational Awareness, a programme of the ESA.
- USabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Social Security Administration.
Acting Commissioner Michelle King’s departure from the agency over the weekend — after more than 30 years of service — was initiated after King refused to provide DOGE staffers at the SSA with access to sensitive information, the people said Monday.
2025 February 17, Fatima Hussein, “Social Security head steps down over DOGE access of recipient information, AP sources say”, in Associated Press
plural SSAs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemanagementInitialism of supervisory special agent.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of supranationals, sub-sovereigns and agencies (“bond market segment”).
This segment of issuers is known as the supranationals, or supras. Together with regional and agency borrowers, the bonds issued by supranationals form a bond market segment known as SSA (supras, sub-sovereigns and agencies).
2021, Alexander During, Fixed Income Trading and Risk Management: The Complete Guide, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 147 - abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of same-sex attraction.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of static single assignment.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan independent government agency responsible for the Social Security system
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ssa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ssa
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