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parent-teacher association — parent teacher associations N COUNT A parent teacher association is the same as a PTA … English dictionary
Parent-Teacher Association — In the U.S. a parent teacher association (PTA) or Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) is a formal organization composed of parents, teachers and staff that is intended to facilitate parental participation in a public or private school. Most … Wikipedia
Parent-Teacher Association — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms Parent Teacher Association : singular Parent Teacher Association plural Parent Teacher Associations See: PTA … English dictionary
parent-teacher association — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : an organization of local groups of teachers and the parents of their pupils to work for the improvement of the schools and the benefit of the pupils abbr. PTA * * * noun, pl ⋯ tions [count] : a local organization of… … Useful english dictionary
parent-teacher association — parent teacher associ.ation n a ↑PTA … Dictionary of contemporary English
Parent-Teacher Association — Parent Teacher Associ,ation noun count an organization of teachers and parents within a school who plan social events and activities in order to raise money. It is usually simply called the PTA … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Parent-Teacher Association — /pair euhnt tee cheuhr, par / an organization of teachers and the parents of their students, as within a public school, to promote mutual understanding and to increase the effectiveness of the educational program. Abbr.: PTA, P.T.A. * * * … Universalium
Parent-Teacher Organization — noun, pl ⋯ tions [count] US : parent teacher association abbr. PTO … Useful english dictionary
association — as|so|ci|a|tion [ ə,souʃi eıʃn, ə,səuʃi eıʃn ] noun *** 1. ) count a group of people who have joined together because they have similar interests or goals: a professional association of engineers the Parent Teacher Association 2. ) count a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
association */*/*/ — UK [əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [əˌsoʊʃɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms association : singular association plural associations 1) [countable] a group of people who have joined together because they have similar interests or aims a professional association of … English dictionary
