Have you come across the acronym PA and wondered what does it stand for? Well, in different context, the acronym will stand for different things. Let’s see what are they.
Acronyms or abbreviations are formed using the initial components in a phrase or name. Individual letters or parts of words can be used to make acronyms. There is no universal rule on the exact definition of the various terms or on written usage. Acronyms or word abbreviations are popular and have historical use in the English language. At the same time, they also exist in most other languages. One acronym which most of us might have come across is PA. This Penlighten article shall try to explain the different meanings this acronym.
… After an Attorney’s Name
PA after an attorney’s name stands for ‘Professional Association’.
… After a Doctor’s Name
PA written after a doctor’s name stands for ‘Physician Assistant’. He performs similar duties as a regular physician; however, under the supervision of a licensed physician only. A PA is not directly allowed to perform surgery, but can assist the physician in the surgery.
… in Music
PA stands for ‘Public Address’ in music.
Other Meanings of PA are…
| PA – Pennsylvania (US postal abbreviation) |
| PA – Purchasing Agent |
| PA – Panama |
| PA – Paraguay |
| PA – Pre Approval (to adopt) |
| PA – Palo Alto (California) |
| PA – Power Amplifier |
| PA – Public Affairs |
| PA – Per Annum |
| PA – Palestinian Authority |
| PA – Pay Attention |
| PA – Public Administration |
| PA – Port Authority (of NY and NJ) |
| PA – Privacy Act |
| PA – Power of Attorney |
| PA – Port Angeles (Washington) |
| PA – Plate Appearance (Baseball) |
| PA – Put Away |
| PA – Personal Assistant |
| PA – Police Academy |
| PA – Performance Analysis |
| PA – Professional Association |
| PA – Pass Along |
| PA – Pan Am (airline) |
| PA – Publishers Association |
| PA – Polyamide |
| PA – Peace Agreement |
| PA – Psychoanalysis |
| PA – Public Assistance |
| PA – Plein Air (Quebec) |
| PA – Prior Authorization (Pharmacy Benefits) |
| PA – Pseudomonas aeruginosa (bacteria) |
| PA – Policy Analyst |
| PA – Bureau of Public Affairs |
| PA – Programmer/Analyst |
| PA – Process Analysis |
| PA – Performance Assessment |
| PA – Project Architect |
| PA – Public Accounting |
| PA – Pulmonary Artery |
| PA – Production Assistant |
| PA – Pale Ale |
| PA – Protected Area (conservation) |
| PA – Psoriatic Arthritis |
| PA – Production Assistant (filmmaker) |
| PA – Parents Association |
| PA – Points Against |
| PA – Program Administrator |
| PA – Program Announcement |
| PA – Performance Appraisal |
| PA – Personal Appearance |
| PA – Public Announcement |
| PA – Program Assistant |
| PA – Parental Advisory |
| PA – Post-Apocalyptic |
| PA – Port Adapter (Cisco) |
| PA – Public Aid (Medicaid) |
| PA – Public Appearance |
| PA – Polk Audio |
| PA – Peace Arch (US/Canada border) |
| PA – Perfect Attendance |
| PA – Particle Accelerator |
| PA – Policy Article (medical policy) |
| PA – Personal Accident (insurance) |
| PA – Planning Authority |
| PA – Pantothenic Acid |
| PA – Problem Analysis |
| PA – Program Access |
| PA – Project Administrator |
| PA – Project Accounting |
| PA – Publish America (book publisher) |
| PA – Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma |
| PA – Pollution Abatement |
| PA – Personnel Action |
| PA – Paying Agent |
| PA – Pax Americana |
| PA – Personal Adviser |
| PA – Protective Antigen (microbiology) |
| PA – Press Agent |
| PA – Protocol Analyzer |
| PA – Preparing Activity |
| PA – Privatization Agency |
| PA – Point Analysis |
| PA – Persistent Asthma |
| PA – Private Account |
| PA – Performance Assurance |
| PA – Process Area |
| PA – Processing Activities |
| PA – Project Analyst |
| PA – Predictive Analysis |
| PA – Peer Advisor |
| PA – Professional Associates |
| PA – Power Automation |
| PA – Pension Adjustment |
| PA – Project Assessment |
| PA – Pressure Altitude |
| PA – Personal Alarm |
| PA – Private Adoption |
| PA – Precision Approach (avionics) |
| PA – Project Agreement |
| PA – Posterior Anterior (radiology) |
| PA – Preventative Action |
| PA – Product Assurance |
| PA – Permit Authority |
| PA – Property Administrator |
| PA – Preferred Address |
| PA – Personal Agent |
| PA – Pending Availability |
| PA – Partial Agreement |
| PA – Polyacryl |
| PA – Privacy Advocate |
| PA – Pooling Administrator |
| PA – Principal Administrator |
| PA – Public Audio |
| PA – Precision Attack |
| PA – Project Authorization |
| PA – Propionic Acidemia |
| PA – Pathologists’ Assistant |
| PA – Production Agency |
| PA – Participatory Appraisal |
| PA – Pressure Alarm |
| PA – Proof Assistant |
| PA – Program Authorization |
| PA – Prohibited Areas |
| PA – Project Audit |
| PA – Public Attorney |
| PA – Procurement Army |
| PA – Prosecution Attorney |
| PA – Payroll Area |
| PA – Proponent Agency |
| PA – Proton Affinity |
| PA – Programming Assistant (campus residential officer) |
| PA – Post Adjutant |
| PA – Passenger Address |
| PA – Partner Association |
| PA – Paper Advance |
| PA – Production Acceptance |
| PA – Passenger Announcement (airlines) |
| PA – Physician’s Association |
| PA – Professional Audio System |
| PA – Polar Air Mass |
| PA – Project Arrangement |
| PA – Position Approximate |
| PA – Professor’s Assistant |
| PA – Procurement Authorization |
| PA – Product Accumulate (linear code) |
| PA – Pre-Arbitrated |
| PA – Payload Accommodations |
| PA – Proxy Agreement |
| PA – Pre-Auditing |
| PA – Preplaced-Aggregate (concrete) |
| PA – Pass-through Applications |
| PA – Peano Arithmetics |
| PA – Process Allocator |
| PA – Position Adaptivity |
| PA – Procurement Aide/Assistant |
| PA – Paramedic’s Assistant |
| PA – Program Account/Allocation |
| PA – Purchasing Aide/Assistant |
PA can stand for different things in different context. Although I have tried to include all the meanings of PA, there is a remote possibility that I may have missed out on a meaning. Do let us know through the comments section below.
