Meaning of PLA | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of Port of London Authority.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2. Initialism of programmable logic array.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
3. A surname.
4. Initialism of People's Liberation Army.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
5. Initialism of polylactic acid.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
6. The national armed forces of the People's Republic of China.
7. Initialism of power lever angle (“angle of the pilot's primary control lever”).
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
8. Clipping of PLAGF, the national army of the People's Republic of China.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
9. Initialism of principle of least astonishment.
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10. Initialism of Palestine Liberation Army (“a traditional army of the Palestine Liberation Organization, defunct”).
    abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
11. NYSE stock-ticker symbol for Playboy Enterprises, Inc., now PLBY.
    historical
12. Initialism of Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang

Examples

“Thus, despite the downfall of the conservative military leadership of Wuhan as a consequence of the center’s suppression of the Wuhan Mutiny, subsequent developments indicate an increased reliance on the institution least desirous of continued Cultural Revolution disruption—the PLA.”

“Suao is a strategic port designed to keep Taiwan’s access to maritime supply chains open in times of war, so Koh said it would also be priority targets of the PLA missiles.”

“While the PLA has achieved significant technological milestones in recent years, it has also been dogged by a corruption scandal in its ranks. A number of senior officials have been purged, raising questions about how ready the PLA is to fight a war from a leadership perspective.”

“2016. Wang Y, Qu W, Choi SH. "FDA;s Regulatory Science Program for Generic PLA/PLGA-Based Drug Products", American Pharmaceutical Review, 19(4):14. There are currently 15 FDA-approved PLA/PLGA-based drug products available on the US market (Table 1).”

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