What does PA stand for?

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.