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Headquarters is in New York.
American Federation of
Government Employees Use
this full name on first reference to
prevent confusion with other
unions that represent government
workers.
Headquarters is in Washington.
American Federation of
Labor and Congress of Industrial
Organizations AFL-
CIO is acceptable in all references.
Headquarters is in Washington.
American Federation of
Musicians Use this full name on
first reference.
The shortened form Musicians’
union is acceptable on second reference.
Headquarters is in New York.
American Federation of
State, County and Municipal
Employees Use this full
name on first reference to prevent
confusion with other unions that
represent government workers.
Headquarters is in Washington.
American Federation of
Teachers Use this full name on
first reference to prevent confusion
with other unions that represent
teachers.
Headquarters is in Washington.
American Federation of
Television and Radio Artists
AFTRA is acceptable on second
reference.
Headquarters is in New York.
American Hospital Association
AHA is acceptable on
second reference. Also: the hospital
association, the association.
Headquarters is in Chicago.
Americanisms Words and
phrases that have become part of
the English language as spoken
in the United States are listed
with a star in Webster’s New
World Dictionary.
Most Americanisms are acceptable
in news stories, but let
the context be the guide.
See word selection.
American Legion Capitalize
also the Legion in second reference.
Members are Legionnaires,
just as members of the Lions
Club are Lions.
Legion and Legionnaires are
capitalized because they are not
being used in their common noun
sense. A legion (lowercase) is a
large group of soldiers or, by derivation,
a large number of items:
His friends are legion. A legionnaire
(lowercase) is a member of
such a legion.
See the fraternal organizations
and service clubs entry.
American Medical Association
AMA is acceptable on
second reference. Also: the medical
association, the association.
Headquarters is in Chicago.
American Newspaper
Publishers Association See
Newspaper Association of
America.
American Petroleum Institute
API is acceptable on second
reference.
Headquarters is in Washington.