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CMA
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C.M.A. CMa cma ćma ćmą
English
Noun
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en Canada countable en Census Metropolitan Area.
en Canada countable en certified management accountant.
en China meteorology uncountable en China Meteorological Administration.
en UK countable en computer-marked assignment (that uses scan sheets).
en organic chemistry en chloromethylandrostenediol.
en uncountable en calcium magnesium acetate.
en US military en comma, used in communication systems without punctuation marks (e.g., telegrams).
1944, telegram to Gen. Carl Andrew Spaatz from Gen. Jimmy Doolittle; Edward Renehan, The Kennedys at War, 1937-1945 (2002), Doubleday, page 304:
... WILFORD J. WILLY CMA SR GRADE LIEUTENANT AND JOSEPH P. KENNEDY SR GRADE LIEUTENANT CMA BOTH USNR CMA WERE KILLED PD COMMANDER SMITH ...
en California government en congestion management agency.
Related terms
accountant en CA, en CGA, en CPA
Proper noun
en Consumer and Markets Authority.
en music en w:Country Music Association Awards.
en UK politics en w:Competition and Markets Authority.
en Nils Pratley Ignore Microsoft’s whines about the Activision takeover. The CMA did its job The Guardian 2023-04-27 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/nils-pratley-on-finance/2023/apr/27/ignore-microsoft-whines-activision-blizzard-the-cma-did-its-job 0261-3077 Indeed, the more common complaint is that the regulator is too willing to accept an acquirer’s proposed remedies to competition concerns. Microsoft tried the remedy route with Activision but the CMA, unusually, wasn’t convinced. Tough. https://web.archive.org/web/20261011050455/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/nils-pratley-on-finance/2023/apr/27/ignore-microsoft-whines-activision-blizzard-the-cma-did-its-job 11 October 2026
Further reading
Certified Management Accountant
Anagrams
en acm ACM AMC CAM Cam MAC MCA Mac Mac- Mac. cam mac
French
Proper noun
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fr historical fr w:fr:CMA CGM Compagnie maritime d'affrètement