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Abbreviations
The information in The Almanac of American Politics contains a variety of abbreviations that may not always be immediately clear upon first reading. Here is a sort of guidebook, or abbreviations-to-English dictionary to follow.
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | L
M | N | P | R | S | T | U | V | W |
- A -
| ABC
| Americans for Better Childcare Act |
| ACLU | American Civil Liberties Union
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| ACP | A Connecticut Party
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| ACU | American Conservative Union
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| ADA | Americans for Democratic Action;
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| AFDC | Aid to Families with Dependent Children |
| AFS | American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
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| AI | Alaska Independent Party
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| ANWR | Alaska National Wildlife Refuge
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| AS | American Samoa
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| ASI | American Systems Independent Party (PA)
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- B -
| BGH | Bovine Growth Hormone
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| BVP | Brooklyn Voters Party (NY)
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- C -
| C | Conservative Party (NY)
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| CAB | Civil Aeronautics Board
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| CAFE | Corporate Average Fuel Economy
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| CFA | Consumer Federation of America
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| CCP | Change Congress Party
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| CHC | Christian Coalition
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| CHOB | Cannon House Office Building
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| CIA | Central Intelligence Agency
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| COC | Chamber of Commerce of the United States
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| COLA | Cost of Living Adjustment
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| CON | Concord Coalition
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- D -
| DCCC | Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
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| DFL | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (MN)
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| DLC | Democratic Leadership Council
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| DNC | Democratic National Committee
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| DSCC | Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
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| DSOB | Dirksen Senate Office Building
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- E -
| EMILY | EMILY's List (Early Money is Like Yeast)
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| ERISA | Employee Retirement Income Security Act
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- F -
| FEC | Federal Election Commission
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| FR | Freedom Party (NY)
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- G -
| GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade
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| GREEN | Green Party
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- H -
| H | Capitol Building Room - House side
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| HMO | Stop HMO Abuses Party
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| HSOB | Hart Senate Office Building
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- I -
| I | Independent
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| IC | Independent Conservative
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| Ind | Independence Party
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| INF | Independent Fusion Party
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| INN | Independent Neighbors Party (NY)
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| IR | Independent-Republican Party (MN)
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| ISTEA | Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
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| IVP | Independent Voters Party
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- J -
- L -
| L | Liberal Party
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| LCV | League of Conservation Voters
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| LHOB | Longworth House Office Building
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| LIB | Libertarian Party
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| LIF | Long Island First Party (NY)
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- M -
- N -
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement
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| NAP | New Alliance Party (MA)
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| NARAL | National Abortion Rights Action League
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| NEA | National Endowment for the Arts
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| NFIB | National Federation of Independent Business
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| NRCC | National Republican Congressional Committee
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| NRSC | National Republican Senatorial Committee
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| NTLC | National Tax-Limitation Committee
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| NTU | National Taxpayers Union
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- P -
| P & F | Peace & Freedom Party (CA)
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| PDP | Popular Democratic Party (PR)
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| POP | Populist Party
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| PR | Puerto Rico
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| PS | Protect Seniors Party (NY)
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- R -
| Ref | Reform Party
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| RHOB | Rayburn House Office Building
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| RLDS | Reorganized Church of the Latter Day Saints |
| RMM | Ranking Minority Member
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| RNC | Republican National Committee
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| RP | Republican Moderate Party (AK)
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| RSOB | Russell Senate Office Building
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| RTL | Right-to-Life Party
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- S -
| S | Capitol Building Room, Senate side
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| SDI | Strategic Defense Initiative
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| SIS | Staten Island Secession Party (NY)
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| SM | Save Medicare Party (NY)
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| SOC | Socialist Party
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| SOL | Solidarity Party (IL)
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| SWP | Socialist Workers Party (MN)
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- T -
| TFC | Twenty-First Century Party (NY)
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| TXB | Tax Break Party (NY)
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- U -
- V -
| VNS | Voter News Service
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| VRP | Voters Rights Party (NY)
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- W -
| WIC | Women and Infant Children
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