National Association may refer to:
Politics
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National Association (South Korea)
The National Association was a political party in South Korea.
History
Syngman Rhee established the Central Committee for the Rapid Realisation of Korean Independence in October 1945, shortly after he had returned from exile. As a result of wide ...
, a political party 1946–1960
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Kokumin Kyōkai
The Kokumin Kyōkai ( ja, 国民協会, lit. ''National Association'') was a political party in Japan.
History
Led by Saigō Jūdō and Shinagawa Yajirō, nationalist supporters of Matsukata Masayoshi and his government established the Kokumin K ...
or National Association, a Japanese political party 1892–1899
Sports
''Unless noted otherwise, each of the below is or was based in the United States''
Baseball
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National Association of Base Ball Players (1857–1870), the governing body of early high-level but officially non-professional baseball
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National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NAPBBP), often known simply as the National Association (NA), was the first fully- professional sports league in baseball. The NA was founded in 1871 and continued through the 1875 se ...
(1871–1875), regarded by baseball historians as the first professional baseball league
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National Association (1879–1880)
The National Association (formally, the National Base Ball Association) was a professional baseball league that played during the 1879 and 1880 seasons. While not considered a Major League Baseball#Other recognized leagues, major league, it opera ...
, successor to the
International Association after it lost its final Canadian team
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National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (NAPBL), the former name of the governing body of Minor League Baseball, established in 1901
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(1907–1910), an early professional Negro baseball league
Other
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National Association of Basketball Coaches, an organization of men's college basketball coaches
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National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) is a professional organization for college and university athletic directors in the United States. NACDA boasts a membership of more than 6,100 individuals and more than 1,600 ins ...
, a professional organization for college and university athletic directors
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National Association Football League
The National Association Football League (also spelled ''National Association Foot Ball League'') (NAFBL) was a semi-professional U.S. soccer league which operated between 1895 and 1898. The league was reconstituted in 1906 and continued to oper ...
, a semi-professional soccer league (1895–1898)
Acronym usage
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NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E.&nb ...
(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), a civil rights organization in the United States
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NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics), a college athletics association for colleges and universities in North America
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NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and hi ...
(National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company
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Nasdaq
The Nasdaq Stock Market () (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations Stock Market) is an American stock exchange based in New York City. It is the most active stock trading venue in the US by volume, and ranked second ...
(National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations Stock Market), an American stock exchange
Other
* National Association, or "N.A.", the official designation of
federally chartered banks in the United States
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National Association of Letter Carriers, an American labor union
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National Association of Realtors
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is an American trade association for those who work in the real estate industry. It has over 1.4 million members, making it one of the biggest trade associations in the USA including NAR's institutes, so ...
, an American trade association
See also
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