- a social group of the parents of children at a school and their teachers formed in order to foster better understanding between them and to organize activities on behalf of the school
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parent teacher association n
Par′ent-Teach′er Associa′tion
(pâr′ənt tē′chər, par′-),USA pronunciation
- Educationan organization of teachers and the parents of their students, as within a public school, to promote mutual understanding and to increase the effectiveness of the educational program. Abbr.: PTA, P.T.A.
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