PLA

Meanings

1. Initialism of Port of London Authority.
2. Initialism of People's Liberation Army.
3. The national armed forces of the People's Republic of China.
4. Clipping of PLAGF, the national army of the People's Republic of China.
5. Initialism of Palestine Liberation Army (“a traditional army of the Palestine Liberation Organization, defunct”).
6. NYSE stock-ticker symbol for Playboy Enterprises, Inc., now PLBY.
7. Initialism of Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

1. Initialism of programmable logic array.
2. Initialism of polylactic acid.
3. Initialism of power lever angle (“angle of the pilot's primary control lever”).
4. Initialism of principle of least astonishment.

1. A surname.