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American Medical Association
the American Medical Association and the National Rifle Association.
American Medical Association - American Bar Association - American Dental Association - American Society of Mechanical Engineers - etc - etc - etc -etc - etc . . . . .
It is a professional association intended for the promotion of best practices, uniform standards, and peer review.
professional interest group.
It is a professional association intended for the promotion of best practices, uniform standards, and peer review.
trade association
For example, it is generally understood that American doctors are subject to the American Medical Association code of ethics, and American lawyers follow their bar association codes.
professional
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) is typically cited in text by including the author (American Psychiatric Association) and year (2013) of publication, for example: (American Psychiatric Association, 2013).
Yes, the word journal is a common noun, A proper noun would be the name of a journal, for example, The Journal of the American Medical Association.
The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball has fifty-four teams/franchises. For example this includes teams from Cleveland and Philadelphia.