parent-teacher association

noun

variants often Parent-Teacher Association
: an organization of local groups of teachers and the parents of their pupils that works for the improvement of the schools and the benefit of the pupils

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Martin had also rattled several parent-teacher associations by sharing her views with local children. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025 Toni Emehel Toni Emehel is a first-time school board candidate and a longtime CMS parent and parent-teacher association member. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025 At the time, Pollio said the donation would largely be used to help schools lacking supplemental funding through parent-teacher associations, athletic events, booster clubs and alumni associations. — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2025 Crosby, 46, has worked on housing issues for the city and has served on the Clairemont Town Council and as president of the parent-teacher association of Holmes Elementary, where her daughter goes to school. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for parent-teacher association

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First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of parent-teacher association was in 1914

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