NRA
Encyclopedia
NRA is an abbreviation that may mean:
In France:
In Ireland:
In Italy
In Japan
In the Netherlands:
In Russia:
In Uganda:
In the United Kingdom:
In the United States:
- National regulatory authorities (often specifically termed 'National Regulatory Authority'), government agencies tasked with regulating and supervisingRegulationRegulation is administrative legislation that constitutes or constrains rights and allocates responsibilities. It can be distinguished from primary legislation on the one hand and judge-made law on the other...
sections of public service and economy - Negative relative accommodationNegative relative accommodationNegative relative accommodation was proposed by Prof. Joseph Kearney of Oxford University in 1967, is a measure of the maximum ability to relax accommodation while maintaining clear, single binocular vision. This measurement is typically obtained by an orthoptist, ophthalmologist or optometrist...
- Nuclear reaction analysisNuclear reaction analysisNuclear reaction analysis is a nuclear method in materials science to obtain concentration vs. depth distributions for certain target chemical elements in a solid thin film....
Localised meanings
In the Republic of China:- National Revolutionary ArmyNational Revolutionary ArmyThe National Revolutionary Army , pre-1928 sometimes shortened to 革命軍 or Revolutionary Army and between 1928-1947 as 國軍 or National Army was the Military Arm of the Kuomintang from 1925 until 1947, as well as the national army of the Republic of China during the KMT's period of party rule...
, was the National Army of the Republic of China from 1925 until 1947
In France:
- Nœud de Raccordement d'Abonnés (link to French Wikipedia), a telephony distribution frameMain distribution frameIn telephony, a main distribution frame is a signal distribution frame for connecting equipment to cables and subscriber carrier equipment . The MDF is a termination point within the local telephone exchange where exchange equipment and terminations of local loops are connected by jumper wires...
In Ireland:
- National Roads AuthorityNational Roads AuthorityThe National Roads Authority is a state body in the Republic of Ireland, responsible for the national road network. The NRA was established as part of the Roads Act 1993 and commenced operations on 23 December 1993 in accordance with S.I. 407 of 1993.County councils remain responsible for local...
In Italy
- National Republican Army
In Japan
- "NRA", or "New Red Arrow", the brand name applied to the Seibu 10000 seriesSeibu 10000 seriesThe is a limited express electric multiple unit type operated by Seibu Railway in Japan since 1993, branded as "NRA" or "New Red Arrow". The trains are used on Koedo services from Seibu-Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe and on Musashi and Chichibu services from Ikebukuro in Tokyo to Hannō and Seibu...
train
In the Netherlands:
- Neutelings Riedijk ArchitectsNeutelings Riedijk ArchitectsNeutelings Riedijk Architecten is an architecture firm based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, founded by Willem-Jan Neutelings and Michiel Riedijk.-Work and design philosophy:...
- NRA, a punk band from Amsterdam on the Gearhead RecordsGearhead RecordsGearhead Records is an independent record label that started in San Francisco, California. It was later co-run out of Davis, California and is now totally run out of Woodland, California . The label was formed in April 2000 by Michelle Haunold and Mike LaVella. In 2006, the company was split in...
label
In Russia:
- New Revolutionary AlternativeNew Revolutionary AlternativeNew Revolutionary Alternative is an anarchist organization devoted to insurrectionary struggle in Russia. Authorities consider the organization to be a terrorist group.Little is known about the NRA...
In Uganda:
- National Resistance ArmyNational Resistance ArmyThe National Resistance Army , the military wing of the National Resistance Movement , was a rebel army that waged a guerrilla war, commonly referred to as the Luwero War or "the war in the bush", against the government of Milton Obote, and later that of Tito Okello.NRA was supported by Muammar...
In the United Kingdom:
- National Register of Archives
- National Rivers AuthorityNational Rivers AuthorityThe National Rivers Authority was one of the forerunners of the Environment Agency of England and Wales, existing between 1989 and 1996. Before 1989 the regulation of the aquatic environment had largely been carried out by the ten Regional Water Authorities...
- National Rifle Association, UKNational Rifle Association of the United KingdomThe National Rifle Association of the United Kingdom is the governing body of full bore rifle and pistol shooting sports in the United Kingdom.- History :...
- National RoundersRoundersRounders is a game played between two teams of either gender. The game originated in England where it was played in Tudor times. Rounders is a striking and fielding team game that involves hitting a small, hard, leather-cased ball with a round wooden, plastic or metal bat. The players score by...
Association
In the United States:
- National Recovery AdministrationNational Recovery AdministrationThe National Recovery Administration was the primary New Deal agency established by U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933. The goal was to eliminate "cut-throat competition" by bringing industry, labor and government together to create codes of "fair practices" and set prices...
and sometimes National Industrial Recovery ActNational Industrial Recovery ActThe National Industrial Recovery Act , officially known as the Act of June 16, 1933 The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), officially known as the Act of June 16, 1933 The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), officially known as the Act of June 16, 1933 (Ch. 90, 48 Stat. 195, formerly... - National Recreation AreaNational Recreation AreaNational Recreation Area is a designation for a protected area in the United States, often centered on large reservoirs and emphasizing water-based recreation for a large number of people. The first National Recreation Area was the Boulder Dam Recreation Area...
- National Reform Association (disambiguation)
- National Restaurant AssociationNational Restaurant Associationthumb|National Restaurant Association logoThe National Restaurant Association is a restaurant industry business association in the United States, representing more than 380,000 restaurant locations. It also operates the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation...
- National Rifle AssociationNational Rifle AssociationThe National Rifle Association of America is an American non-profit 501 civil rights organization which advocates for the protection of the Second Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights and the promotion of firearm ownership rights as well as marksmanship, firearm safety, and the protection...
In fiction
- New Rubinelle Army, a faction in the video game Advance Wars: Days of RuinAdvance Wars: Days of RuinAdvance Wars: Days of Ruin is a turn-based tactics video game for the Nintendo DS handheld game console...