AFP

See also: afp

English

Proper noun

AFP

1. (Australia, law enforcement) Initialism of Australian Federal Police.
2. (journalism) Initialism of Agence France-Presse.
   • 2024 December 7, Zoltan Vardai, “Telegram founder Pavel Durov questioned in Paris court for first time: Report”, in Cointelegraph‎^[1], archived from the original on 14 February 2025:

     When asked about the legal proceedings, Durov reportedly told the AFP that he “trusts the French justice” system but refused to elaborate on the case.

   • 2026 March 12, Peter Beaumont, “British tourist among 20 charged in Dubai over videos of Iranian missile strikes”, in The Guardian‎^[2], →ISSN, archived from the original on 12 March 2026:

     AFP, one of the few international news outlets with a Tehran bureau, said this week it has been unable to visit the scene of the strike on a school in the southern town of Minab, where Iranian authorities say more than 150 people, many of them children, were killed by a US Tomahawk missile.

3. (US) Initialism of Association of Fundraising Professionals.
4. (Philippines, military) Initialism of Armed Forces of the Philippines.
5. (US politics) Initialism of Americans for Prosperity.
   • 2024 February 27, Alice Herman, “[Donald] Trump defeats [Nikki] Haley in Michigan primary but warning signs appear”, in The Guardian‎^[3], archived from the original on 29 March 2024:

     It is unclear where Haley’s campaign goes from here. Until now, she has powered through the losses, fuelled in part by Americans for Prosperity Action, a powerful funding arm affiliated with the Koch network. But AFP Action abandoned the Haley campaign after she lost in South Carolina, her home state.

6. (US politics) Initialism of American Freedom Party.

Noun

AFP (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) Initialism of alpha-fetoprotein.

Adjective

AFP (not comparable)

1. (in biomedical research) Initialism of affinity purified.

Anagrams

• FP&A, fap, PFA, APF, PAF, FAP

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ɛf.pe/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Proper noun

AFP f

1. (journalism) initialism of Agence France-Presse

   Coordinate term: (Canada) PC

   • 2024 June 14, “République démocratique du Congo : 42 morts dans un nouveau massacre, près de 150 depuis début juin”, in Le Monde‎^[4], →ISSN, archived from the original on 12 March 2026:

     Le colonel Alain Kiwewa Mitela, administrateur du territoire de Lubero, où se sont déroulé les faits, dans la région de Beni, a déclaré à l’Agence France-Presse (AFP) que 42 corps avaient été retrouvés après cette tuerie, survenue dans la nuit de mercredi à jeudi.

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