Editing American (word) (section)

==In other contexts==
"American" in the 1994 ''[[AP Stylebook|Associated Press Stylebook]]'' was defined as, "An acceptable description for a resident of the United States. It also may be applied to any resident or citizen of nations in North or South America." Elsewhere, the ''AP Stylebook'' indicates that "United States" must "be spelled out when used as a noun. Use U.S. (no space) only as an adjective."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://writingexplained.org/ap-style/ap-style-united-states|title=AP Style United States|website=Writing Explained|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-20}}</ref>

The entry for "America" in ''[[The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage]]'' from 1999 reads:
{{blockquote|[the] terms "America", "American(s)" and "Americas" refer not only to the United States, but to all of North America and South America. They may be used in any of their senses, including references to just the United States, if the context is clear. The countries of the Western Hemisphere are collectively 'the Americas'.}}

Media releases from the [[Pope]] and [[Holy See]] frequently use "America" to refer to the United States, and "American" to denote something or someone from the United States.<ref>{{cite speech|url=https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/paul_vi/homilies/1965/documents/hf_p-vi_hom_19651004_yankee-stadium_en.html|title=Homily of the Holy Father Paul VI|location=Yankee Stadium, New York|date=October 4, 1965|author-link=Pope Paul VI|author=Pope Paul VI}}</ref>

===International law===
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At least one international law uses ''U.S. citizen'' in defining a citizen of the United States rather than ''American citizen''; for example, the English version of the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] includes:
{{blockquote|Only air carriers that are "citizens of the United States" may operate aircraft in domestic air service (cabotage) and may provide international scheduled and non-scheduled air service as U.S. air carriers...
Under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, a "citizen of the United States" means:
:(a) an individual who is a U.S. citizen;
:(b) a partnership in which each member is a U.S. citizen; or
:(c) a U.S. corporation of which the president and at least two-thirds of the board of directors and other managing officers are U.S. citizens, and at least 75 percent of the voting interest in the corporation is owned or controlled by U.S. citizens.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sice.oas.org/trade/nafta/anx1usa.asp | work = North American Free Trade Agreement | title = Annex I: Reservations for Existing Measures and Liberalization Commitments (Chapters 11, 12, and 14) | date = October 7, 1992 | access-date = October 27, 2013 | archive-date = October 29, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190838/http://www.sice.oas.org/trade/nafta/anx1usa.asp | url-status = live }}</ref>}}

Many international treaties use the terms ''American'' and ''American citizen'':
* 1796 – The treaty between the United States and the [[Dey]] of the Regency of [[Algiers]] on March 7, 1796, protected "American citizens".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/collection/pres_1796mar7.html|title=Treaty between US and the Dey and Regency of Algiers, March 7, 1796|work=Gilder Lehrman Collection Documents|publisher=PBS|access-date=August 24, 2017|archive-date=December 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205044411/http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/collection/pres_1796mar7.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 1806 – The [[Louisiana Purchase Treaty]] between [[France]] and United States referred to "American citizens".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/archives/one/louispur.htm|title=The Louisiana Purchase Treaty|work=Archives of The West|publisher=PBS|access-date=August 24, 2017|archive-date=August 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809002530/http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/archives/one/louispur.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 1825 – The treaty between the United States and the [[Cheyenne]] tribe refers to "American citizens".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Treaties/TreatyWithTheCheyenneTribe1825.html|title=Treaty with The Cheyenne Tribe|date=July 6, 1825|access-date=August 4, 2009|archive-date=October 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091011144137/http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Treaties/TreatyWithTheCheyenneTribe1825.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1848 – The [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] between [[Mexico]] and the U.S. uses "American Government" to refer to the United States, and "American tribunals" to refer to U.S. courts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laprensa-sandiego.org/archieve/september21/treaty.htm|title=The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo|work=La Prensa|access-date=August 4, 2009|archive-date=March 15, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315010004/http://www.laprensa-sandiego.org/archieve/september21/treaty.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 1858 – The [[Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States-Japan)|Treaty of Amity and Commerce]] between the United States and [[Japan]] protected "American citizens" and also used "American" in other contexts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://core.ecu.edu/hist/tuckerjo/harris.html|title=The Treaty of Amity and Commerce Between the United States and Japan, 1858 (The Harris Treaty)|access-date=October 27, 2013|archive-date=October 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190558/http://core.ecu.edu/hist/tuckerjo/harris.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1898 – The [[Treaty of Paris (1898)|Treaty of Paris]] ending the [[Spanish–American War]], known in Spanish as the {{lang|es|Guerra Hispano–Estadounidense}} ("Spain–United States War") uses "American" in reference to United States troops.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/sp1898.asp|title=Treaty of Peace Between the United States and Spain; December 10, 1898|access-date=August 5, 2009|archive-date=July 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708063629/http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/sp1898.asp|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 1966 – The [[Treaty of Amity and Economic Relations (Thailand–United States)|United States–Thailand Treaty of Amity]] protects "Americans" and "American corporations".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bia.co.th/006.html|title=The United States–Thailand Treaty of Amity|work=Thailand Business and Legal Guide|access-date=2013-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192100/http://www.bia.co.th/006.html|archive-date=2013-10-29|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===U.S. commercial regulation===
Products that are labeled, advertised, and marketed in the U.S. as "[[Made in USA label|Made in the USA]]" must be, as set by the [[Federal Trade Commission]] (FTC), "all or virtually all made in the U.S." The FTC, to prevent deception of customers and unfair competition, considers an unqualified claim of "American Made" to expressly claim exclusive manufacture in the U.S: "The [[FTC Act]] gives the Commission the power to bring law enforcement actions against false or misleading claims that a product is of U.S. origin."<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/madeusa.htm|title=Complying with the Made In the USA Standard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060216200917/http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/madeusa.htm|archive-date=February 16, 2006|publisher=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>