independent agency
noun
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Sense 1 noun
an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments
Types & categories
- agency hypernym
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission hyponym
- Environmental Protection Agency hyponym
- Federal Emergency Management Agency hyponym
- Central Intelligence Agency hyponym
- Interstate Commerce Commission hyponym
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration hyponym
- National Archives and Records Administration hyponym
- National Labor Relations Board hyponym
- National Science Foundation hyponym
- Postal Rate Commission hyponym
- United States Postal Service hyponym
- United States Postal Inspection Service hyponym
- Federal Communications Commission hyponym
- Social Security Administration hyponym
- United States Post Office hyponym
- Federal Trade Commission hyponym
- Office of Inspector General hyponym
- General Services Administration hyponym
- Federal Protective Service hyponym
- Small Business Administration hyponym
- Selective Service hyponym
- Securities and Exchange Commission hyponym
Related & opposite
- United States domain region
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain region | Related & opposite | United States |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | agency |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Environmental Protection Agency |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Central Intelligence Agency |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Interstate Commerce Commission |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | National Archives and Records Administration |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | National Labor Relations Board |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | National Science Foundation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Postal Rate Commission |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | United States Postal Service |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | United States Postal Inspection Service |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Federal Communications Commission |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Social Security Administration |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | United States Post Office |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Federal Trade Commission |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Office of Inspector General |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | General Services Administration |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Federal Protective Service |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Small Business Administration |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Selective Service |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Securities and Exchange Commission |