independent agency
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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
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Interstate Commerce Commission
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Labor Relations Board
- National Science Foundation
- Postal Rate Commission
- United States Postal Service
- United States Postal Inspection Service
- Federal Communications Commission
- Social Security Administration
- United States Post Office
- Federal Trade Commission
- Office of Inspector General
- General Services Administration
- Federal Protective Service
- Small Business Administration
- Selective Service
- Securities and Exchange Commission
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 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 |