independent agency (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 14
def an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments
Outgoing links
Hypernym agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority
Domain of synset - REGION United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
Hyponym Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NRC; Environmental Protection Agency, EPA; Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA; Central Intelligence Agency, CIA; Interstate Commerce Commission, ICC; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA; National Archives and Records Administration, NARA; National Labor Relations Board, NLRB; National Science Foundation, NSF; Postal Rate Commission; United States Postal Service, US Postal Service, USPS; United States Postal Inspection Service, US Postal Inspection Service; Federal Communications Commission, FCC; Social Security Administration, SSA; United States Post Office, US Post Office, Post Office, PO; Federal Trade Commission, FTC; Office of Inspector General, OIG; General Services Administration, GSA; Federal Protective Service, FPS; Small Business Administration, SBA; Selective Service, Selective Service System, SSS; Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC
Incoming links
Hypernym Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NRC; Environmental Protection Agency, EPA; Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA; Central Intelligence Agency, CIA; Interstate Commerce Commission, ICC; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA; National Archives and Records Administration, NARA; National Labor Relations Board, NLRB; National Science Foundation, NSF; Postal Rate Commission; United States Postal Service, US Postal Service, USPS; United States Postal Inspection Service, US Postal Inspection Service; Federal Communications Commission, FCC; Social Security Administration, SSA; United States Post Office, US Post Office, Post Office, PO; Federal Trade Commission, FTC; Office of Inspector General, OIG; General Services Administration, GSA; Federal Protective Service, FPS; Small Business Administration, SBA; Selective Service, Selective Service System, SSS; Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC
Hyponym agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority
Member of this domain - REGION United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.

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