an independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite
<noun.group>

FCC

Federal Communications Commission

Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
<noun.location>

Abyssinia

Ethiopia

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Yaltopya

a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions
<noun.group>

FDIC

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities
<noun.group>

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

the central credit system for thrift institutions
<noun.group>

Federal Home Loan Bank System

a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages
<noun.group>

FHLMC

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

Freddie Mac

the federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures residential mortgages
<noun.group>

FHA

Federal Housing Administration

a country on the Comoro Islands
<noun.location>

Comoros

Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros

the judiciary of the United States which is responsible for interpreting and enforcing federal laws
<noun.group>

Federal Judiciary

a center in the Department of Homeland Security that trains law enforcement professionals for more than seventy federal agencies
<noun.group>

FLETC

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

a federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages
<noun.group>

FNMA

Fannie Mae

Federal National Mortgage Association

a major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government
<noun.group>

American Federalist Party

Federal Party

Federalist Party

an agency in the General Services Administration that is a security organization to provide a safe environment where Federal agencies can conduct their business
<noun.group>

FPS

Federal Protective Service

a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
<noun.location>

Deutschland

FRG

Federal Republic of Germany

Germany

a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea; established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat; reunified with East Germany in 1990
<noun.location>

Federal Republic of Germany

West Germany

a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country
<noun.location>

Federal Republic of Nigeria

Nigeria

a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea; formed from two of the six republics that made up Yugoslavia until 1992; Serbia and Montenegro were known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003 when they adopted the name of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro
<noun.location>

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Jugoslavija

Serbia and Montenegro

Union of Serbia and Montenegro

Yugoslavia

the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies
<noun.group>

FRS

Fed

Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve System

sample sentences

"the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply"

one of 12 regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their region
<noun.group>

Federal Reserve Bank

reserve bank

the seven-member board governing the Federal Reserve System
<noun.group>

Federal Reserve Board

the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies
<noun.group>

FRS

Fed

Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve System

sample sentences

"the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply"

a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
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Federal Reserve note

bank bill

bank note

banker's bill

banknote

bill

government note

greenback

note

sample sentences

"he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"

the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin
<noun.group>

FSB

Federal Security Bureau

Federal Security Service

the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin
<noun.group>

FSB

Federal Security Bureau

Federal Security Service

an independent agency of the United States federal government that maintains fair and free competition; enforces federal antitrust laws; educates the public about identity theft
<noun.group>

FTC

Federal Trade Commission

a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
<noun.person>

Federal

Federal soldier

Union soldier

a member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government
<noun.person>

Federalist

a major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government
<noun.group>

American Federalist Party

Federal Party

Federalist Party

a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986
<noun.location>

Federated States of Micronesia

Micronesia

TT

a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957
<noun.location>

Federation of Malaysia

Malaysia

a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983
<noun.location>

Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Christopher-Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis

St. Christopher-Nevis

St. Kitts and Nevis