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independent agency, n.

an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments
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independent agency

semantic pointers

hyponym

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NRC Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, E.P.A. 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

hypernym

office, agency, bureau, authority, federal agency, government agency

domain of synset (region)

United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.