Meaning of FEDERAL AGENCY

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
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	Synonyms:		agency, authority, bureau, government agency, office
	See Also:		administrative body, administrative unit, AEC, Atomic Energy Commission, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Bureau of Customs, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Bureau of the Census, Census Bureau, Center for Disease Control, central bank, Central Intelligence Agency, child welfare agency, child welfare service, CIA, Comptroller of the Currency, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, executive agency, FBI, FDA, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Housing Administration, FHA, Food and Drug Administration, Foreign Service, ICC, Inland Revenue, Internal Revenue Service, Interstate Commerce Commission, IR, IRS, local authority, Manhattan Project, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Labor Relations Board, National Park Service, National Weather Service, NRC, NRLB, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Ordnance Survey, organ, OSHA, patent office, redevelopment authority, regulatory agency, regulatory authority, SEC, secret service, Securities and Exchange Commission, Selective Service, Selective Service System, Social Security Administration, UN agency, United Nations agency, weather bureau