INDEPENDENT AGENCY

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does independent agency mean? 

• INDEPENDENT AGENCY (noun)
  The noun INDEPENDENT AGENCY has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: INDEPENDENT AGENCY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INDEPENDENT AGENCY (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("independent agency" is a kind of...):

agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)

Domain region:

America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "independent agency"):

NRC; Nuclear Regulatory Commission (an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants)

Social Security Administration; SSA (an independent government agency responsible for the social security system)

PO; Post Office; United States Post Office; US Post Office (an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States)

Federal Trade Commission; FTC (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)

Office of Inspector General; OIG (the investigative arm of the Federal Trade Commission)

General Services Administration; GSA (a central management agency that sets Federal policy for Federal procurement and real property management and information resources management)

Federal Protective Service; FPS (an agency in the General Services Administration that is a security organization to provide a safe environment where Federal agencies can conduct their business)

Homeland Security; Office of Homeland Security (an independent agency established by and accountable to the President in 2001; develops and implements a national strategy to make the United States safe from terrorist threats or attacks)

SBA; Small Business Administration (an independent agency of the United States government that protects the interests of small businesses and ensures that they receive a fair share of government contracts)

Selective Service; Selective Service System; SSS (an independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service)

FCC; Federal Communications Commission (an independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite)

United States Postal Inspection Service; US Postal Inspection Service (the primary law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service)

United States Postal Service; US Postal Service; USPS (an independent federal agency that provides mail processing and delivery service for individuals and businesses in the United States)

Environmental Protection Agency; EPA (an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment)

Federal Emergency Management Agency; FEMA (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)

Central Intelligence Agency; CIA (an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council)

ICC; Interstate Commerce Commission (a former independent federal agency that supervised and set rates for carriers that transported goods and people between states; was terminated in 1995)

NASA; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (an independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight)

NARA; National Archives and Records Administration (the independent agency that oversees management of federal government records including presidential libraries and historic collections)

National Labor Relations Board; NLRB (an independent agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor unions)

National Science Foundation; NSF (an independent agency of the federal government responsible for the promotion of progress in science and engineering by supporting programs in research and education)

Postal Rate Commission (an independent federal agency that recommends changes in postal rates)

SEC; Securities and Exchange Commission (an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors)