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An agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments.
is a specific kind of: agency, authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office.
is a broader term that covers: NRC, Nuclear Regulatory Commission | E.P.A., Environmental Protection Agency, EPA | Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA | Central Intelligence Agency, CIA | ICC, Interstate Commerce Commission | NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NARA, National Archives and Records Administration | 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 | FCC, Federal Communications Commission | Social Security Administration, SSA | PO, Post Office, United States Post Office, US Post Office | Federal Trade Commission, FTC | Office of Inspector General, OIG | General Services Administration, GSA | Federal Protective Service, FPS | SBA, Small Business Administration | Selective Service, Selective Service System, SSS | SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission ... show more.
domain region: America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA.
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