Synonyms and antonyms of UK and Commonwealth government departments and organizations in American Thesaurus

the BBC ()

the British Broadcasting Corporation: an organization that broadcasts television and radio programs and is owned by the British government

the British Council ()

a British organization that helps to spread the English language and British culture and technology around the world. It is supported by the British government.

chancery (noun)

mainly British a government office where official documents are kept

the DOH ()

Department of Health: a U.S. government department

the Foreign Office ()

the British government department that deals with Britain’s relations with foreign countries. Its full name is the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The U.S. department that has a similar purpose is the State Department.

GPO (noun)

Government Printing Office

HM (abbreviation)

Her/His Majesty’s: used in the names of government organizations in the U.K.

HMRC (abbreviation)

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs: the British government department responsible for taxation. It collects both direct taxes (such as income tax and corporation tax) and indirect taxes (such as VAT).

the Home Office ()

in the U.K., the government department that is responsible for the police and for protecting the country from attacks by terrorists. It also controls who is allowed into the country. The minister in charge of the Home Office is called the Home Secretary.

the Inland Revenue ()

the former name for the British government department responsible for collecting taxes. It became part of HMRC in 2005, but people still use the old name in unofficial contexts.

the Land Registry ()

the British government department responsible for keeping records of who owns land

MI5 ()

the British government organization that works secretly to stop other countries getting important military and political information about the U.K.

MI6 ()

the British government organization that secretly sends people to other countries to get important military and political information about them

quango (noun)

quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization: an organization in the U.K. that is separate from the government but has responsibilities similar to those of a government department

social (noun)

the government department that deals with social security

social services (noun)

the department in a local council that deals with social services

the taxman (noun)

informal the government department that is responsible for collecting taxes

Whitehall ()

the name of the street in London where there are a lot of British government departments

Whitehall ()

belonging to or connected with a government department in the U.K.