Thesaurus Dictionary
Synonyms and antonyms of US government departments and organizations in American Thesaurus
US government departments and organizations
administration (noun)
a department of the U.S. government
the Bureau (noun)
the FBI in the U.S.
the CIA ()
the Central Intelligence Agency: a U.S. government organization that collects secret political, military, and other information about other countries and protects secret information about the U.S.
the U.S. government department responsible for administering justice and enforcing the law
the DOD ()
Department of Defense: a U.S. government department
the DOE ()
Department of Energy: a U.S. government department
the DOJ ()
the Department of Justice: the U.S. government department responsible for administering justice and enforcing the law
EEOC ()
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: a U.S. government organization that makes sure people can get jobs without being treated in an unfair way because of their race, national origin, sex, age, religion, or physical condition
the FAA ()
the Federal Aviation Administration: the U.S. government organization that is responsible for the safety of airplanes and airports
the FBI ()
the Federal Bureau of Investigation: a U.S. government department that deals with serious crimes that affect more than one state
the FDA ()
the Food and Drug Administration: a U.S. government department that controls the food and drugs that are allowed to be sold
the Federal Bureau of Investigation ()
the FBI
FEMA (noun)
American the Federal Emergency Management Agency: the U.S. government department responsible for planning for and dealing with emergency situations
Foggy Bottom ()
an informal name for the U.S. State Department, the government department responsible for relations with foreign countries
the U.S. government department responsible for taking care of forests
the FTC ()
the Federal Trade Commission: a U.S. government department that makes companies do business in a fair way
Homeland Security (noun)
the U.S. government department responsible for protecting the U.S. from attacks by terrorists, or the work of this department
the House of Representatives ()
the larger and less powerful part of the U.S. Congress (=the national legislature in the U.S.)
HUD ()
Housing and Urban Development: a department in the U.S. government that deals mainly with houses for poor people
the INS ()
the Immigration and Naturalization Service: the part of the U.S. government that deals with people from other countries who want to live in the U.S.
interagency (adjective)
between or involving two or more government departments or other agencies
the Internal Revenue Service ()
the IRS
the IRS ()
the Internal Revenue Service: the U.S. government department that collects taxes
the Department of Justice
juvenile court (noun)
a government department that is responsible for justice in cases where young people are involved in a crime or legal problem
land office (noun)
a U.S. government department responsible for keeping records of sales of public land
the legislative branch (noun)
the part of government that makes and changes laws. The other parts of government are the executive branch and the judicial branch.
the legislature (noun)
legalmainly British the legislative branch of government
NASA ()
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration: a government organization responsible for space research and sending rockets into space
the National Security Council ()
the U.S. government department that advises the president on issues relating to national security
OSHA ()
Occupational Safety and Health Administration: a U.S. government department that decides whether the buildings and places where people work, and the equipment and substances they use in their work, are safe
the Pentagon ()
the department of the U.S. government that controls the military, or the building that belongs to this department
the government department in the U.S. that delivers the mail
the SEC ()
the Securities and Exchange Commission: a U.S. government organization that deals with financial markets
the Secret Service (noun)
the U.S. government department responsible for protecting the president, the vice-president, and their families
the Senate (noun)
the more senior part of a legislature that has two parts
the Senate (noun)
senatorial (adjective)
in the U.S., the government department that manages the country’s relations with other countries. The Secretary of State is the head of this department.
the USDA ()
the United States Department of Agriculture: the U.S. government department responsible for farming laws and farm products