Thesaurus Dictionary
Synonyms and antonyms of US government departments and organizations in British Thesaurus
US government departments and organizations
administration (noun)
a department of the US government
the Bureau (noun)
the FBI in the US
the CIA ()
the Central Intelligence Agency: a US government organization that collects secret political, military, and other information about other countries and protects secret information about the US
the US government department responsible for administering justice and enforcing the law
the DOJ ()
the Department of Justice: the US government department responsible for administering justice and enforcing the law
the FAA ()
the Federal Aviation Administration: the US government organization that is responsible for the safety of planes and airports
the FBI ()
the Federal Bureau of Investigation: a US government department that deals with serious crimes that affect more than one state
the FDA ()
the Food and Drug Administration: a US 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 US government department responsible for planning for and dealing with emergency situations
Homeland Security (noun)
the US government department responsible for protecting the US from attacks by terrorists, or the work of this department
the House of Representatives ()
the larger and less powerful part of the US Congress (=the organization that makes laws in the US)
the Internal Revenue Service ()
the IRS
the IRS ()
the Internal Revenue Service: the US government department that collects taxes
the Department of Justice
the legislature (noun)
legal the part of government that makes and changes laws. The other parts of government are the executive and the judiciary.
NASA ()
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration: a government organization in the US responsible for space research
the National Security Council ()
the government department in the US that advises the president on issues relating to national security
the Pentagon ()
the department of the US government that controls the armed forces, or the building that belongs to this department
the government department in the US that delivers the post
the Secret Service (noun)
the US government department responsible for protecting the president
the Senate (noun)
the more senior part of a law-making institution that has two parts
the Senate (noun)
senatorial (adjective)
in the US, the government department that manages the country’s relations with other countries. The Secretary of State is the head of this department.