Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun independent_agency

1 sense of independent agency

Sense 1
independent agency -- (an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments)
       => agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority -- (an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority")