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    FBI

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justiceplay

    Synonyms:

    FBI; Federal Bureau of Investigation

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Hypernyms ("FBI" is a kind of...):

    law enforcement agency (an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws)

    Domain category:

    jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

    Holonyms ("FBI" is a part of...):

    Department of Justice; DoJ; Justice; Justice Department (the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870)

    Holonyms ("FBI" is a member of...):

    IC; Intelligence Community; National Intelligence Community; United States Intelligence Community (a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence)

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