OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The investigative arm of the Federal Trade Commission

Synonyms:

Office of Inspector General; OIG

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Office of Inspector General" is a kind of...):

independent agency (an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments)

Holonyms ("Office of Inspector General" is a part of...):

Federal Trade Commission; FTC (an independent agency of the United States federal government that maintains fair and free competition; enforces federal antitrust laws; educates the public about identity theft)

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