ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States

Synonyms:

AEC; Atomic Energy Commission

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Atomic Energy Commission" is a kind of...):

executive agency (an agency of the executive branch of government)

Holonyms ("Atomic Energy Commission" is a part of...):

executive branch; Executive Office of the President (the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws)

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