ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment

Synonyms:

E.P.A.; Environmental Protection Agency; EPA

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Environmental Protection Agency" 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)

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