FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation

Synonyms:

FAA; Federal Aviation Administration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Federal Aviation Administration" is a kind of...):

agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)

Holonyms ("Federal Aviation Administration" is a part of...):

Department of Transportation; DoT; Transportation (the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966)

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