FEMA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities

Synonyms:

Federal Emergency Management Agency; FEMA

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("FEMA" 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 ("FEMA" is a part of...):

Department of Homeland Security; Homeland Security (the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security)

Credits