causal agent cause causal agency | any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results |
mission charge commission | a special assignment that is given to a person or group, a confidential mission to London, his charge was deliver a message |
perpetration commission committal | the act of committing a crime |
commission commissioning | the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions |
alkylating agent | an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer |
alpha blocker alpha-blocker alpha-adrenergic blocker alpha-adrenergic blocking agent | any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors, used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia, relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder |
anesthetic anaesthetic anesthetic agent anaesthetic agent | a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations |
antifungal antifungal agent fungicide antimycotic antimycotic agent | any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi |
antispasmodic spasmolytic antispasmodic agent | a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles) |
antiviral antiviral agent antiviral drug | any drug that destroys viruses |
beta blocker beta-blocking agent beta-adrenergic blocker beta-adrenergic blocking agent | any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia, decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system |
blocker blocking agent | a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process |
cleansing agent cleanser cleaner | a preparation used in cleaning something |
immunogen immunizing agent | any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body |
major tranquilizer major tranquillizer major tranquilliser antipsychotic drug antipsychotic agent antipsychotic neuroleptic drug neuroleptic agent neuroleptic | tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired |
psychotropic agent | a chemical substance that can influence human consciousness |
thrombolytic thrombolytic agent clot buster | a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle |
tranquilizer tranquillizer tranquilliser antianxiety agent ataractic drug ataractic agent ataractic | a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity |
agentive role agent | the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause |
commission military commission | an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces |
commission charge direction | a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something, the judge's charge to the jury |
National Liberation Army ELN Nestor Paz Zamora Commission CNPZ | a terrorist organization in Bolivia that acts as an umbrella for numerous small indigenous subversive groups, a revival of a group with Marxist-Leninist ideologies originally established by Che Guevara in the s |
Atomic Energy Commission AEC | a former executive agency (from to ) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC | an independent federal agency created in to license and regulate nuclear power plants |
Interstate Commerce Commission ICC | a former independent federal agency that supervised and set rates for carriers that transported goods and people between states, was terminated in , the ICC was established in as the first federal agency |
Postal Rate Commission | an independent federal agency that recommends changes in postal rates |
Federal Communications Commission FCC | an independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite |
commission plan | a municipal government that combines legislative and executive authority in the members of a commission |
Economic and Social Council commission ECOSOC commission | a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations |
Commission on Human Rights | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with human rights |
Commission on Narcotic Drugs | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with drug traffic |
Commission on the Status of Women | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with the status of women in different societies |
Economic Commission for Africa | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of African nations |
Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of countries in Asia and the Far East |
Economic Commission for Europe | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Europe |
Economic Commission for Latin America | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Latin America |
Population Commission | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with population control |
Social Development Commission | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with social development |
Statistical Commission | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with statistical data from member nations |
blue ribbon commission blue ribbon committee | an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue |
committee commission | a special group delegated to consider some matter, a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours - Milton Berle |
election commission | a commission delegated to supervise an election |
fairness commission | a commission delegated to ensure opportunities for the expression of opposing views |
planning commission | a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments |
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 |
deputation commission delegation delegacy mission | a group of representatives or delegates |
High Commission | an embassy of one British Commonwealth country to another |
zoning commission | a commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for residential or commercial use |
agent bank | a bank that acts as an agent for a foreign bank |
lead bank agent bank | a bank named by a lending syndicate of several banks to protect their interests |