seafaring
navigation sailing r | the work of a sailor |
| services | performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others, the mayor tried to maintain city services, the medical services are excellent |
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | the position of the head of the Department of Health and Human Services, the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services was created by Congress in |
navigation
pilotage
piloting | the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place |
celestial navigation
astronavigation | navigating according to the positions of the stars |
inertial guidance
inertial navigation | a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forces |
| navigation | ship traffic, the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts |
inertial guidance system
inertial navigation system | a system to control a plane or spacecraft, uses inertial forces |
| navigation light | light on an airplane that indicates the plane's position and orientation, red light on the left (port) wing tip and green light on the right (starboard) wing tip |
| authority authorization authorisation sanction | official permission or approval, authority for the program was renewed several times |
authority
authorization
authorisation
potency dominance
say-so | the power or right to give orders or make decisions, he has the authority to issue warrants, deputies are given authorization to make arrests, a place of potency in the state |
assurance
self-assurance
confidence
selfonfidence
authority
sureness | freedom from doubt, belief in yourself and your abilities, his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular, after that failure he lost his confidence, she spoke with authority |
| authority | an authoritative written work, this book is the final authority on the life of Milton |
occupational safety and health act
federal job safety law | a law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment |
supervisory program
supervisor
executive program | a program that controls the execution of other programs |
supervisory routine
executive routine | a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines |
| supervisory software | specialized programs that reside permanently in the computer's main memory and control the processing of user's programs |
| good authority | testimony by someone who should know, I have it on good authority |
| federal government | a government with strong central powers |
federal department
federal office
department of the federal government | a department of the federal government of the United States |
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA | 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 |
Department of Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services
HHS | the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare, created in |
Federal Communications Commission
FCC | an independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI | a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice |
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
FLETC | a center in the Department of that trains law enforcement professionals for more than seventy federal agencies |
Federal Bureau of Prisons
BoP | the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes |
| Federal Judiciary | the judiciary of the United States which is responsible for interpreting and enforcing federal laws |
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA | an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation |
Third Reich
Nazi Germany | the Nazi dictatorship under Hitler (-) |
military
armed forces
armed services
military machine
war machine | the military forces of a nation, their military is the largest in the region, the military machine is the same one we faced in but now it is weaker |
Federalist Party
American Federalist Party
Federal Party | a major political party in the United States in the early th century, founded by Alexander Hamilton, favored a strong centralized government |
Palestine National Authority
Palestinian National Authority
Palestine Authority | combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force, created in by an agreement between Israel and the PLO |
| Federal Reserve Board | the seven-member board governing the Federal Reserve System |
| federal court | a court establish by the authority of a federal government |
agency
federal agency
government agency
bureau
office authority | an administrative unit of government, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Census Bureau, Office of Management and Budget, Tennessee Valley Authority |
Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada
CISC | an agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies |
Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence
Inter-Services Intelligence
ISI | the Pakistan intelligence agency, a powerful and almost autonomous political and military force, has procured nuclear technology and delivery capabilities, has had strong ties with the Taliban and other militant Islamic groups |
Shin Bet
General Security Services | the Israeli domestic counterintelligence and internal security agency, the Shin Bet also handles overall security for Israel's national airline |
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Fed
FRS | the central bank of the United States, incorporates Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and statehartered commercial banks and some trust companies, the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply |
Federal Reserve Bank
reserve bank | one of regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their region |
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 |
General Services Administration
GSA | a central management agency that sets Federal policy for Federal procurement and real property management and information resources management |
Federal Protective Service
FPS | an agency in the General Services Administration that is a security organization to provide a safe environment where Federal agencies can conduct their business |
| redevelopment authority | a public administrative unit given responsibility for the renovation of blighted urban areas |
regulatory agency
regulatory authority | a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC | a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Freddie Mac
FHLMC | a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages |
Federal National Mortgage Association
Fannie Mae
FNMA | a federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages |
| Federal Home Loan Bank System | the central credit system for thrift institutions |
Federal Housing Administration
FHA | the federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures residential mortgages |