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 |
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 |
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 |
Weimar Republic | the German republic founded at Weimar in , The Weimar Republic was overthrown in and replaced by the Third Reich |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
democracy republic commonwealth | a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them |
republic | a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch, the head of state in a republic is usually a president |
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 |
federal savings bank FSB | a federally chartered savings bank |
Federal Security Bureau FSB Federal Security Service | the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB, formerly led by Vladimir Putin |
banana republic | a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas) |
federal district | a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation |
Namibia Republic of Namibia South West Africa | a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa), achieved independence from South Africa in , the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa |
Albania Republic of Albania | a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula |
Algeria Algerie Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria | a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim, colonized by France in the th century but gained autonomy in the early s |
Angola Republic of Angola | a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean, achieved independence from Portugal in and was the scene of civil war until |
Argentina Argentine Republic | a republic in southern South America, second largest country in South America |
Bulgaria Republic of Bulgaria | a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe |
Burundi Republic of Burundi | a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika |
Cameroon Republic of Cameroon Cameroun | a republic on the western coast of central Africa, was under French and British control until |
Cape Verde Republic of Cape Verde | an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal |
Central African Republic Central Africa | a landlocked country in central Africa, formerly under French control, became independent in |
Sri Lanka Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Ceylon | a republic on the island of Ceylon, became independent of the United Kingdom in |
Chad Republic of Chad Tchad | a landlocked desert republic in northentral Africa, was under French control until |
Chile Republic of Chile | a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast |
China People's Republic of China mainland China Communist China Red China PRC Cathay | a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia, the most populous country in the world |
Taiwan China Nationalist China Republic of China | a government on the island of Taiwan established in by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong |
Colombia Republic of Colombia | a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, achieved independence from Spain in under the leadership of Simon Bolivar, Spanish is the official language |
Comoros Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros | a country on the Comoro Islands |
Congo Republic of the Congo French Congo | a republic in westentral Africa, achieved independence from France in |
Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Zaire Belgian Congo | a republic in central Africa, achieved independence from Belgium in |
Costa Rica Republic of Costa Rica | a republic in Central America, one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America |