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ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States
Synonyms:
AEC; Atomic Energy Commission
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Atomic Energy Commission" is a kind of...):
executive agency (an agency of the executive branch of government)
Holonyms ("Atomic Energy Commission" is a part of...):
executive branch; Executive Office of the President (the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws)
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