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BUREAU OF ALCOHOL TOBACCO AND FIREARMS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The law enforcement and tax collection agency of the Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson
Synonyms:
ATF; Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms" is a kind of...):
law enforcement agency (an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws)
Holonyms ("Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms" is a part of...):
Department of the Treasury; Treasury; Treasury Department; United States Treasury (the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789)
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