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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
Synonyms:
E.P.A.; Environmental Protection Agency; EPA
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Environmental Protection Agency" is a kind of...):
independent agency (an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments)