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FEMA
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Federal Emergency Management Agency; FEMA
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("FEMA" 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)
Holonyms ("FEMA" is a part of...):
Department of Homeland Security; Homeland Security (the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security)