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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The investigative arm of the Federal Trade Commission
Synonyms:
Office of Inspector General; OIG
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Office of Inspector General" 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 ("Office of Inspector General" is a part of...):
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)