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OSHA
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
Synonyms:
Occupational Safety and Health Administration; OSHA
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("OSHA" is a kind of...):
agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)
Holonyms ("OSHA" is a part of...):
Department of Labor; DoL; Labor; Labor Department (the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913)