SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors

Synonyms:

SEC; Securities and Exchange Commission

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Securities and Exchange Commission" 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)