an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration, Political philosophy.
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an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
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an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactic…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration, Political philosophy.the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration, Political philosophy.an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration, Political philosophy.an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration, Political philosophy.an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration, Political philosophy.the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration, Political philosophy.an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration, Political philosophy.a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function; "The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration, Political philosophy.the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Politics and government, Political philosophy.judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Politics and government, Political philosophy.a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Politics and government, Political philosophy.the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of gover…
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration.the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of gover…
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration.the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of gover…
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration.the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of gover…
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration.the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of gover…
Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Executive government, Public administration.freedom of choice; "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty — perfect liberty — to think or feel or do just as one pleases…
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the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: administrative, unit, government, central, intelligence.an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; "they established a baseline for the budget"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: administrative, unit, government, central, intelligence.A bag or sack with its contents; hence, a stock or store; an accumulation; as, a budget of inventions.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: administrative, unit, government, central, intelligence.An abbreviation for Centimeter, Gram, Second. -- applied to a system of units much employed in physical science, based upon the centim…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: administrative, unit, government, central, intelligence.An Appalachian tribe of Indians, formerly inhabiting the region about the head waters of the Tennessee River. They are now mostly sett…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: administrative, unit, government, central, intelligence.Agency in common; joint agency or agent.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: administrative, unit, government, central, intelligence.the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: administrative, unit, government, central, intelligence.the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: administrative, unit, government, central, intelligence.One who gives advice, especially in legal matters; one professionally engaged in the trial or management of a cause in court; also, co…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: administrative, unit, government, central, intelligence.the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: administrative, unit, government, central, intelligence.the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: administrative, unit, government, central, intelligence.Orderly arrangement and management of the internal affairs of a state or of any establishment kept up by production and consumption; e…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: administrative, unit, government, central, intelligence.the act of providing electricity; "the electrification of rural Tennessee"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: administrative, unit, government, central, intelligence.a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other fo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: administrative, unit, government, central, intelligence.
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