independent agency

1. 1.

   an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments

   Broaderagency

   NarrowerNuclear Regulatory CommissionEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal Emergency Management AgencyCentral Intelligence AgencyInterstate Commerce CommissionNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNational Archives and Records AdministrationNational Labor Relations BoardNational Science FoundationPostal Rate Commission

   United States

Questions about independent agency

What does independent agency mean?

independent agency means "an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments".

Is independent agency a common word?

independent agency is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.