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单词 superagency
释义

superagency

noun

su·​per·​agen·​cy ˈsü-pər-ˌā-jən(t)-sē How to pronounce superagency (audio)
: a large complex governmental agency especially when set up to supervise other agencies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Worst of all, the bill would make the Federal Trade Commission a superagency by expanding its budget by $300 million along with the almost unlimited power to persecute American business with its vast menu of potential offenses. Robert H. Bork Jr., WSJ, 26 Jan. 2022 Former Senator John Edwards, Democrat of North Carolina, planned to introduce legislation that would have removed the bureau’s domestic intelligence arm and created a new kind of superagency akin to Britain’s MI 5. Noah Weiland, New York Times, 21 July 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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