Definition of "federal agency" [federal agency]

• An administrative unit of government (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC is the federal agency responsible for enforcing employment discrimination laws."
• "THEORY-HEADED wizards such as Gilpin and Soulé were unaccustomed to being asked for guidelines that a huge federal agency might actually put into practice."
• "The Health Resources and Services Administration HRSA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable."