Definition of "independent agency" [independent agency]

• An agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "The U.S. Small Business Administration SBA was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation."
• "This book is published in association with the Nappaland Literary Agency, an independent agency dedicated to publishing works that are: Authentic."