Federal Office (Noun)
Meaning
A department of the federal government of the United States.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The FBI is a federal office that is responsible for investigating crimes that cross state lines.
- She applied for a job at a federal office in Washington D.C. but never heard back.
- The IRS is a federal office that is responsible for collecting taxes from citizens of the United States.
- Congress has oversight authority over the various federal offices that make up the executive branch of government.
- He worked at a federal office for 20 years before retiring and moving to Florida.