| NOUN | group | Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA | an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities |
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| Meaning | An independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities. | |
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| Synonym | FEMA | |
| Part of | Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security | The federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security |
| Broader | independent agency | An agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments |
| Spanish | Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias | |
| Catalan | Federal Emergency Management Agency | |
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