1 (in the US) Food and Drugs Administration.
2 (in the UK) First Division (Civil Servants) Association (cf. AFDCS).
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noun
a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products
• Syn: ↑Food and Drug Administration
• Hypernyms: ↑agency, ↑federal agency, ↑government agency, ↑bureau, ↑office, ↑authority
• Part Holonyms: ↑Department of Health and Human Services, ↑Health and Human Services, ↑HHS
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abbrev
1. Food and Drug Administration (in the USA)
2. First Division Association, a trade union for senior civil servants
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FDA (no periods),
Food and Drug Administration.
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abbr. Food and Drug Administration
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abbr
Food and Drug Administration
a new medicine that has not yet been approved by the FDA
◇ The Food and Drug Administration is a part of the U.S. federal government that tests, approves, and sets standards for foods, drugs, chemicals, and household products.
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Food and Drug Administration (the US government department that is responsible for making sure that food and drugs are safe to be sold)
Culture:
The FDA also stops the false advertising of such products. It is part of the Department of Health and Human Services and was created in 1928.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.