FBI

[ ef-bee-ahy ]

/ ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ /

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noun U.S. Government.

Federal Bureau of Investigation: the federal agency charged with investigations for the Attorney General and with safeguarding national security.

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Words nearby FBI

Fayum, faze, fazed, f.b., F.B.A., FBI, FBL, FBO, f-bomb, FBTW, FBW

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How to use FBI in a sentence

The FBI has also been searching its records for any information that could assist the French investigation, a spokesperson added.
U.S. Spies See Al Qaeda Fingerprints on Paris Massacre|Shane Harris, Nancy A. Youssef|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Whatever the FBI says, the truthers will create alternative hypotheses that try to challenge the ‘official story.’
Was Sony Hit With a Second Hack?|Shane Harris|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The FBI raided his home in 2000 with an affidavit questioning his use of $200,000 from his white supremacist fundraising.
The Price of Steve Scalise’s Silence|Jason Berry|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Faal told the FBI that his group was trying “restore democracy to The Gambia and improve the lives of its people.”
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country|Jacob Siegel|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The Amazon biography for an author named Papa Faal mentions both Gambia and lists a military record that matches the FBI report.
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country|Jacob Siegel|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
You just have no recollection of any interview with the FBI on this particular subject?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
You also mentioned now for the first time there were FBI agents in your home?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
And if an FBI agent did interview you, you were not aware that you were being interviewed?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
He had read her thought, she was FBI, but she seemed strangely eager to hunt him down.
The Sensitive Man|Poul William Anderson
Have you set forth here today the same information which you gave to the FBI?
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for FBI

FBI

abbreviation for (in the US)

Federal Bureau of Investigation; an agency of the Justice Department responsible for investigating violations of Federal laws

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