Federal Bureau of Investigation

British  

noun

1. See FBI

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Federal Bureau of Investigation Cultural  

1. An agency of the United States federal government, long headed by J. Edgar Hoover, which investigates violations of federal (rather than state or local) laws, including kidnaping, smuggling narcotics, and espionage.

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Established in 1908 under the Department of Justice, the FBI earned its reputation in the 1920s and 1930s by apprehending notorious bank robbers and gangsters.

Example Sentences

Those that don’t, he said, could expect scrutiny from federal health agencies, the Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal

You can also file a report with the Internet Crime Complaint Center, a division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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Robert Mueller, who died Friday at age 81, served his country as a Marine and as the second-longest-serving director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and White House played down the warning Thursday, saying it was based on unverified information.

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation was conducting additional tests on the devices.

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