Federal Trade Commission

[ fed-er-uhl treyd kuh-mish-uhn ]

noun

1. U.S. Government. an independent regulatory and quasi-judicial body of five members established to protect consumers and businesses by preventing unfair trade practices, as false or misleading advertising, price fixing, etc. : FTC

Federal Trade Commission

1. A federal agency charged with enforcing antitrust legislation and preventing false advertising, among other duties.

Example Sentences

If the legislative package passes, practical rule-making and actual enforcement may soon follow from the just-named Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan, an antitrust reform proponent.

From Digiday

The latest example of the heightened scrutiny around the use of dark patterns was a Federal Trade Commission workshop yesterday during which researchers called for regulation of the controversial tactics.

From Digiday

In the US, Facebook signed a deal two years ago that gave it immunity from Federal Trade Commission fines for breaches before June 2019, so if the data was stolen after that, it could face action there too.

From MIT Technology Review

He spoke recently with Fortune about Intuit’s latest reinvention, the recent acquisition of Credit Karma, a Federal Trade Commission investigation of TurboTax marketing, and more.

From Fortune

It seeks to bolster the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission’s power to block corporate mergers and acquisitions.

From Fortune

In a two-part ruling, the Federal Trade Commission let the Silicon Valley giant off easy.

From The Daily Beast

Any bid would be subject to an exhaustive inquiry by the Federal Trade Commission and, without BP's agreement, would likely fail.

From The Daily Beast

All sponsored posts must, by the laws of the Federal Trade Commission, be fully disclosed by the person who owns the account.

From The Daily Beast

The Federal Trade Commission has not issued any licenses for the manufacture of holocain hydrochlorid.

From Project Gutenberg

Fuel oil has been obtained in similar manner at the prices fixed by the Federal Trade Commission.

From Project Gutenberg

Revision of procedure of the Federal Trade Commission will give more constructive purpose to this department.

From Project Gutenberg