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independent agency
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Regulatory agency
A regulatory agency (also regulatory authority, regulatory body or regulator) is a public authority or government agency responsible for exercising autonomous authority over some area of human activity in a regulatory or supervisory capacity. An independent regulatory agency is a regulatory agency that is independent from other branches or arms of the government.
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independent agency
Noun
1. an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments
(hypernym) agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority
(hyponym) Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NRC
(classification) United States, United States of America, America, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
