alphabet agency

noun

Any of a number of US federal government agencies created as part of the New Deal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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Meanings

nounalphabet agency (plural alphabet agencies)

plural alphabet agencies

  1. USAny of a number of US federal government agencies created as part of the New Deal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Origin

The names of these agencies were initialisms.

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alphabet agency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alphabet%20agency

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“alphabet agency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alphabet%20agency. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alphabet agency,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alphabet%20agency.

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