Webster's Online Dictionary
with Multilingual Thesaurus Translation

 
Earth's largest dictionary with more than 1226 modern languages and Eve!

Definition: FBI

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

 Top

"FBI" is a common misspelling or typo for: fib, BFI, RBI, fbis.

Date "FBI" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1932. (references)

Specialty Definition: FBI

Domain Definition
Administration Federal Bureau of Investigation (Justice). (references)
Census Designation for the (Federal Bureau of Investigation). (references)
Military 1: DoJ, Federal Bureau of Investigation. (references)
  2: Federal Bureau of Investigation. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top

Common Expressions: FBI

Expressions Definition
FBI Academy The FBI Academy is located in Quantico, Virginia. It was first opened for use in 1972 on 385 acres (1.6 km²) of woodland. It is a relatively small government academy, housing only three dormitory buildings, along with associated facilities. It holds 250 trainees for ten-week courses four times per year. (references)
FBI agent A special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
FBI Counterterrorism Division The FBI Counterterrorism Division is the division of the FBI that deals with terrorist threats inside the United States. It also provides information on terrorists outside the country and tracks known terrorists worldwide, as do many other organizations like the CIA, Interpol, MI-5, etc. (references)
FBI Miami shootout, 1986 On April 11, 1986, a shootout occurred in Miami, Florida, between multiple FBI agents and two heavily armed suspects. Later known as the FBI Miami shootout, the firefight claimed the lives of two agents, Gerald Dove and Benjamin Grogan, as well as the two suspects, William Matix and Michael Platt. Five other agents were injured. (references)
FBi Radio The FBi logo FBi Radio is a community radio station in Sydney, Australia. It is run along a similar model to Melbourne's 3RRR, with presenters having autonomy over their slots. FBi Radio places a heavy emphasis on local alternative music: it has a policy that at least 50 per cent of its music content is to be Australian, of which at least half comes from Sydney musicians. (references)
FBI SAC An FBI SAC is a Federal Bureau of Investigations Special Agent in Charge — a Special Agent who oversees a Field Office (except those in Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, D.C.). (references)
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) maintains a public list of the people it regards as the ten most wanted fugitives. The list itself has no particular ranking. It is commonly posted in public places such as post offices, making it effective in expediting the capture of those listed. Listed fugitives have been known to turn themselves in upon becoming aware of their listing. As of October 29, 2004, 479 fugitives have been listed, and 450 captured, 147 of them due to public assistance. (references)
I Was a Communist for the FBI I Was a Communist for the FBI was a American espionage thriller radio series with 78 episodes syndicated by Ziv to more than 600 stations in 1952-54. Made without FBI cooperation, the series was adapted from the book by undercover agent Matt Cvetic, who was portrayed by Dana Andrews. (references)
The FBI in Peace and War The FBI in Peace and War was a radio crime drama inspired by Frederick Collins' book, The FBI in Peace and War. Airing on CBS from November 25, 1944 to September 28, 1958, it had a variety of sponsors (including Lava Soap, Wildroot Cream Oil, Lucky Strike, Nescafe and Wrigley's) over the years. Martin Blaine and Donald Briggs headed the cast. (references)
The FBI Story The FBI Story is a 1959 drama film directed and produced by Mervyn LeRoy and starring James Stewart. Based on a book by Don Whitehead, the Federal Bureau of Investigation had great influence over the production, with J. Edgar Hoover acting as a co-producer of sorts. Hoover even forced LeRoy to re-shoot several scenes he didn't think portrayed the FBI in an appropriate light, and played a pivotal role in the casting for the film. (references)
This is Your FBI This is Your FBI was a radio crime drama which aired on ABC from April 6, 1945 to January 30, 1953. FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover gave it his endorsement, calling it "the finest dramatic program on the air." Producer-director Jerry Devine was given access to FBI files by Hoover, and the resulting dramatizations of FBI cases were narrated by Frank Lovejoy (1945), Dean Carleton (1946-47) and William Woodson (1948-53). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top

Abbreviations & Acronyms: FBI

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry Source Expression Field
FBI English Fortune Brands Inc. N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Top

Extended Definition: FBI (alternative meanings)

FBI

FBI is the commonly used acronym for the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation.

FBI may also refer to:

  • The FBI Story is a 1959 film about the Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • The F.B.I. (TV series), a television series based in part on actual FBI cases
  • FBI (band), a English band, starring Rick Astley
  • FBI (song), a song by P. Gormley, recorded by The Shadows (1961)
  • Food and Beverage Industry
  • Full Blooded Italians, a professional wrestling stable
  • Flying Buffalo, a game publisher
  • Fizz and Boog Inc. a record label
  • FBi Radio, a community radio station based in Sydney, Australia
  • Federation of British Industries
  • Flesh Bone Incorporated an American record label
  • Fiji Born Indian referring to people of Indian origin who were born in Fiji.
  • FBI mnemonics, for describing directions in magnetic fields

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "FBI (disambiguation)"


Topics by Level of Interest: FBI

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 2000s 56     1986 FBI Miami shootout 20
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1980s 42     Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan 5
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1970s 42     Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI 4
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1990s 42     FBI (alternative meanings) 3
FBI Most Wanted Terrorists 40     FBI Academy 9
FBI Seeking Information - War on Terrorism list 34     FBI Assistant Director Kendall 8
FBI on The Sopranos 34     FBI Counterterrorism Division 6
White House FBI files controversy 28     FBI Files on Elvis Presley 12
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives 23     FBI Files on Frank Sinatra 4
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1968 21     FBI Girl 5
1986 FBI Miami shootout 20     FBI Laboratory 7
FBI portrayal in the media 20     FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin 6
List of FBI Field Offices 19     FBI method of profiling 11
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1950 19     FBI mnemonics 9
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1953 15     FBI Most Wanted Terrorists 40
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1964 15     FBI on The Sopranos 34
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1960 15     FBI portrayal in the media 20
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1965 15     FBI Seeking Information - War on Terrorism list 34
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1966 14     FBI Silvermaster File 11
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1961 14     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives 23
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1967 14     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1950s 9
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1969 13     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1960s 11
FBI Files on Elvis Presley 12     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1970s 42
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1952 12     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1980s 42
I Was a Communist for the FBI 12     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1990s 42
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1962 12     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 2000s 56
FBI method of profiling 11     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1950 19
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1954 11     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1951 11
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1959 11     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1952 12
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1960s 11     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1953 15
FBI Silvermaster File 11     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1954 11
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1951 11     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1955 10
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1955 10     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1956 7
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1963 10     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1957 6
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1958 9     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1958 9
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1950s 9     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1959 11
FBI Academy 9     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1960 15
FBI mnemonics 9     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1961 14
FBI Assistant Director Kendall 8     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1962 12
Querido FBI 8     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1963 10
Former FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives 7     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1964 15
FBI Laboratory 7     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1965 15
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1956 7     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1966 14
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1957 6     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1967 14
FBI Counterterrorism Division 6     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1968 21
The FBI Story 6     FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1969 13
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin 6     Former FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives 7
The FBI Files 6     Hopkins FBI 5
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan 5     I Was a Communist for the FBI 12
FBI Girl 5     List of FBI Field Offices 19
Hopkins FBI 5     Querido FBI 8
FBI Files on Frank Sinatra 4     The FBI Files 6
Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI 4     The FBI in Peace and War 3
The FBI Pyramid 3     The FBI Pyramid 3
This is Your FBI 3     The FBI Story 6
FBI (alternative meanings) 3     This is Your FBI 3
The FBI in Peace and War 3     White House FBI files controversy 28

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"FBI" is a common misspelling or typo for: fib, BFI, RBI, fbis.

Synonym: FBI
Position Synonym (sorted by strength)

Expression

 Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Source: Eve, based on meta analysis. Top

Computed Synonyms: FBI

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   5.0171   FBI     federal bureau of investigation     federal bureau of criminal investigation, criminal investigation department, bureau   
 2   1.0093   FBI     bureau     office, agency, department, desk, board   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Expressions: FBI

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Expression

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.0188   FBI agent     acupressure     shiatsu, pressure point massage   
 2   1.0092   FBI agent     shiatsu     acupressure, pressure point massage   
 3   1.0091   FBI agent     G-Jo     shiatsu, acupressure   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Synonyms within Context: FBI

Context Synonyms within Context

Government

FBI, agriculture, cabinet, cabinet member, Central Intelligence Agency, chief justice, CIA, commerce, council, courts, defense, department head, director of the FBI, education, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, federal judge, health and human services, house of representatives, interior, justice, justice of the supreme court, labor, minister, National Insoffice of the president, National Institutes of Health, NIH, office of the president, office of the prime minister, parliament, Post Office, Postal Service, president, president pro tem, prime minister, representatative, secretary of the treasury, section chief, section head, senate, senator, speaker of the house, state, supreme court, treasurer, treasury, vice president.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. Top

Translations: FBI

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Bahasa Malaysia FBI (FBI). Additional references: Bahasa Malaysia, Malaysia, Brunei, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Bahasa Malayu FBI (FBI). Additional references: Bahasa Malayu, Malaysia, Brunei, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Tai สำนักงานสืบสวนของสหรัฐอเมริกา (FBI). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Pidgin English 联邦调查局 (FBI). Additional references: Chinese Pidgin English, Nauru, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 联邦调查局 (FBI, federal bureau of investigation), 美国联邦调查局 (FBI), 联邦调查局的报告 (fbi report), 联邦调查局最想要的人 (fbi most wanted), 联邦调查局的文件 (fbi file), 联邦调查局的工作 (fbi employment), 联邦调查局调查员 (fbi agent), 联邦调查局学院 (fbi academy). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 聯邦調查局 (FBI, federal bureau of investigation), 美國聯邦調查局 (FBI), 聯邦調查局的報告 (fbi report), 聯邦調查局最想要的人 (fbi most wanted), 聯邦調查局的文件 (fbi file), 聯邦調查局的工作 (fbi employment), 聯邦調查局調查員 (fbi agent), 聯邦調查局學院 (fbi academy), 指壓按摩 (acupressure, FBI agent, G-Jo, shiatsu). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch FBI (fbi, Federal Bureau of Investigation). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
German FBI (fbi, Federal Bureau of Investigation). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew ףא יב ייא (fbi), הבולשת הפדרלית של ארצות הברית (FBI). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
High German FBI (fbi, Federal Bureau of Investigation). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch FBI (fbi, Federal Bureau of Investigation). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian FBI (fbi). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit ףא יב ייא (fbi), הבולשת הפדרלית של ארצות הברית (FBI). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese エフビーアイ (FBI, federal bureau of investigation, bureau), 連邦捜査局 (federal bureau of investigation, FBI), 米国連邦捜査局 (FBI). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Malay FBI (FBI). Additional references: Malay, Malaysia, Brunei, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Malayu FBI (FBI). Additional references: Malayu, Malaysia, Brunei, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Melaju FBI (FBI). Additional references: Melaju, Malaysia, Brunei, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Melayu FBI (FBI). Additional references: Melayu, Malaysia, Brunei, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian фбр (FBI). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) fbr (FBI). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki фбр (FBI). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) fbr (FBI). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Siamese สำนักงานสืบสวนของสหรัฐอเมริกา (FBI). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Standard Malay FBI (FBI). Additional references: Standard Malay, Malaysia, Brunei, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Standard Thai สำนักงานสืบสวนของสหรัฐอเมริกา (FBI). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Thai สำนักงานสืบสวนของสหรัฐอเมริกา (FBI). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Thaiklang สำนักงานสืบสวนของสหรัฐอเมริกา (FBI). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish Fbı (federal bureau of investigation, FBI). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, FBI. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). Top

Constructed Language Translations: FBI

Language Translations for “FBI” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin IFBAY (FBI). Additional references: Pig Latin, FBI. (volunteer)
Terran A bykog lienpafng tiauzaf-kiok (fBI). Additional references: Terran A, FBI. (volunteer)
Terran B Fbio (fBI). Additional references: Terran B, FBI. (volunteer)
Source: compiled by the editor. Top