Webster's Online Dictionary
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Definition: FBI
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| Noun | 1. A federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "FBI" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1932. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FBI
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| 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) | |||
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Common Expressions: FBI
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| 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) | ||
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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. | ||||
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| FBI | English | Fortune Brands Inc. | N/A | |
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Federal Bureau of Investigation. | |
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Synonyms within Context: FBI | ||
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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) | |||
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Trade Name:FBI
1. Book title by Dayton Family Csrela 1544 published by RELATIVITY (August 31, 1996). source
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