subagency

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Recent Examples of subagency The Executive Office for Immigration Review, the U.S. Department of Justice subagency that oversees immigration courts and established the dedicated docket, did not respond to a request for comment. Cindy Carcamostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022 House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro, D.-Conn., asked the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate whether or not the FDA, a subagency of HHS, took appropriate and effective action. NBC News, 15 Apr. 2022 Employers would likely have to present their plans to OSHA, a subagency of the Labor Department, during a workplace inspection and could be fined for violations. Sarah Chaney Cambon, WSJ, 7 Apr. 2021 ASHINGTON — Health secretary Alex Azar suddenly appointed a new top lawyer at the Food and Drug Administration just hours after the subagency had announced its own pick for the post. Nicholas Florko, STAT, 11 Jan. 2021 The subcommittee took particular aim at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a subagency within the Executive Office of the President. Matthew Brown, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subagency
Noun
  • Political parties, media brands, and government agencies turn out to be just a collection of individuals vulnerable to pressure and attack.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The agency attributed the quote to an unnamed spokesperson and did not respond to a request for clarification.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At the time, Robach was still married to actor Andrew Shue and Holmes was still married to attorney Marilee Fiebig.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Scott, an attorney and former aspiring politician, was previously married to Ronna Romney from 1967 to 1992 and Sheri Jelalian from 2011 to 2016.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The movie is produced by co-executors of the Michael Jackson estate, John Branca and John McClain, and stars Paris' cousin Jaafar Jackson, 29, as the late pop star.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Still, the executors of his estate pressed on and won.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Sometimes, assignees need to do tasks in a certain order, and the completion of some tasks might change what future tasks entail.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 21 July 2025
  • As a mere assignee of Addington's interest, BAL did not gain Addington's governance rights.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The long-serving chief executive and deputy chairman does not get voting rights for another five years.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Kimberly Glas is the president and CEO of the National Council of Textile Organizations and former Commerce deputy assistant secretary for textiles, consumer goods, and materials.
    Kimberly Glas, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Subagency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subagency. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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