food and drug administration
noun · n
Simple meaning
A federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfudəndɹəɡædmɪnɪstɹeɪʃən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
A federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products
n
The Food and Drug Administration of the Philippines, formerly the Bureau of Food and Drugs, is a health regulatory agency under the Department of Health created on 1963 by Republic Act No. 3720, amended on 1987 by Executive Order 175 otherwise known as the "Food, Drugs and Devices, and Cosmetics Act", and subsequently reorganized by Republic Act No. 9711 otherwise known as "The Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009".
The Department of (abbreviated FDA) Burma's food safety regulatory body, which oversees the safety and quality of food, drugs, medical devices and cosmetics.
An agency of the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Taiwan, which is responsible for the safety and quality of food, drug, medical service and cosmetics.
The United States (FDA or US FDA) a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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This meaning: A federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products
Used this way, food and drug administration is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
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- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
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- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
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