Government Accounting Office

Noun

Meaning

an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Gao united states government accounting office

Hypernyms

bureau office authority agency government agency federal agency

Examples

KENNEWICK — The award of a $4 billion Hanford contract for sitewide services has been appealed to the Government Accounting Office, delaying the transition to a new contractor. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

governingly governless government government action government activity government agency