Federal Emergency Management Agency
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3.4
- proper noun
- /ˈfɛdərəl ɪˈmɜrdʒənsi ˈmænɪdʒmənt ˈeɪdʒənsi/
- Formal
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Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides disaster relief aid.
- FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Examples
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In response to Hurricane Sandy, the Federal Emergency Management Agency coordinated rescue operations across affected states.
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Federal assistance under the Stafford Act is administered primarily by the Federal Emergency Management Agency within the guidelines of the National Response Plan.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has broad powers in every aspect of the nation.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency provided $10.8 million; the state provided $1.8 million.
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A total of 4,400 representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are present all over the state.
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Damage assessment was conducted by inspectors from the commission, other parts of the state government, and representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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The inundation data were provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the geospatial community.
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Romney's budget cut would slash Federal Emergency Management Agency funding by nearly half a billion dollars.
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However, in 2010, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared more disasters in the United States than ever.
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Total public and private damages caused by Hurricane Georges are estimated at $5 billion, including $1.5 billion spent by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on disaster recovery.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
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3.6
A US government agency that helps people and towns after major disasters
Surface Forms
Morphology
federal + emergency + management + agency
The name is fully compositional: 'federal' (national government) + 'emergency' (urgent incidents) + 'management' (organizing/handling) + 'agency' (government body) combine to mean a government body that handles emergencies at the federal level. This institutional, literal structure is common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can reasonably infer the meaning even if they don't recognize the specific U.S. organization.
Etymology
Federal Emergency Management Agency is named for its job: it is a national office set up to deal with big disasters. Federal means the national government, Emergency means urgent disasters, Management means organizing help, and Agency means a government office, so the name reminds us it exists to 'coordinate help' across the country.