Transportation Security Administration
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- proper noun
- /ˌtrænspɔrˈteɪʃən sɪˈkjʊrɪti ˌædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən/
- Formal
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Administración de Seguridad en el Transporte
- Today I have compiled a list of U.S. airports based on the number of employees fired for theft. The most noticeable thing here is that the nation's 16 out of the 20 busiest airports top the list, according to data released by the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) to ABC News.
- Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
- Transportation Security Administration agent
- Transportation Security Administration employees
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On November 9, 2012, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) issued a press release indicating that "Workers at the Transportation Security Administration made history today when they voted to ratify the first-ever collective bargaining agreement at the agency."
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It's all part of our post-9/11 reality enforced by the Transportation Security Administration.
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has spent $40 million on Rapiscan's offerings to date.
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Select John Wayne Airport travelers will be able to take advantage of a quicker, easier security screening process beginning in mid-December under a program set up by the Transportation Security Administration, the airport announced.
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From CNN: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Minnesota official fired for unprofessional conduct in the aftermath of last year's Interstate 35-West bridge collapse is now working in an $89,000-a-year job for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, the agency confirmed Thursday.
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It says the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is developing a secret profiling system known as the second-generation Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System (CAPPS II).
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Honolulu -- A new federal study of security failures at Honolulu International Airport in 2010 partially blames Transportation Security Administration officers for the lapses but mostly faults top TSA managers for poor planning and supervision.
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The Transportation Security Administration ensures that all passengers are screened before boarding their flights.
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Many travelers appreciate the efficiency of the Transportation Security Administration's expedited screening process.
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The Transportation Security Administration was established to enhance the security of air travel after the events of September 11.
Synonyms
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A United States government group that checks people and bags at airports
Surface Forms
Morphology
transportation + security + administration
The name is directly interpretable from its parts: 'transportation' (movement), 'security' (protection), and 'administration' (administrative body), so it denotes an administrative organization responsible for transportation security. This compositional pattern for agency names is common cross-linguistically and a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer the general meaning, even if they may not know the specific U.S. institution.
Etymology
The Transportation Security Administration was created after the 2001 attacks to make air travel safer. Its name shows its job: Transportation means travel, Security means safety and Administration means a government group, so it is the agency that 'protects travel'.