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USDA

USDA

53 3.2
A US government department that helps farmers and manages food programs
  • proper noun
  • /ˈjuːˌɛsˌdiːˈeɪ/
translation icon : Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos
  • In 2005, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a new set of Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
  • USDA agriculture
  • USDA agricultural research
  • USDA Department of Agriculture

That's coming from the CDC or the USDA or the state, right?

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Examples

  • We are working with three agencies, the USDA, the EPA and the FDA.

  • So any beef that's sold in the United States goes through the FDA and USDA programs.

    KenDBerryMD

  • And this is the USDA, this is the government.

    What the Health (2017)

  • This is the USDA building up here.

    Food, Inc. (2008)

  • In other news, the USDA says--

    No Witness (2004)

  • The USDA must come to order!

    Foodfight! (2012)

  • And the reason is that USDA thought that the implementation process is very difficult.

  • So right now USDA controls, you know how the food stamp program works.

  • So, the USDA sends this food for you to prepare for kids.

    Super Size Me (2004)

  • The USDA is responsible for ensuring the safety and quality of the food supply.

Synonyms

Department of Agriculture
vsUSDA
  • Formal
28 3.0

A United States government department that makes and runs programs for farming, food safety, and rural communities

focuses specifically on making and executing farming and food policy
Agriculture Department
vsUSDA
  • Formal
10 3.0

A part of the United States government that makes and enforces rules about farming and food

is the same agency but presented under the key concept's official name

Surface Forms

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Morphology

USDA = U + S + D + A

USDA is an alphabetic acronym whose letters are not productive English morphemes, so learners cannot derive the meaning from the component letters alone.

Etymology

USDA is a short form of United States Department of Agriculture, which literally names the government office for 'agriculture' or 'farming' and food. That's why USDA appears on meat labels, farm programs, and school lunch rules: it means the federal agency that makes and checks rules about farming and food.