FBI

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈɛˈfbiːˈaɪ/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the principal federal law enforcement agency and domestic intelligence service of the United States, operating under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Justice.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

FBI agentFBI investigationFBI directorFBI headquartersFBI database

Synonyms

Federal Bureau of Investigationthe Bureau

Commonly confused

CIA
EN: The CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) handles foreign intelligence, while the FBI handles domestic law enforcement and counterintelligence.
NSA
EN: The NSA (National Security Agency) focuses on signals intelligence and cybersecurity, while the FBI is a law enforcement agency.

Spelling tips

EN: As an initialism, it should be written in all capital letters: 'FBI', not 'Fbi' or 'fbi'.

💬 Examples

  1. The FBI investigated the case of corporate fraud that spanned multiple states.