fbi

/ˈɛf.biː.aɪ/

name 3noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

efficient, former, national, requested, turned

The former FBI director testified before Congress about the agency's recent investigations.

VERB + FBI

call, know, lied, wanted, works

The witness lied to the FBI about what she saw that night.

FBI + NOUN

agent, snitch

The FBI agent arrived at the crime scene early that morning to collect evidence.

PREP.

in, with

The suspect was arrested after the FBI worked in collaboration with local police departments.

ADV.

secretly

The FBI secretly monitored the suspect's communications for several months before making an arrest.

Definitions

name

Initialism of Federal Bureau of Investigation.

For a while, nearly every girl at school on whom I had a crush had a father in the FBI.

The FBI began publishing national quarterly crime reports last year, but has not done so for the first two quarters of 2021, stating that they require at least 60% of agencies to submit NIBRS data in order to publish quarterly data.

Federation of British Industry (1916–1965), forerunner of CBI (Confederation of British Industry).

fire behaviour index

noun

Fixed-bit index.

Female body inspector.

Groups of Heterosexuals gather in Daytona Beach to tan their normally pale skin, eat fried shrimp, and buy novelty T-shirts that say things like Don't talk to me until I've had my coffee! and FBI: Female Body Inspector.

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Example Bank

For a while, nearly every girl at school on whom I had a crush had a father in the FBI.

Wiktionary

The FBI began publishing national quarterly crime reports last year, but has not done so for the first two quarters of 2021, stating that they require at least 60% of agencies to submit NIBRS data in

Wiktionary

He is something in the FBI.

Tatoeba · #288671

An efficient FBI agent does not make any bones about carrying out his duties.

Tatoeba · #324459

The FBI secretly bugged the mobster's hangout.

Tatoeba · #560343

Usage Notes

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