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Recent Examples of subagency
The Executive Office for Immigration Review, the U.S. Department of Justice subagency that oversees immigration courts and established the dedicated docket, did not respond to a request for comment.
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Cindy Carcamostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro, D.-Conn., asked the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate whether or not the FDA, a subagency of HHS, took appropriate and effective action.
—NBC News, 15 Apr. 2022
Employers would likely have to present their plans to OSHA, a subagency of the Labor Department, during a workplace inspection and could be fined for violations.
—Sarah Chaney Cambon, WSJ, 7 Apr. 2021
ASHINGTON — Health secretary Alex Azar suddenly appointed a new top lawyer at the Food and Drug Administration just hours after the subagency had announced its own pick for the post.
—Nicholas Florko, STAT, 11 Jan. 2021
The subcommittee took particular aim at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a subagency within the Executive Office of the President.
—Matthew Brown, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2020
Cindy Carcamostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro, D.-Conn., asked the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate whether or not the FDA, a subagency of HHS, took appropriate and effective action.
—NBC News, 15 Apr. 2022
Employers would likely have to present their plans to OSHA, a subagency of the Labor Department, during a workplace inspection and could be fined for violations.
—Sarah Chaney Cambon, WSJ, 7 Apr. 2021
ASHINGTON — Health secretary Alex Azar suddenly appointed a new top lawyer at the Food and Drug Administration just hours after the subagency had announced its own pick for the post.
—Nicholas Florko, STAT, 11 Jan. 2021
The subcommittee took particular aim at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a subagency within the Executive Office of the President.
—Matthew Brown, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subagency
Noun
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The law names city, county, and other local agencies, as well as federal law enforcement agencies, but notably does not include law enforcement officers employed by the state, creating a distinction that the judge found discriminatory against federal agents.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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Aerial footage released by the agency shows a vessel halting shortly after getting struck by the weapon.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Groft’s attorneys in November expressed doubt as to his mental competency, but a judge deemed Groft competent after an evaluation.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Simpson's defense attorneys and prosecutors with the state paint two very different pictures of Kendrick Simpson.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the meantime, his sister Jody Allen, the executor of his will and trust, has maintained the Seahawks’ winning ways.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Childfree Trust partners with a trust company to offer childless individuals and couples medical and financial power of attorney and the ability to act as executor and trustee of the estate.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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Sometimes, assignees need to do tasks in a certain order, and the completion of some tasks might change what future tasks entail.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 July 2025
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As a mere assignee of Addington's interest, BAL did not gain Addington's governance rights.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Anthony Anderson, 40, died when two sheriff’s deputies opened fire on him outside a house in the Fairmont Terrace neighborhood between San Leandro and Hayward, according to his mother, Kristina Anderson.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Rodgers, a former deputy chief of strategic initiatives in Dallas ISD, came to DeSoto ISD in 2022, at a time when the district needed stability.—
Silas Allen,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Subagency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subagency. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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