FBI

[ ef-bee-ahy ]

noun

, U.S. Government.

1. Federal Bureau of Investigation: the federal agency charged with investigations for the Attorney General and with safeguarding national security.

FBI

abbreviation for

1. Federal Bureau of Investigation; an agency of the Justice Department responsible for investigating violations of Federal laws

Example Sentences

Critics of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI have expressed doubts that he is qualified to lead the US government’s principal law enforcement agency.

From BBC

And he said Trump’s selection of Patel for FBI director was “a bad omen” of how Trump intends to use the Justice Department to attack his opponents.

From Los Angeles Times

Patel's loyalty — a willingness to embrace Trump's most extreme instincts — is why the president-elect has named him to lead the FBI.

From Salon

One might not think too much of such a silly little project except the "writer" of those books, Kash Patel, has been nominated to run the FBI in the new Trump administration.

From Salon

All of which echoes Trump’s views, especially his conviction that the FBI, CIA and other national security agencies have plotted ceaselessly against him.

From Los Angeles Times