As nouns,
independent agency is a hypernym of
Federal Trade Commission; that is,
independent agency is a
word with a broader meaning than
Federal Trade Commission:
- Federal Trade Commission: an independent agency of the United States federal government that maintains fair and free competition; enforces federal antitrust laws; educates the public about identity theft
- independent agency: an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments