what is the defee between (position in government structure/what does it do):
- A department (for ex.:The State Department)& this department (for ex.: the NYPD).
- A Bureau (for ex.: the FBI).
- An Agency (for ex.: the CIA).
- An administration (for ex.: The DEA).
- A Center(for ex.: the CDC).
- A Service (for ex.: the DSS).
- A Unit (for ex.: Criminal Investigation Unit).
- A Commission (for ex.: Nuclear Regulatory Commission).
thnx in advance
Our government is like an octopus and has many tentacles and they each like to use a different descriptive verb.
Regardless of the name they use, they are still under the control of the main governmental bodies.
I hate to admit I really didn’t know the differences. There are definitions of some of the terms here
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/pubs/classman/cl_gl.html
while some, like “Center” might not have a firm definition.
I think in terms of local government for “Unit” but it may be broader than this.