Term: foreign intelligence surveillance court: a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by the Department of Justice or United States intelligence agencies
Candidate hypernym: assembly: a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose → 1
Candidate hypernym: stooper: a person at a racetrack who searches for winning parimutuel tickets that have been carelessly discarded by others → 0
Candidate hypernym: clarion: a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone → 0
Candidate hypernym: lantern pinion: a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks → 0
Candidate hypernym: citizenship day: celebrated in the United States → 0
Candidate hypernym: lincoln's birthday: the day on which President Abraham Lincoln is remembered → 0
Candidate hypernym: singer: a person who sings → 0
Candidate hypernym: year: a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days → 0
Candidate hypernym: directed verdict: a verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the jury → 0
Candidate hypernym: candlesnuffer: an implement with a small cup at the end of a handle; used to extinguish the flame of a candle → 0
Candidate hypernym: summer house: a country house (usually located in the country) that provides a cool place to live in the summer → 0