Federal Trade Commission

[ fed-er-uhl treyd kuh-mish-uhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

U.S. Government. an independent regulatory and quasi-judicial body of five members established to protect consumers and businesses by preventing unfair trade practices, as false or misleading advertising, price fixing, etc. : FTC

A federal agency charged with enforcing antitrust legislation and preventing false advertising, among other duties.

In a two-part ruling, the Federal Trade Commission let the Silicon Valley giant off easy.

Any bid would be subject to an exhaustive inquiry by the Federal Trade Commission and, without BP's agreement, would likely fail.

All sponsored posts must, by the laws of the Federal Trade Commission, be fully disclosed by the person who owns the account.

The Federal Trade Commission has not issued any licenses for the manufacture of holocain hydrochlorid.

Fuel oil has been obtained in similar manner at the prices fixed by the Federal Trade Commission.

Revision of procedure of the Federal Trade Commission will give more constructive purpose to this department.

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