Definition of genre. 1  1 : a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content a classic of the gothic novel genre. 2  2 : kind, sort. 3  3 : painting that depicts scenes or events from everyday life usually realistically.
In 1973, the Accounting Principles Board was replaced by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) under the supervision of the Financial Accounting Foundation with the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council serving to advise and provide input on the accounting standards.
it was established as an independent agency in 1974 The Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act of 1996 did what gave the NTSB the additional responsibility of coordinating Federal assistance to families of aviation accident victims