executive department
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1. a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | department of the federal government, federal department, federal office, |
| definition | : | a department of the federal government of the United States (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | exec, white house, |
| definition | : | the chief executive department of the United States government (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | agriculture, agriculture department, department of agriculture, usda, |
| definition | : | the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862 (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | commerce, commerce department, department of commerce, doc, |
| definition | : | the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913 (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | defense, defense department, department of defense, dod, united states department of defense, |
| definition | : | the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | department of education, education, education department, |
| definition | : | the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | department of energy, doe, energy, energy department, |
| definition | : | the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977 (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | department of health and human services, health and human services, hhs, |
| definition | : | the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | department of homeland security, homeland security, |
| definition | : | the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | department of housing and urban development, housing and urban development, hud, |
| definition | : | the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965 (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | department of justice, doj, justice, justice department, |
| definition | : | the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870 (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | department of labor, dol, labor, labor department, |
| definition | : | the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913 (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | department of state, dos, state, state department, united states department of state, |
| definition | : | the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | department of the interior, doi, interior, interior department, |
| definition | : | the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849 (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | department of the treasury, treasury, treasury department, united states treasury, |
| definition | : | the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789 (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | department of transportation, dot, transportation, |
| definition | : | the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966 (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | department of veterans affairs, va, |
| definition | : | the United States federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans; created in 1989 (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | department of commerce and labor, |
| definition | : | a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1903 and split into two departments in 1913 (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | department of health education and welfare, |
| definition | : | a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1953 and divided in 1979 (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | navy department, |
| definition | : | a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1798 and combined with the War Department in 1947 (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | war department, |
| definition | : | a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1789 and combined with the Navy Department in 1947 (noun.group) |
| member meronym | : | executive branch, executive office of the president, |
| definition | : | the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws (noun.group) |
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