federal department

English Thesaurus

1. a department of the federal government of the United States (noun.group)

hypernym	:	government department,
definition	:	a department of government (noun.group)

hyponym	:	executive department,
definition	:	a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States (noun.group)

domain region	:	america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa,
definition	:	North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 (noun.location)