Department of the Interior

Definitions of Department of the Interior
  1. noun
    the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849
    synonyms: DoI, Interior, Interior Department
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    type of:
    executive department
    a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
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