department of the federal government

Other forms: departments of the federal government

Definitions of department of the federal government

1. noun

   a department of the federal government of the United States
   synonyms: federal department, federal office

   types:

   executive department

   a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States

   EXEC, White House

   the chief executive department of the United States government

   Agriculture, Agriculture Department, Department of Agriculture, USDA

   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

   Commerce, Commerce Department, Department of Commerce, DoC

   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

   Defense, Defense Department, Department of Defense, DoD, United States Department of Defense

   the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947

   Department of Education, Education, Education Department

   the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979

   DOE, Department of Energy, Energy, Energy Department

   the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977

   Department of Health and Human Services, HHS, Health and Human Services

   the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979

   Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security

   the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security

   Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, Housing and Urban Development

   the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965

   Department of Justice, DoJ, Justice, Justice Department

   the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870

   Department of Labor, DoL, Labor, Labor Department

   the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913

   Department of State, DoS, State, State Department, United States Department of State

   the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies

   Department of the Interior, DoI, Interior, Interior Department

   the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849

   Department of the Treasury, Treasury, Treasury Department, United States Treasury

   the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789

   Department of Transportation, DoT, Transportation

   the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966

   Department of Veterans Affairs, VA

   the United States federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans; created in 1989

   Department of Commerce and Labor

   a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1903 and split into two departments in 1913

   Department of Health Education and Welfare

   a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1953 and divided in 1979

   Navy Department

   a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1798 and combined with the War Department in 1947

   War Department

   a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1789 and combined with the Navy Department in 1947

   type of:

   government department

   a department of government