state_department has definitions from the field of government
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[ noun ] (government) the federal department in the UnitedStates that sets and maintains foreign policies

Examples

"the Department of State was created in 1789"

Used in print

("Editorials"...)

State_Department officials refusing to show their passes at the boundary , and driving two blocks into East_Berlin under military escort , will not avail .

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[ noun ] (government) in the US: a department of government in one of the 50 states

Used in print

(Statements 87th Congress, 1st Session. Appropriations,...)

coordinate , correlate , and publish information with a view to advancing the development of low-cost saline water conversion projects ; and cooperate with other Federal_departments and agencies , with State and local_departments , agencies , and instrumentalities , and with interested persons , firms , institutions , and organizations .

Related terms

government_department US

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