Definition of executive department Executive department
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| executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States | ||
| department of the federal government, federal department, federal office a department of the federal government of the United States | ||
| executive branch, executive office of the president the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws | ||
| exec, white house the government building that serves as the residence and office of the President of the United States | ||
| agriculture department, department of agriculture, usda, agriculture 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 department, department of commerce, doc, commerce 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 department, department of defense, dod, united states department of defense, defense the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 | ||
| department of education, education department, education the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 | ||
| department of energy, energy department, doe, energy the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977 | ||
| department of health and human services, health and human services, hhs 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, housing and urban development hud | ||
| department of justice, doj, justice department, justice the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870 | ||
| department of labor, labor department, dol, labor the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913 | ||
| department of state, united states department of state, dos, state department, state the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789" | ||
| department of the interior, doi, interior department, interior the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849 | ||
| department of the treasury, treasury department, united states treasury, 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 | ||
| navy department a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1798 and combined with the War Department in 1947 | ||
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