department of commerce

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 108146250)
    is a type of: executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
    has:
    • bureau of the census, census bureau - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States
    • national oceanic and atmospheric administration, noaa - an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts changes to the earth's environment; provides weather reports and forecasts floods and hurricanes and other natural disasters related to weather
    • technology administration - an agency in the Department of Commerce that works with United States industries to promote competitiveness and maximize the impact of technology on economic growth
    • patent and trademark office database, patent office - the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones
    same as: commerce, commerce department, doc

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