executive department

1. A federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States (synset 108140150)
   is a type of: department of the federal government, federal department, federal office - a department of the federal government of the United States
   subtypes:

   • 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
   • department of energy, doe, 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, 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 - 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
   belongs to: executive branch, executive office of the president - the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws

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