state department

Noun
  1. The federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies (synset 108154738)
    "the Department of State was created in 1789"
    is a type of: executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
    subtypes: foggy bottom - United States Department of State, which is housed in a building in a low-lying area of Washington near the Potomac River
    has:
    • bureau of diplomatic security, ds - the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas
    • foreign service - the part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world
    • bureau of intelligence and research, inr - an agency that is the primary source in the State Department for interpretive analyses of global developments and focal point for policy issues and activities of the Intelligence Community
    same as: department of state, dos, state, united states department of state
  2. A department of government in one of the 50 states (synset 108138984)
    domain region: america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
    is a type of: government department - a department of government

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