Definition of State Department

1. Noun. The federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies. "The Department of State was created in 1789"


2. Noun. A department of government in one of the 50 states.
Generic synonyms: Government Department
Geographical relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa

Lexicographical Neighbors of State Department

Stardust
Starfighter
Starfighters
Stark effect
Starling
Starr
Stars and Bars
Stars and Stripes
Start Menu
Starts
Stasik
State
State Department (current term)
State of Bahrain
State of Eritrea
State of Israel
State of Katar
State of Kuwait
State of Qatar
State of the Union
State of the Vatican City
State secret
Statehouse
Staten Island
States
States' Rights Democratic Party
States General

Literary usage of State Department

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of American Government by Andrew Cunningham McLaughlin, Albert Bushnell Hart (1914)
"STATE, DEPARTMENT OF Origin.—The Department of State combines publish the laws of the United States, to two great functions of executive government— the ..."

2. Annual Report by United States Civil Service Commission (1898)
"On April 17,1897, the Commission received a request from the State Department for a certificate for his transfer to the $900 grade in the State ..."

3. Bulletin by New Jersey, Dept. of Agriculture, New Jersey Dept. of Agriculture (1918)
"Since that time the work has been conducted by the newly organized State Department of Agriculture. It has been apparent for some time that the laws are ..."

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