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Definition of Department of the treasury
1. Noun. The federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789.
Terms within: U.s. Mint, United States Mint, Us Mint, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Fincen, Atf, Bureau Of Alcohol Tobacco And Firearms, Financial Management Service, Office Of Intelligence Support, Ois, Comptroller Of The Currency, Bureau Of Customs, Customs Bureau, Customs Service, Uscb, Bureau Of Engraving And Printing, Internal Revenue Service, Irs
Generic synonyms: Executive Department
Lexicographical Neighbors of Department Of The Treasury
Literary usage of Department of the treasury
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Domestic and Foreign Commerce of the United States by Emory Richard Johnson (1915)
"Powers of the President regarding commerce, 243. Commercial functions of Department
of State, 244. The Department of War, 245. Department of the Treasury, ..."
2. Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: From Gales and by United States Congress, Thomas Hart Benton (1863)
"The Department of the Treasury is connected with the revenue of the country.
Tha Department of War is connected with the military establishment of ..."
3. The State and Federal Governments of the United States: A Brief Manual for by Woodrow Wilson (1891)
"(2) A Department of the Treasury, which is the financial agency of the government,
and whose functions cover the collection of the public revenues accruing ..."
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