| executive department | | |
| n. (group) | 1. executive department | a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States. |
| ~ department of the federal government, federal department, federal office | a department of the federal government of the United States. |
| ~ exec, white house | the chief executive department of the United States government. |
| ~ agriculture department, department of agriculture, usda, agriculture | 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 department, department of commerce, 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 department, department of defense, dod, united states department of defense, defense | the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947. |
| ~ department of education, education department, education | 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 department, energy | 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 department, justice | the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870. |
| ~ department of labor, labor department, dol, labor | the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913. |
| ~ department of state, dos, state department, united states department of state, state | the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies.; "the Department of State was created in 1789" |
| ~ department of the interior, doi, interior department, interior | the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849. |
| ~ department of the treasury, treasury department, united states treasury, 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. |
| ~ 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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