Executive Department (Noun)

Meaning

A federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States.

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Examples

• The Secretary of State is the head of the executive department responsible for foreign policy and diplomatic relations.
• The Department of the Interior is an executive department that manages and protects federal lands and natural resources.
• She is a career civil servant who has worked in several executive departments, including the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy.
• The executive departments are responsible for the day-to-day management of the federal government's operations and policies.
• President-elect Smith named her nominees for the top positions in several key executive departments, including the Department of Justice and the Department of State.

Hypernyms

• Department Of The Federal Government
• Federal Office

Hyponyms

• DoJ
• United States Department Of State
• Justice Department
• Education Department
• United States Treasury
• Labor
• Interior Department
• HHS
• Agriculture
• DoI
• Defense
• Health And Human Services
• Interior
• Justice
• Transportation
• DoD
• DoT
• State Department
• DoC
• Homeland Security
• State
• DoS
• Labor Department
• DoL
• Energy
• United States Department Of Defense
• VA
• Energy Department
• EXEC
• Commerce Department
• HUD
• USDA
• Treasury Department
• Agriculture Department
• DOE
• Treasury
• Commerce
• Education
• Defense Department
• Housing And Urban Development