Executive+department
41Department of Health Education and Welfare — noun a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1953 and divided in 1979 (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑executive department …
42executive powers — Authority vested in executive department of federal or state government to execute laws. The enumerated powers of the President are provided for in Article II of the U.S.Const. Executive powers of governors are provided for in state constitutions …
43executive powers — Authority vested in executive department of federal or state government to execute laws. The enumerated powers of the President are provided for in Article II of the U.S.Const. Executive powers of governors are provided for in state constitutions …
44Executive Office of the President — noun the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws • Syn: ↑executive branch • Hypernyms: ↑branch, ↑subdivision, ↑arm • Member Holonyms: ↑United States government, ↑ …
45Department of Defense — noun the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 (Freq. 6) • Syn: ↑Defense Department, ↑United States Department of Defense, ↑Defense, ↑DoD • Hypernyms: ↑executive department …
46Department of State — noun the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies (Freq. 5) the Department of State was created in 1789 • Syn: ↑United States Department of State, ↑State Department, ↑State, ↑DoS • Hypernyms: ↑ …
47Department of Education — noun the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 • Syn: ↑Education Department, ↑Education • Derivationally… …
48Department of Energy — noun the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977 • Syn: ↑Energy Department, ↑Energy, ↑DOE • Hypernyms: ↑executive department • Part Meronyms: ↑Depar …
49Department of the Treasury — noun the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789 • Syn: ↑Treasury Department, ↑Treasury, ↑United States Treasury • Hypernyms: ↑executive department • Part Meronyms …
50executive officer — An officer of the executive department of government; one in whom resides the power to execute the laws; one whose duties are to cause the laws to be executed and obeyed. Petzak v. Graves, 33 Wis.2d 175, 147 N.W.2d 294, 297 . Officers who are… …
