Executive+department
51executive 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… …
52Department of Commerce — noun 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 (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑Commerce Department, ↑Commerce, ↑DoC • Hypernyms:… …
53Department of Health and Human Services — noun the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 • Syn: ↑Health and Human Services, ↑HHS • Hypernyms: ↑executive department • Part Meronyms: ↑Food and Drug Admini …
54Department of Justice — noun the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870 (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑Justice Department, ↑Justice, ↑DoJ • Topics: ↑legislation, ↑statute… …
55Department of Labor — noun the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913 (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑Labor Department, ↑Labor, ↑DoL • Hypernyms: ↑executive department • Part Meronyms …
56department of the federal government — noun a department of the federal government of the United States • Syn: ↑federal department, ↑federal office • Regions: ↑United States, ↑United States of America, ↑America, ↑the States, ↑ …
57Department of the Interior — noun the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849 • Syn: ↑Interior Department, ↑Interior, ↑DoI • Hypernyms: ↑executive department • Part Meronyms: ↑ …
58Department of Agriculture — noun 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 (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑Agriculture Department, ↑Agriculture …
59Department of Housing and Urban Development — noun the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965 • Syn: ↑Housing and Urban Development, ↑HUD • Hypernyms: ↑executive department • Part Meronyms: ↑Federal… …
60Department of Transportation — noun the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966 • Syn: ↑Transportation, ↑DoT • Hypernyms: ↑executive department • Part Meronyms: ↑Federal Aviation Agency, ↑ …
