Department of Housing and Urban Development
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3.7
- proper noun
- Formal
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Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano
- Recently, the Department of Housing and Urban Development encouraged public authorities to implement smoke-free policies in public housing units.
- HUD
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Examples
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In the context of the Healthy People 2010 initiative, the Environmental Protection Agency, the CDC, and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development have developed federal initiatives to eliminate the risk of lead poisoning in US children.
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development rebuilds housing and restores neighborhoods in the aftermath of catastrophic storms.
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According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, nearly a million U.S. children younger than 6 suffer from lead poisoning.
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The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development fully embraces this "health in all policies" approach.
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All findings and views are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views or policies of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Academic text (2012) -
The committee also cited a 2000 study by the Treasury Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development that found lenders issued five times as many subprime loans in predominantly black neighborhoods as in mostly white neighborhoods.
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The Seattle Housing Authority used funds provided by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to redevelop High Point as a sustainable, health-promoting, mixed-income community with 1,600 new publicly and privately owned housing units.
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development plays a crucial role in improving affordable housing in the United States.
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Many citizens rely on programs offered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for financial assistance.
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development was established to address the needs of urban communities.
Synonyms
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5.5
A United States government department that makes and runs programs for housing and city development
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3.7
A United States government department that creates and runs programs to help people find affordable homes
Surface Forms
Morphology
department + of + housing + and + urban + development
The phrase is fully compositional: a 'department' responsible for 'housing' and 'urban development' is directly inferred from the known constituents, so a B1 learner who knows the words can understand its core function. It may not reveal the specific U.S. federal status or founding date, but the institutional meaning and role are transparent and cross-linguistically parallel.
Etymology
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is named simply: it is a government department that handles housing, meaning people's homes, and urban development, meaning making cities and neighborhoods better. So the name tells you it is the United States federal office in charge of housing and city programs.