federal department
3
3.7
- noun
- /ˈfɛdərəl dɪˈpɑrtmənt/
- US
:
departamento federal
- The guidance provides that federal departments and agencies should determine:
- federal departments and agencies
- federal department of education
Examples
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There was no federal department of labor, agriculture, commerce, education, energy, health and human services, or homeland security.
Blog text (15) -
In Canada, many federal departments oversee a unified delivery of service to citizens in ten provinces and two territories.
Academic text (1996) -
What has that great federal department called FEMA done for you?
Blog text (26) -
President Clinton directed federal department and agency heads to reduce the ratio of hospital managers to other personnel by 50 percent.
Academic text (1997) -
The federal department, Transport Canada, administers the Act, and all the provincial governments have adopted it.
Academic text (1992) -
4 CES consists of representatives from 12 federal departments and agencies.
Academic text (1991) -
Computers match the information with the databases of federal departments, such as Treasury, Agriculture, and Homeland Security.
Blog text (21) -
AoA commissioners have executed memorandums of agreement with selected federal departments and agencies.
Academic text (1991) -
As to the role of quasi and non-governmental organizations, over the past ten years, there has been significant coordination between the federal departments and nongovernmental interested parties.
Academic text (2001) -
The federal department is responsible for enforcing regulations across the country.
Synonyms
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1.8
A part of a company or organization that does a particular job
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5.8
A government department that deals with a specific area, like investigations
249
3.0
A United States government department that enforces federal laws and protects people's civil rights
114
2.9
A part of the United States government that enforces federal laws and handles legal cases
96
3.4
A part of the United States government that protects the country and manages the military
87
3.1
An official part of the government that provides a public service
66
3.5
A United States government office that protects national security and manages the armed forces
58
3.4
A government organization that does specific jobs for the national government, like the Environmental Protection Agency
51
5.2
A US government department that protects the country and runs the armed forces
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3.0
A U.S. government agency that plans and manages transport and safety rules across the country
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3.4
A United States government department that handles relations with other countries
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3.0
A part of the United States government that makes and enforces rules about farming and food
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3.9
A United States government agency that makes and enforces safety rules for airlines and airports
9
3.7
A United States government office that runs federal programs and gives money to schools and students
8
4.2
A United States government department that manages national parks and public lands
6
3.6
A government department or agency that works for the national government in the United States
6
2.5
A part of government that runs public services like schools
5
3.7
A United States government agency that investigates serious crimes and enforces federal law
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4.0
A U.S. government agency that runs prisons and holds people found guilty of federal crimes
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3.5
A U.S. government department that protects the country from threats and manages national security
1
4.2
A national government department that carries out laws and manages public affairs, like the Department of State
1
3.9
A U.S. government office that collects taxes and manages the country's money
1
3.9
A United States government department that protects the country's security and runs the armed forces
1
4.3
A US government department that handles relations with other countries
A United States government group that investigates serious crimes across the country
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a department of the federal government' is directly and compositionally derived from 'federal' (connected to the main government) + 'department' (an organizational unit). This straightforward noun phrase follows regular English composition patterns and has clear cross-linguistic parallels, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Federal department comes from the idea that a group of states share a central government, and a department is like a team in that government that handles one set of jobs. So, federal department means 'a national government team responsible for a certain job'.