Commerce Department
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3.7
- proper noun
- /ˈkɒmɜrs dɪˈpɑrtmənt/
- US
:
Departamento de Comercio (EE. UU.)
- NIST is an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration.
- a Commerce Department report
- the Commerce Department says
- U.S. Commerce Department
Now the Commerce Department says it will not shut down TikTok to enforce Trump's order.
- Now the Commerce Department says it will not shut down TikTok to enforce Trump's order.
Examples
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Accordingly, his administration has designated the Commerce Department to assist U.S. industry in sharpening the country's technological edge.
Academic text (1993) -
Similarly, the Commerce Department closed the market to imported liquid crystal displays because the domestic industry instituted a dumping case.
Academic text (1993) -
Retail sales rose 1.1 percent last month, the Commerce Department said Monday.
Blog text (29) -
In the Commerce Department, there have been two approaches that capture part of what we are doing.
Academic text (1995) -
Retail sales dropped 0.3 percent last month after three months of gains, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
Blog text (30) -
Now the Commerce Department says it will not shut down TikTok to enforce Trump's order.
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For example, Simon Kuznets of the NBER developed the system of national income accounts for the Commerce Department.
Academic text (1992) -
The two U.S. panelists dissented and would have upheld the Commerce Department's finding.
Academic text (1997) -
Manufacturers are obliged to consult Commerce Department experts before shipment commences.
Academic text (1998) -
The Commerce Department announced new regulations to improve trade efficiency.
Synonyms
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3.5
A United States government department that promotes trade and runs the census and the patent office
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6.5
A US government department that promotes trade, runs the census, and oversees patents
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3.8
A United States government department that promotes and makes rules for trade and runs the national census and patent office
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a government department responsible for commerce/trade' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'Commerce' (trade) with 'department' (an organizational unit). The 'X Department' naming pattern is compositional and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the MWE's basic meaning even without knowledge of specific agencies.
Etymology
Commerce Department comes from two simple words: commerce meaning 'buying and selling' and department meaning a part or office of government. So the Commerce Department is the government office that handles a country's trade, exports, and other trade-related offices.