Housing and Urban Development
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3.7
- proper noun
- Formal
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Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano
- The Department of Housing and Urban Development rebuilds housing and restores neighborhoods in the aftermath of catastrophic storms.
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Examples
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In 1965, the federal government established the Housing and Urban Development department to address urban issues.
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development spent another $47.5 billion.
Blog text (10) -
According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, nearly a million U.S. children younger than 6 suffer from lead poisoning.
Academic text (2002) -
Recently, the Department of Housing and Urban Development encouraged public authorities to implement smoke-free policies in public housing units.
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Some systems also provide access to resources, referral information, and support for managing operations (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2004).
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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.
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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 Ballard low-income housing development has already been established through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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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 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development provides grants to improve public housing across the country.
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 part of the United States government that runs housing and city programs for people
Surface Forms
Morphology
housing + and + urban + development
The constituent words clearly signal the general topic—housing and city development—so a learner who knows those words will grasp the subject matter. However, the fact that this is the formal name of a specific U.S. government department (its institutional and country-specific referent) is not fully derivable from the parts without world knowledge, so the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Housing and Urban Development was named because the department brought together work on people's homes (Housing) and on improving cities (Urban Development). That's why the name refers to the government office that runs programs for 'housing' and 'city development'.