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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies;
- Example: "the Department of State was created in 1789"
[syn: Department of State, United States Department of State, State Department, State, DoS]

2. a department of government in one of the 50 states; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

State Department
    n 1: the federal department in the United States that sets and
         maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was
         created in 1789" [syn: Department of State, United
         States Department of State, State Department, State,
         DoS]
    2: a department of government in one of the 50 states