department of the interior

Noun
Synonyms: Department of the InteriorInterior DepartmentInteriorDoI

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849Synonyms: Department of the InteriorInterior DepartmentInteriorDoI
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Interior \In*te"ri*or\, n.

1.That which is within; the internal or inner part of a thing; the inside. [1913 Webster]

2.The inland part of a country, state, or kingdom. [1913 Webster]

Department of the Interior, that department of the government of the United States which has charge of pensions, patents, public lands and surveys, the Indians, education, etc.; that department of the government of a country which is specially charged with the internal affairs of that country; the home department.

Secretary of the Interior, the cabinet officer who, in the United States, is at the head of the Department of the Interior. [1913 Webster]

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