Department of Commerce

American  

noun

1. the department of the U.S. federal government that promotes and administers domestic and foreign commerce. DOC

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Department of Commerce Cultural  

1. A department of the federal executive branch whose responsibilities include management of the census and the United States Patent Office. Through a variety of bureaus and agencies, such as the Industry and Trade Administration and the Office of Minority Business Enterprise, the Department of Commerce works to promote American business interests at home and abroad.

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Department of Commerce

The Department of Commerce lifted the restrictions several weeks later.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Amazon and other web platforms have made e-commerce account for 21.8% of all U.S. retail purchases, according to the Department of Commerce.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

"We've received notice that the Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5," Anthropic posted on X. "We'll begin restoring access tomorrow."

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on two of Anthropic’s most high-profile products, its Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, thereby ending a month-long dispute.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

During my term of office repeated efforts were made in Congress, backed by organized labor, to divide my Department and make two of it—the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor.

From Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft by Straus, Oscar S.