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State Department

British  

noun

  1. the US government department in charge of foreign affairs

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

State Department Cultural  
  1. A common name for the Department of State.


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Asked about the violence, a US State Department spokesperson said they were aware of the reports.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The US State Department said the AI agent had filed 20 visa applications using a form on its website, but that they were incomplete and not processed, according to reports.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The US State Department on Wednesday accused Zhao Fugang, director of the Overseas Chinese Service Centre in the Pacific nation's capital of Suva, of engaging in "significant corruption".

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Embassy officials there referred reporters to a State Department media office that didn’t respond to a request for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

At that very moment, State Department messenger Emerick Hansell arrives at the door on official business.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

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