State Department

British  

noun

1. the US government department in charge of foreign affairs

---

State Department Cultural  

1. A common name for the Department of State.

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

State Department

Youlin Chen, 54 years old, was designated by the State Department as “wrongfully detained” earlier this year, according to statements Tuesday from his wife and other supporters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

In late May, the State Department held a meeting in The Hague that brought together counterterrorism officials from Europe and elsewhere, and it was not well-received.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

The meeting between Archila and Iravani was called off after the State Department . . . met with the Mamdani administration to clarify acceptable conduct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

The State Department urged China to "engage in meaningful arms control discussions and commit to a regularized notification arrangement for all intercontinental-range ballistic missile and space launches."

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

Two weeks later, Everett Alvarez, James Stockdale, and hundreds of former POWs sat in an auditorium at the State Department.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin