State Department

British  

noun

1. the US government department in charge of foreign affairs

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State Department Cultural  

1. A common name for the Department of State.

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Example Sentences

A US State Department official told the BBC that the Israel-Lebanon talks were planned a month ago, before the talks with Iran in Islamabad were confirmed.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“Iraq is the untold story of the Iran war,” said David Schenker, the top State Department official for the Middle East during Trump’s first term.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Ahmed, a British national who lives in the United States, is among five Europeans whom the US State Department has said would be denied visas.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

A US State Department official said it would host a meeting next week in Washington "to discuss ongoing ceasefire negotiations" between the two countries.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

He’d violated State Department economic sanctions against Yugoslavia by playing a $5 million chess match against Boris Spassky in Sveti Stefan, Montenegro, in 1992, and an arrest warrant had been issued at that time.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady