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

Neither the White House nor the State Department has said what the U.S. position will be at the conference—an omission worth correcting.

From The Wall Street Journal

One week earlier, the State Department approved a separate sale of nearly $1 billion in air-to-air missiles to Denmark.

From Barron's

"Individual UN agencies will need to adapt, shrink, or die," a State Department statement said.

From Barron's

There was no immediate reaction from the State Department.

From Barron's

In August, the State Department said Britain had "significant human rights issues", including restrictions on free speech, and last week the White House suspended implementation of a multi-billion-dollar tech cooperation deal.

From Barron's