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ministry
a government department under the direction of a minister
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treasury
the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues
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department of local government, local department
a permanent department created to perform the work of a local government
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Special Branch
a government police department dealing with political security
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State Department
a department of government in one of the 50 states
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department of the federal government, federal department, federal office
a department of the federal government of the United States
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admiralty
the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)
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Foreign Office
the government department in charge of foreign relations
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Home Office
the government department in charge of domestic affairs
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corrections, department of corrections
the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
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fire department
the department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires
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police department
the department of local government concerned with enforcing the law and preventing crime
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sanitation department
the department of local government responsible for collecting and disposing of garbage
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executive department
a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
