département fédéral

Definitions of département fédéral
  1. noun
    a department of the federal government of the United States
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    département exécutif
    a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
    ministère de l'agriculture
    the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862
    administration du commerce
    the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913
    ministère des finances
    the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789
    type of:
    autorité, autorité administrative
    a department of government
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