State Department

proper noun

The United States Department of State, an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for foreign policy and international relations.

Similar
Department of StateUnited States Department of StateStateDoS

Meanings

proper nounthe State Department
  1. USgovernmentThe United States Department of State, an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for foreign policy and international relations.

    Synonyms: Department of State

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe United States Department of State, an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for foreign policy and international relations.

Similar
Department of State

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies

Similar
Department of StateUnited States Department of StateStateDoS
Broader
executive department
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

State Department. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/State%20Department

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “State Department,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/State%20Department.

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