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State department Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ment

State department has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

"the Department of State was created in 1789"

2

a department of government in one of the 50 states

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
executive department government department
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
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Rhyming Words
ent bent ment went sent vent pent hent cent fent dent tent kent gent rent lent djent ament seent brent
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