Definition for Department of state:

• the federal department that sets and maintains foreign policies; " the Department of State was created in 1789"

Synonyms for Department of state:

• n.

  •department of state (noun)
  • state.
  •group (noun)
  • department of state,
  • united states department of state,
  • dos.

• Other synonyms:

  •State Department
  • state department.

Hypernym for Department of state:

• n.

  • group
    foggy bottom.

Hyponym for Department of state:

• n.

  • group
    executive department.

Meronym for Department of state:

• n.

  • group
    foreign service, ds, INR, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Bureau of Intelligence and Research.