Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun state_department

2 senses of state department

Sense 1
Department of State, United States Department of State, State Department, State, DoS -- (the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789")
       => executive department -- (a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States)

Sense 2
State Department -- (a department of government in one of the 50 states)
       => government department -- (a department of government)