Definition of "federal department" [federal department]

• A department of the federal government of the United States (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Although final rescheduling determinations are made by DEA, the review process relies heavily on recommendations from HHS, the federal department that oversees NCI."
• "Nine GOP presidential contenders bashed President Obama, vowed allegiance to the Constitution's 10th Amendment on states' rights and detailed the federal department they would most like to eliminate in a two-hour debate sponsored by Fox News and Google."
• "The public has huge huge concerns about energy issues, and the idea that McCain would have gotten rid of the federal department dealing with energy -- what does that say about his judgement?"