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State Department

noun

The federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies. Synonyms: Department of State, DoS, State, United States Department of State.

A department of government in one of the 50 states.

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"State department" Quotes from Famous Books

... place-hunters, searching the map of the world for spoils, dug out his hiding-place and demanded his consular sign as a reward for a younger and more aggressive party worker, the ghost of the dead President protected him. In the State Department, Marshall had become a tradition. "You can't touch Him!" the State Department would say; "why, HE was appointed by Lincoln!" Secretly, for this weapon against the hungry headhunters, the department ...

— My Buried Treasure • Richard Harding Davis

... all," commanded my Uncle, the General Robert. "Get vouchers for what you spend and pay with State Department checks. Don't blow in a fortune, you young spendthrift, you, but also remember that the State of Harpeth is one of the richest in America and knows how ...

— The Daredevil • Maria Thompson Daviess

... to goodness there was some one he dared consult with. There were other Englishmen, of course, but they were all ambitious like himself. He felt that his prospects were at stake. News had reached the State Department (by channels Sita Ram could have uncovered for him) that Gungadhura was intriguing with tribes beyond ...

— Guns of the Gods • Talbot Mundy

... the State Department during the last year has been characterized by an unusual number of important negotiations and by diplomatic results of a notable and highly beneficial character. Among these are the reciprocal trade arrangements ...

— A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume IX. • Benjamin Harrison

... appeared in the New York "World" of this date. This paper is an absolute forgery. No proclamation of this kind has been made, or proposed to be made, by the President, or issued, or proposed to be issued, by the State Department, or any other Department of ...

— Between the Lines - Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After • Henry Bascom Smith

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