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/junˈaɪtəd steɪts dɪpˈɑrtmənt əv steɪt/ Listen

United States Department of State

noun

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

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... In the United States Department of State, the author is indebted to Arthur N. Young for a critical reading of the ...

— Problems in American Democracy • Thames Ross Williamson

... arrested by the Spanish authorities, and one, at least, Dr. Ruiz, was murdered in Morro Castle, while another a newspaper correspondent, was cut to pieces by guerrillas. For Spanish outrages upon the lives or property of American citizens, claims aggregating $60,000,000 were on file with the United States Department of State before the declaration of war. The general sympathy of the American people with the insurgents, as well as the hope of profit, led to repeated efforts by our citizens to smuggle arms and munitions of war ...

— The Naval History of the United States - Volume 2 (of 2) • Willis J. Abbot

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