State Department
noun
: the part of the U.S. government that is responsible for how the U.S. deals with other countries
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On the day of the event, the State Department confirmed that President Johnson had authorized US ground forces to engage in combat if requested by the South Vietnamese Army.
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Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
This model took shape in the second half of the nineteenth century, when Congress began to compensate clerical assistants working under both the State Department and the attorney general for their roles in the pardoning process.
—Bernadette Meyler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The State Department also specified that its Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) is leading the US security effort in Milan.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
The Democratic defections threaten to derail passage of a broad spending package that also includes funding for the State Department and the Pentagon, as well as education, health, labor and transportation agencies.
—Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
This model took shape in the second half of the nineteenth century, when Congress began to compensate clerical assistants working under both the State Department and the attorney general for their roles in the pardoning process.
—Bernadette Meyler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The State Department also specified that its Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) is leading the US security effort in Milan.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
The Democratic defections threaten to derail passage of a broad spending package that also includes funding for the State Department and the Pentagon, as well as education, health, labor and transportation agencies.
—Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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“State Department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/State%20Department. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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