State Department
noun
: the part of the U.S. government that is responsible for how the U.S. deals with other countries
Examples of State Department in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The State Department seal is seen on the briefing room lectern ahead of a briefing by State Department spokesperson Ned Price at the State Department in Washington, January 31, 2022.
—
Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
This led the administration to expand democracy promotion and bring it in-house by integrating it into USAID and the State Department, while the NED continued to operate independently.
—Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors have indicted Maduro on conspiracy charges, accusing him of turning Venezuela into a narco-state, and the State Department has placed a $50 million bounty on his capture.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent efforts to combat disinformation, including the State Department’s Global Engagement Center and the Department of Homeland Security’s Disinformation Governance Board, have been disbanded.
—Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for State Department
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
This led the administration to expand democracy promotion and bring it in-house by integrating it into USAID and the State Department, while the NED continued to operate independently.
—Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors have indicted Maduro on conspiracy charges, accusing him of turning Venezuela into a narco-state, and the State Department has placed a $50 million bounty on his capture.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent efforts to combat disinformation, including the State Department’s Global Engagement Center and the Department of Homeland Security’s Disinformation Governance Board, have been disbanded.
—Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for State Department
Cite this Entry
“State Department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/State%20Department. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share