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

Last year, the federal government budgeted $400 million to spend on armored Tesla vehicles, rumored to be Cybertrucks, but the State Department has since abandoned those plans. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

In July, ProPublica revealed that the State Department originally intended to give the $1 million research award to Lex Libertas, a small organization founded last year by a former AfriForum executive named Ernst Roets. — Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2026

On Monday, the New York State Department of Health announced that a child had died after contracting measles. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

Data from the Washington State Department of Health shows that influenza activity in the state is elevated and increasing. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for State Department

• apartment
• compartment
• departement