department_of_commerce (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *Department of Commerce*:
NOUN	group	Department of Commerce, Commerce Department, Commerce, DoC	the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office)

English > *Department of Commerce*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	The United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913.
Synonyms	Commerce Department, Commerce, DoC
Parts	Bureau of the Census, Census Bureau	The bureau of the Commerce Department responsible / responsible for taking the census
	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA	An agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources
	Patent and Trademark Office Database, Patent Office	The government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents / patents and trademarks and grants new ones
	Technology Administration	An agency in the Department of Commerce that works with United States industries to promote competitiveness and maximize / maximize the impact of technology on economic growth
Broader	executive department	A federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
Spanish	ministerio de comercio
Catalan	ministeri de comerç

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