English > federal office: 1 sense > noun 1, groupMeaning | A department of the federal government of the United States. |
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Synonyms | federal department, department of the federal government |
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Region | United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
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Narrower | executive department | A federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States |
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Broader | government department | A department of government |
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Spanish | Departamento del Gobierno Federal, departamento federal, Departamento Federal, oficina federal, Oficina Federal |
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Catalan | departament federal, oficina federal |
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