HyperDic: war_department

English > 1 sense of the expression War Department:
NOUNgroupWar Departmenta former executive department of the United States government
English > War Department: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA former executive department of the United States government; created in 1789 and combined with the Navy Department in 1947.
Broaderexecutive departmentA federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States

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