- Department of State, State Department, State, DoS - the federal department in the UnitedStates that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"
--1 is a kind of executive department
--1 has parts:Bureau of Diplomatic Security, DS; Foreign Service; Bureau of Intelligence and Research, INR - State Department - a department of government in one of the 50 states
--2 is a kind of government department