department of government

department of government
One of the three great divisions of government between which the powers of the United States Government are separated, namely the legislative, executive, and judicial departments. A comparable division in a state. A part or division of the executive branch of the government of the United States, such as the Justice Department, State Department, etc. 54 Am J1st US § 39. A division of the executive branch of a state government, even of a municipal government. See cabinet; head of a department.

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