Executive Department — definition

1. executive department (Noun)

executive department (Noun) — A federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States.

department of the federal government federal department federal office Agriculture Department Commerce Department DHS Defense Department Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Commerce and Labor Department of Defense Department of Education Department of Energy Department of Health Education and Welfare Department of Health and Human Services Department of Homeland Security Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of Justice Department of Labor Department of State Department of Transportation Department of Veterans Affairs Department of the Interior • • • Executive Office of the President executive branch