DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979

Synonyms:

Department of Education; Education; Education Department

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Department of Education" is a kind of...):

executive department (a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States)

Domain category:

didactics; education; educational activity; instruction; pedagogy; teaching (the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill)

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