Definition that contains executive department
- cabinet persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers
- exec the chief executive department of the United States government
- secretary of the navy head of a former executive department; combined with the War Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947
- department of commerce and labor a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1903 and split into two departments in 1913
- navy secretary head of a former executive department; combined with the War Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947
- secretary of war head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947
- war department a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1789 and combined with the Navy Department in 1947
- department of health education and welfare a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1953 and divided in 1979
- secretary of commerce and labor head of a former executive department created in 1903 and divided into two departments in 1913
- united states cabinet a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the cabinet