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
- 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
- war secretary head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947
- independent agency an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments
- secretary of health education and welfare head of a former executive department created in 1953 and divided into two departments in 1979
- us cabinet a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the cabinet
- white house the chief executive department of the United States government
- navy department a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1798 and combined with the War Department in 1947
- secretary of the navy head of a former executive department; combined with the War Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947