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Interior Department

noun

The United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849. Synonyms: Department of the Interior, DoI, Interior.

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"Interior Department" Quotes from Famous Books

... one very unfortunate mistake quite early in the course of his administration of the Interior Department. He had formed the opinion, I suppose without much practical experience in such matters, that it would be a good plan to get the civilized Indians of the country into the Indian Territory. Accordingly ...

— Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 • George Hoar

... State Department Treasury Department War Department Navy Department Interior Department Commissioner of Land Office Commissioner of Pensions Commissioner of Patents Commissioner of Indian Affairs Bureau of Education Commissioner of Railroads Geological Survey Superintendent of the Census Post Office Department Department ...

— Government and Administration of the United States • Westel W. Willoughby and William F. Willoughby

Words linked to "Interior Department" : executive department, US Fish and Wildlife Service, FWS, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, National Park Service