| 单词 | home department |
| 释义 | > as lemmashome department home department n. a government department responsible for home affairs; (with the and capital initials) spec. = home office n. 1b (now only in Secretary of State for the Home Department, the official title of the Home Secretary). ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] > with specific responsibility intelligence office1659 custom house1661 secret service1737 home department1782 home office1790 War Department1797 port authority1851 W.D.1855 welfare department1904 welfare1928 social services1968 1782 London Chron. 30 Mar. 314/2 Lord Shelburne is to act as Secretary of State for the Home Department as well as Colonial Secretary. 1825 A. Caldcleugh Trav. S. Amer. I. iv. 96 [Brazil has] an absolute hereditary monarchy, with a council of state, secretaries and boards for the administration of the treasury, war, and home departments. 1966 Listener 17 Mar. 373/1 The Ministry of Defence is classified as a ‘home’ rather than an ‘overseas’ department. 2002 Observer 3 Feb. 24/6 David Blunkett MP is Secretary of State for the Home Department. < as lemmas |
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