| 单词 | navy department |
| 释义 | > as lemmasNavy Department Navy Department n. U.S. the government department responsible for the navy (and officially controlling it until 1949 when the separate armed forces were brought under the control of the Department of Defense). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > administration and ceremonial > [noun] > Admiralty admiralty1459 navy board1681 Navy Department1779 minister of marine1782 society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] > U.S. government department or agency > specific Navy Department1779 State Department1790 Indian bureau1824 Bureau of Indian Affairs1826 department of state1890 consumer unit1933 Foggy Bottom1947 state1952 U.S.I.A.1953 Ginnie Mae1968 1779 Jrnls. Continental Congr. (U.S.) 15 1216 Congress took into consideration the report of the Marine Committee respecting the navy department. 1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad i. 24 However, we were to have a ‘battery of guns’ from the Navy Department..to be used in answering royal salutes. 1946 National Geographic Mag. July 38/1 The Navy Department disavows the use of ribbons, employing red or blue ‘cotton tape’ when necessary. 1993 R. Shilts Conduct Unbecoming: Lesbians & Gays in U.S. Mil. v. xl. 377 After two years at the Navy Department, he was appointed Deputy Secretary of Defense. < as lemmas |
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