Department of the Interior

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Noun

Department of the Interior - the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849DoI, Interior Department, Interiorexecutive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United StatesFWS, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service - an agency in the Department of the Interior that conserves and protects fish and wildlife and their habitats; assesses the environmental impact of pesticides and nuclear power site and hydroelectric dams and thermal pollutionNational Park Service - an agency of the Interior Department responsible for the national parks

Department of the Interior

U.S. Department of the Interior

A department in the United States charged with overseeing national parks and most other land owned by the federal government. It is also responsible for conserving wildlife and managing U.S. relations with Native Americans. It was established in 1849.

Department of the Interior (DOI)

A department of the federal government, established in 1849 to take charge of the country's internal affairs.Lightheartedly referred to as the “department of everything else” at one time, it was originally responsible for all affairs not handled by the Department of Foreign Affairs (now the State Department), Treasury Department, and War (now Defense) Department. Today, it is responsible for Indian affairs, national parks, wildlife management, and surface mining, to name a few areas. More information is available at its Web site, www.doi.gov, which includes Webcams for several national parks and the city of Washington,D.C.

Related to Department of the Interior: Secretary of the Interior

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Synonyms for Department of the Interior

noun the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources

Synonyms

DoI
Interior Department
Interior

Related Words

executive department
FWS
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
US Fish and Wildlife Service
National Park Service