INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
\ɪntˈi͡əɹɪə dɪpˈɑːtmənt], \ɪntˈiəɹɪə dɪpˈɑːtmənt], \ɪ_n_t_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ə d_ɪ_p_ˈɑː_t_m_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
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the federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849
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the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849
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created by law in 1849, and called in the title of the act the Home Department. Its functions were formerly distributed among the departments of State, Treasury, War and Navy. These functions are the regulation of patents, copyrights, the census, public documents, public lands, mines, mining, judicial accounts, Indian affairs, bureau of education, etc.
By John Franklin Jameson
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