Definition of Department of the Treasury

1. Noun. The federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Department Of The Treasury

Department of Defense
Department of Defense Laboratory System
Department of Education
Department of Energy
Department of Energy Intelligence
Department of Health Education and Welfare
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Justice
Department of Justice Canada
Department of Labor
Department of State
Department of Transportation
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of the Interior
Department of the Treasury (current term)
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Literary usage of Department of the Treasury

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Domestic and Foreign Commerce of the United States by Emory Richard Johnson (1915)
"Powers of the President regarding commerce, 243. Commercial functions of Department of State, 244. The Department of War, 245. Department of the Treasury, ..."

2. Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: From Gales and by United States Congress, Thomas Hart Benton (1863)
"The Department of the Treasury is connected with the revenue of the country. Tha Department of War is connected with the military establishment of ..."

3. The State and Federal Governments of the United States: A Brief Manual for by Woodrow Wilson (1891)
"(2) A Department of the Treasury, which is the financial agency of the government, and whose functions cover the collection of the public revenues accruing ..."

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