energy department Meaning of "energy department"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977

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Usage(s):

  • The idea of a Cabinet-level energy department is hardly revolutionary; indeed, the DOE that Carter is proposing resembles one drawn up by the Ford Administration in its waning .
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