desk officer
- n a military officer who is not assigned to active duty
department of justice
- n the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
department of justice canada
- n an agency of the Canadian government that provides litigation and legal advice and opinions to the government
department of labor
- n the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913