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social science subjects > economics > economic concepts > organizations (economics) > Department of Commerce
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > American politics and society > United States Presidency > executive branch > Department of Commerce

Preferred term

Department of Commerce  

Definition(s)

  • Department of the cabinet that is responsible for foreign and domestic commerce; mining, manufacturing, shipping, and fishery industries; labor interests; and transportation. It was created on March 4, 1913, after a law separated the Department of Commerce and Labor. [Source: Student's Guide to the Presidency; Department of Commerce]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-RBWBBMDR-V

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