Department of the Interior, the - Definition from Longman English Dictionary Online

Department of the Interior, the

Department of the Interior, the

the part of the US government responsible for protecting the US's natural resources (=land, minerals, water, natural energy etc). The person in charge of this department is called the Secretary of the Interior.

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