Also with capital initial. The governing body or department in charge of a country's navy and its administration; spec. (British) that in charge…
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| 释义 | society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] > with specific responsibility > English or British (25) admiralty1459 Also with capital initial. The governing body or department in charge of a country's navy and its administration; spec. (British) that in charge… ordnance1485 The government organization, or branch of public or military service, concerned with the supply of military stores, materials, and equipment, and… Navy Office1660 (a former name for) the Admiralty building in London. navy board1681 (a) an administrative board of the British Navy (merged with the Admiralty in 1832); the Lords Commissioner of the Navy (now historical); (b) an… patent office1696 an office from which patents are issued and where claims to patents are examined. excise-office1698 Treasury Office1706 The building where the Treasury Commissioners transact business; formerly also Treasury Office. Plantation Office1708 the Colonial Office. stamp office1710 an office where government stamps are issued and where stamp duties are received. War Office1721 The former department of the British government, presided over by the Secretary of State for War, which was charged with the entire administration… India Office1787 (originally) the office of the Board of Control dealing with the administration of the East India Company's territories; (in later use) the office… home office1795 Chiefly with capital initials. spec. With the. In the United Kingdom: the government department responsible for home affairs, including law and… Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues1803 Woods and Forests, more fully Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues, a department of the Civil Service (see quot. 1810; merged with the Forestry… the Stamps1820 the Stamps = the Stamp Office. ? Obsolete. Welsh Office1852 the department of the British Government responsible for Welsh affairs; the buildings in Whitehall, London, and in Cathays Park, Cardiff, housing… W.O.1860 War Office. Local Government Board1871 a government department acting as a central authority for local government in England and Wales, as constituted by the Local Government Board Act… pall-mall1880 Usually in form Pall Mall. The name of a street in central London (running between St James's Street and Haymarket) which developed from an alley in… Scottish Office1883 the department of the British Government responsible for Scottish affairs; the building in Whitehall, London (later also Edinburgh), housing this… Ministry of Munitions1915 Ministry of Munitions n. (in the British government) a ministry which from 1915 to 1921 controlled the manufacture and supply of munitions. Minist… War House1925 the War Office. Min of Ag1946 The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food (a department of the British government, subsumed in 2001 into the Department for Environment… Mintech1967 The Ministry of Technology (a former department of the British government). DOE1972 Department of the Environment. Manpower Services Commission1973 (in the United Kingdom) a government organization set up in 1974 to oversee and advise upon issues relating to unemployment and vocational… |
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