a sector of a national or state government that deals with a particular area of interest
Contact the relevant government department - in the UK the Home Office, in the USthe Department of Health - as well as your local authority or state department.
Examples of 'government department' in a sentence
government department
Cash seems to be taken from easy victims instead of improving efficiency and reducing waste within local government departments.
The Sun (2011)
Local councils and government departments were wooed to secure Berkeley access to joint ventures and partnerships on their land.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Up to 400,000 workers are expected to lose their jobs as spending cuts hammer Government departments and local councils.