commerce department

Business regulation agency

A commerce department is a government agency responsible for promoting economic growth, trade, and business development.

In the United States, the Department of Commerce oversees the census, patent office, weather service, and trade policy.

Many countries and state governments have similarly named agencies: The commerce department released new trade figures.

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legislation · business · business licenses · trade missions · free trade · supply chain · diplomacy · imports · agency · census bureau · compliance · treaties · economic policy · economic sanctions · entrepreneurship · export controls · import duties · industrialization

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Federal tax collection agency

tax authority · Department of Labor · regulatory agency · Department of Defense · Environmental Protection Agency

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U.S. military administration

Defense Department · Department of Justice · Justice Department · State Department · Department of State

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