noun
the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979
• Syn: ↑Department of Education, ↑Education
• Topics: ↑education, ↑instruction, ↑teaching, ↑pedagogy, ↑didactics, ↑educational activity
• Hypernyms: ↑executive department
Useful english dictionary. 2012.