LABOR DEPARTMENT
\lˈe͡ɪbə dɪpˈɑːtmənt], \lˈeɪbə dɪpˈɑːtmənt], \l_ˈeɪ_b_ə d_ɪ_p_ˈɑː_t_m_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of LABOR DEPARTMENT
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the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners; created in 1913
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the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
By Princeton University
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at first a bureau connected with the Department of the Interior. It was established as a department June 27, 1884. The chief officer is the Commissioner of Labor, whose duty it is to diffuse useful information among the people on labor questions, and to report the effect of customs laws upon the currency and agricultural interests.
By John Franklin Jameson
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