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Capitalization Rules
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National governmental units:
- U.S. Congress: 110th Congress; the Congress; Congress; the Senate; the House; Committee of the Whole, the Committee; but committee (all other congressional committees)
- Department of Agriculture: the Department; Division of Publications, the Division; similarly all major departmental units; but legislative, executive, and judicial departments
- Bureau of the Census: the Census Bureau, the Bureau; but the agency
- Environmental Protection Agency: the Agency
- Geological Survey: the Survey
- Government Printing Office: the Printing Office, the Office
- American Embassy, British Embassy: the Embassy; but the consulate; the consulate general
- Treasury of the United States: General Treasury; National Treasury; Public Treasury; the Treasury; Treasury notes; New York Subtreasury, the subtreasury
- Department of Defense: Military Establishment; Armed Forces; All-Volunteer Forces; but armed services
- U.S. Army: the Army; All-Volunteer Army; the Infantry; 81st Regiment; Army Establishment; the Army Band; Army officer; Regular Army officer; Reserve officer; Volunteer officer; but army shoe; Grant's army; Robinson's brigade; the brigade; the corps; the regiment; infantryman
- U.S. Navy: the Navy; the Marine Corps; Navy (Naval) Establishment; Navy officer; but naval shipyard; naval officer; naval station
- U.S. Air Force: the Air Force
- U.S. Coast Guard: the Coast Guard
- French Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Ministry; French Army; British Navy
International organizations:
- United Nations: the Council; the Assembly; the Secretariat
- Permanent Court of Arbitration: the Court; the Tribunal (only in the proceedings of a specific arbitration tribunal)
- Hague Peace Conference of 1907: the Hague Conference; the Peace Conference; the Conference
Common-noun substitutes:
- Virginia General Assembly: the assembly
- California State Highway Commission: Highway Commission of California; the highway commission; the commission
- Montgomery County Board of Health: the Board of Health, Montgomery County; the board of health; the board
- Common Council of the City of Pittsburgh: the common council; the council
- Buffalo Consumers' League: the consumers' league; the league
- Republican Party: the party
