Rule: When you use the complete names of departments, capitalize. You may also capitalize a shortened form of a department. Do not capitalize when these words are used as adjectives or generically.

Examples: the United Nations General Assembly; the General Assembly
the council
Congress; congressional

Rule: Capitalize civil titles only when used with the name following or when used in place of a name.

Examples: Councilman Harris; the councilman
President Bush; the president

Rule: If you are working on government documents or you are representing a government agency, then capitalize words like City, County, and District.

Rule: When you refer back to a proper noun using a shortened version of the original name, capitalize it.

Example: The District Water Plan allocates… The Plan calls for…

Example: The Federal Bureau of Investigation has taken the case. As a result, the Bureau has sent out a bulletin to other federal departments to enlist their help in capturing the fugitive. Every city has been alerted including metropolises such as New York City and Kansas City. State senators and representatives are asking their constituents to help crack the case. However, Senator Ludlow has gone further by asking her constituents to call her directly if they think they’ve spotted the alleged criminal.

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What nine-letter word in the English language is still a word when each of the nine letters is removed one by one (not in any particular order)?
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Answer to Brainteaser

STARTLING
STARLING
STARING
STRING
STING
SING
SIN
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