Sentence:  Among them , according to the <WSD>U.</WSD> S. Department of Commerce , are : ( 1 ) shorter work weeks , ( 2 ) higher pay , ( 3 ) longer paid vacations , ( 4 ) better transportation , ( 5 ) earlier retirement , and ( 6 ) more education . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States