the States vs State Department

the States and State Department both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
the States	Yes	No	No	No
State Department	Yes	No	No	No

the States (noun)	State Department (noun)
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776	the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies
	a department of government in one of the 50 states