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noun
- 1. a division of a large organization such as a government, university, or business, dealing with a specific area of activity: "the council's finance department" Similar
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DEPARTMENT definition: 1. a part of an organization such as a school, business, or government that deals with a particular…. Learn more.
noun. a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system. Synonyms: segment, unit, section, bureau, branch. one of the principal branches of a governmental organization: the sanitation department.
a. : a major administrative division of a government. b. : a major territorial administrative subdivision. c. : a division of a college or school giving instruction in a particular subject. d. : a major division of a business. e. : a section of a department store handling a particular kind of merchandise. f.
a part of an organization such as a school, business, or government that deals with a particular area of study or work: department of the Department of Health and Human Services. She is a professor in the chemistry department/the department of chemistry. The sales department is having a Christmas party this week.
A department is one section or part of a larger group, like a company or a school. The philosophy department of a university is just one of many, including English, math, and sociology. SKIP TO CONTENT
Definition of department noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a specialized division of a large concern, such as a business, store, or university: the geography department. 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a major subdivision or branch of the administration of a government. 3. (Education) a branch or subdivision of learning: physics is a department of science.
A department is one of the sections in an organization such as a government, business, or university. A department is also one of the sections in a large shop.
departments. A distinct, usually specialized division of a large organization, especially: A separate part, division, or branch, as of a government, business, or school. The police department, the accounting department, the history department. A section of a department store selling a particular line of merchandise.
a part of an organization such as a school, business, or government that deals with a particular area of work: the sales department. head of the English department. See also. police department. More examplesFewer examples. the marketing department. a government department. a dispute within the department. the Department of Education.
