Definition of
Department
- (noun, group) a specialized division of a large organization
she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury - (noun, location) the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
- (noun, cognition) a specialized sphere of knowledge
his work established a new department of literature
- (noun, group) a specialized division of a large organization
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Synonyms of Department
Alternate forms of Department
Derivations: departmental
Hyponyms: academic department, business department, government department, payroll, payroll department, personnel, personnel department, personnel office, security, security department, staff office
Hypernyms: administrative district, administrative division, division, sector, sphere, territorial division
Origin of the word Department
- mid-15c., "a going away, act of leaving," from O.Fr. d?partement (12c.), from L.L. departire (see depart). French department meant "group of people" (as well as "departure"), from which English borrowed the sense of "separate division, separate business assigned to someone in a larger organization" (c.1735). Meaning "separate division of a government" is fr… more
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Words that sound like Department
debridement, department head, deportment, divertimento
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