department
1.
(
noun
) a specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature"
Related Words:
sector
,
sphere
2.
(
noun
) a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"
Synonyms:
section
Related Words:
academic department
,
business department
,
division
,
government department
,
security
3.
(
noun
) the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
Related Words:
administrative district
,
administrative division
,
territorial division
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