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department
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de·part·ment  (d-pärtmnt)
n.
1. A distinct, usually specialized division of a large organization, especially:
a. A principal administrative division of a government: the department of public works.
b. A division of a business specializing in a particular product or service: the personnel department.
c. A division of a school or college dealing with a particular field of knowledge: the physics department.
2. Department One of the principal executive divisions of the federal government of the United States, headed by a cabinet officer.
3. A section of a department store selling a particular line of merchandise: the home furnishings department.
4. An administrative district in France.
5. A unit of a warship's crew, organized by function, such as gunnery or engineering.
6. An area of particular knowledge or responsibility; a specialty: Getting the kids to bed is my department.

[French département, from Old French, separation, from departir, to divide; see depart.]

depart·mental (dpärt-mntl) adj.
depart·mental·ly adv.

department [dɪˈpɑːtmənt]
n
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. (Social Science / Education) a branch or subdivision of learning physics is a department of science
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a territorial and administrative division in several countries, such as France
5. Informal a specialized sphere of knowledge, skill, or activity wine-making is my wife's department
[from French département, from départir to divide; see depart]
departmental  [ˌdiːpɑːtˈmɛntəl] adj
departmentally  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.department - a specialized division of a large organizationdepartment - 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"
academic department - a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject
business department - a division of a business firm
personnel department, personnel office, staff office, personnel - the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management
government department - a department of government
payroll department, payroll - the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee
security department, security - a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers; "the head of security was a former policeman"
division - an administrative unit in government or business
2.department - the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes
country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
3.department - a specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature"
sector, sphere - a particular aspect of life or activity; "he was helpless in an important sector of his life"

department
noun
1. section, office, unit, station, division, branch, bureau, subdivision He worked in the sales department.
2. (Informal) area, line, responsibility, function, province, sphere, realm, domain, speciality Sorry, I don't know - that's not my department.
3. region, area, division, sector, district, zone, province The plan to establish central German administrative departments.
Translations
department [dɪˈpɑːtmənt]
A. N
1. (gen) → departamento m; (in shop) → sección f (Admin) → sección f, oficina f
the toy departmentla sección de juguetes
the English departmentel departamento de inglés
2. [of government] → ministerio m, secretaría f (Mex)
Department of Employment (Brit) → Ministerio m or (Mex) Secretaría f de Trabajo
Department of State (US) → Ministerio m or (Mex) Secretaría f de Asuntos Exteriores
3. [of activity] gardening is my wife's departmentdel jardín se encarga mi mujer
men? I don't have any problems in that department¿los hombres? no tengo ningún problema en ese campo
B. CPD department store N(grandes)almacenes mpl, tienda f por departamento(Carib)

department [dɪˈpɑːrtmənt] n
[shop] → rayon m
the shoe department → le rayon chaussures
(in university)département m; (in school)section f
the English department (in university)le département d'anglais
(in government)ministère m; (in US politics)département m
Department of the Environment → ministère de l'Environnement
(= field) that's not my department → ce n'est pas mon rayon

department
n
(generally) → Abteilung f; (Geog: in France) → Departement nt; (in civil service) → Ressort nt; Department of Employment (Brit) Department of Labor (US) → Arbeitsministerium nt; Department of State (US) → Außenministerium nt; that’s not my department (fig)dafür bin ich nicht zuständig
(Sch, Univ) → Fachbereich m

department [dɪˈpɑːtmənt] n (Admin) → sezione f, reparto; (in shop) → reparto; (in government) → ministero (Univ) → istituto, dipartimento
the English Department (Scol) → i professori d'inglese
that's not my department (fig) → questo non è di mia competenza
Department of Employment (Brit) → Ministero del Lavoro
Department of State (Am) → Dipartimento di Stato
Department of Trade and Industry (Brit) → Ministero del Commercio e dell'Industria

department
n department [diˈpaːtmənt]
a part or section of a government, university, office or shop The Department of Justice; the sales department. afdeling, departement وِزارَه، دائِرَه، قِسِم отдел oddělení ministerium; departement; institut; afdeling; -afdeling die Abteilung υπουργείο, τμήμα departamento, sección ministeerium, osakond بخش؛ قسمت osasto service, rayon département מַחלָקָה विभाग odsjek, katedra (szak)osztály, tagozat; tanszék bagian deild dipartimento; ministero; reparto 部 (門) 부문 skyrius, departamentas departaments; nodaļa; (universitātes) katedra; ministrija bahagian afdeling avdeling, departement dział, wydział departamento departament, secţie, minister департамент; факультет;отдел oddelenie, ministerstvo, katedra oddelek odeljenje avdelning, institution, departement แผนก bölüm, departman 部門 факультет; кафедра حصہ ، شعبہ ، صیغہ bộ; ban
adj departˈmental
a departmental manager. afdelingsagtige, departementele إداري، خاص بإدارَة مَصْلَحَه ведомствен úsekový ministeriel; departements-; institut-; afdelings- Abteilungs... υπηρεσιακός, σχετικός με τμήμα ή κλάδο departamental, de departamento ministeeriumi-, osakonna- وابسته به بخش یا قسمت؛ بخشی osasto- de département, de service, de rayon מַחלַקתִּי विभागीय odsječni, okružni ágazati mengenai bagian deildar- dipartimentale; ministeriale 部の 부문의 skyriaus, departamento departamenta-; nodaļas- jabatan afdelings- avdelings-, departements- wydziałowy departamental departamental, ministerial, de secţie заведующий úsekový področen odeljenski avdel-nings-, departements- เกี่ยวกับแผนก bölüm 部門的 такий, що стосується департаменту; такий, що розподіляється на департаменти کسی محکمے یا شعبے سے متعلق thuộc một cục, sở, ban
department store
a large shop with many different departments selling a wide variety of goods. afdelingswinkel, basaar مَخْزَن ذو أقْسام مَتَنَوِّعَه универсален магазин obchodní dům stormagasin das Kaufhaus πολυκατάστημα gran almacén kaubamaja فروشگاه چند بخشی؛ فروشگاه بزرگ tavaratalo grand magasin חֲנוּת כָּל-בּוֹ विभागीय भंडार robna kuća áruház toko serba ada deildaskipt stórverslun grande magazzino デパート 백화점 universalinė parduotuvė universālveikals pasar raya warenhuis stormagasin, varehus dom towarowy armazém supermarket универмаг obchodný dom veleblagovnica robna kuća varuhus ห้างสรรพสินค้า büyük mağaza 百貨商店 універсальний магазин, універмаг فروخت کاری کا بڑا مرکز جس میں مختلف قسم کے سامان الگ الگ گوشے میں ہوں cửa hàng bách hóa

department (not departmental ) store.

departure, depart

department قِسم oddělení afdeling Abteilung τμήμα departamento osasto service odjel reparto 部門 afdeling avdeling dział departamento отдел avdelning แผนก bölüm phòng 部门


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