department

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.

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

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depart·mental (dpärt-mntl) adj.

depart·mental·ly adv.

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department

Noun

1. a specialized division of a large business organization, hospital, university, etc.

2. a major subdivision of the administration of a government

3. an administrative division in several countries, such as France

4. Informal a specialized sphere of activity: wine-making is my wife's department [French département]

departmental adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	department - 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" section 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"

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department

noun 1. section, office, unit, station, division, branch, bureau, subdivision

noun 2. (Informal) area, line, responsibility, function, province, sphere, realm, domain, speciality

Translations

department [dɪˈpɑːtmənt] n (COMM) → sección f;

(SCOL) → departamento;

(POL) → ministerio;

that's not my department (fig) → no tiene que ver conmigo;

Department of State (US) → Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores

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department [dɪˈpɑːtmənt] n (Comm) → rayon m;

(Scol) → section f;

(Pol) → ministère m, département m;

that's not my department (fig) → ce n'est pas mon domaine or ma compétence, ce n'est pas mon rayon;

Department of State (US) → Département d'État

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department [dɪˈpɑːtmənt] n → Abteilung f;

(Scol) → Fachbereich m;

(Pol) → Ministerium nt;

that's not my department (fig) → dafür bin ich nicht zuständig;

Department of State (US) → Außenministerium nt

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department [dɪˈpɑːtmənt] n (COMM) → reparto;

(SCOL) → sezione f; dipartimento;

(POL) → ministero;

that's not my department (also fig) → questo non è di mia competenza;

Department of State (US) → Dipartimento di Stato

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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 ministeriö, osasto service, rayon département מַחלָקָה विभाग odsjek, katedra (szak)osztály, tagozat; tanszék bagian deild dipartimento; ministero; reparto 部 (門) 부(部), 과(科) 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 部门

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-, ministeriön de département, de service, de rayon מַחלַקתִּי विभागीय odsječni, okružni ágazati mengenai bagian deildar- dipartimentale; ministeriale 部の 부의, 과의 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 部门的

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 百货商店

department (not departmental ) store.

departure, depart