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Definition of Department
1. Noun. A specialized division of a large organization. "She got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"
Specialized synonyms: Academic Department, Business Department, Personnel, Personnel Department, Personnel Office, Staff Office, Government Department, Payroll, Payroll Department, Security, Security Department
Generic synonyms: Division
Derivative terms: Departmental
2. Noun. The territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France).
Group relationships: Country, Land, State
Geographical relationships: France, French Republic
Derivative terms: Departmental
3. Noun. A specialized sphere of knowledge. "His work established a new department of literature"
Definition of Department
1. n. Act of departing; departure.
Definition of Department
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Medical Definition of Department
1. 1. Act of departing; departure. "Sudden departments from one extreme to another." (Wotton) 2. A part, portion, or subdivision. 3. A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like; appointed sphere or walk; province. "Superior to Pope in Pope's own peculiar department of literature." (Macaulay) 4. Subdivision of business or official duty; especially, one of the principal divisions of executive government; as, the treasury department; the war department; also, in a university, one of the divisions of instructions; as, the medical department; the department of physics. 5. A territorial division; a district; especially, in France, one of the districts composed of several arrondissements into which the country is divided for governmental purposes; as, the Department of the Loire. 6. A military subdivision of a country; as, the Department of the Potomac. Origin: F. Departement, fr. Departir. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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