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department


Definition: Meaning of, department in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt /

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department departments
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  1. one of the groups of people who work together in a particular part of a large organization such as a hospital, university, company, or government
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  2. an area in a large shop where a particular type of product is sold
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  3. be somebody's department spoken if something is someone's department, they are responsible for it or know a lot about it
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  4. spoken a particular part of someone's character, or a particular part of a larger activity or subject
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department used in phrases

  • Agriculture Department (noun)
    1. including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers ; created in 1862
  • Commerce Department (noun)
    1. including management of the census and the patent office the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade ; created in 1913
  • Defense Department (noun)
    1. the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
    1. a British government department, formerly called the Department of National Heritage, which is responsible for supporting the arts, tourism, sport etc, and for making rules about newspapers and broadcasting in the UK
  • Department for Education and Skills, the
    1. formerly called the Department for Education and Employment; a British government department which is responsible for the UK's education system and for organizing training programmes for people without jobs etc
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the
    1. a British government department that is responsible for things such as plans for new roads and buildings, the protection of the countryside and old buildings, and the quality of the air and water in the UK. It is now also responsible for government policy on farming and the countryside.
  • Department for International Development, the
    1. formerly called the Overseas Development Administration (ODA); a British government department that gives money, advice, and help to poorer countries
  • Department for Work and Pensions
    1. a British government department which is responsible for paying various types of BENEFIT (= money paid by the government to support people who need it, for example people who are poor, people who are too old or too sick to work, and people who cannot find jobs), and for government policy on employment.
  • Department of Agriculture (noun)
    1. including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers ; created in 1862
  • Department of Commerce (noun)
    1. including management of the census and the patent office the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade ; created in 1913
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