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de·part·ment
 department
- pronunciation:
- dih
part
m
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| definition 1: |
a subdivision of a larger organization or system, such as a government or business.
the science department of a schoolthe camera department in a large store- synonyms:
- division, office
- similar words:
- agency, arm, branch, bureau, section, sector, subdivision
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| definition 2: |
(informal) an area of responsibility or control.
Paying the bills is your department.- synonyms:
- business, province, responsibility
- similar words:
- arena, bailiwick, field, jurisdiction, lookout, realm, scene, sphere, station, territory, turf
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| related words: |
chapter, division, domain |
| derivations: |
departmental (adj.), departmentally (adv.) |
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