department
/di'pɑ:tmənt/
Definition
- Noun:
- A specialized division within a large organization: A distinct section of a business, government, university, or store responsible for a specific function or area of activity.
- A principal administrative division in some countries: A territorial and governmental unit, such as in France or Colombia.
- A distinct area of knowledge or activity: A specialized sphere or field of interest.
Usage Examples
As a specialized division:
- She works in the marketing department.
- Please take this form to the human resources department.
- You can find light bulbs in the hardware department of the store.
As an administrative division:
- He was born in the Department of Haute-Savoie in France.
- The country is divided into 32 departments.
As a sphere of knowledge/activity:
- Baking is not my department; you should ask my sister.
- Theoretical physics is a difficult department of science.
Advanced Usage
"Department of": Used to specify the exact area or field.
- The Department of Motor Vehicles is where you renew your driver's license.
- She is the head of the Department of English Literature.
"That's not my department": An idiomatic expression meaning something is not one's area of responsibility or expertise.
- "Can you fix the printer?" – "Sorry, that's not my department."
Variants and Related Words
- Departmental (adj): Relating to a department.
- We need departmental approval for this budget.
- Departmentalize (verb): To divide into departments.
- The company was departmentalized by function.
Synonyms
- Division: A major unit or section of an organization.
- Section: A distinct part within a larger place or group.
- Branch: A division of a large organization, often geographically separate.
- Bureau: An office or department for a specific business or service.
Related Phrases
- Department store (Compound Noun): A large retail store offering a wide variety of goods organized into separate departments.
- We went shopping at a large department store downtown.
- Fire department (Compound Noun): The public or private organization for preventing and fighting fires.
- Call the fire department immediately!
Related Idioms
- A department of one's own: To have a unique or specialized role.
- With his eccentric ideas, he's really in a department of his own.
Noun
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a specialized sphere of knowledge
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baking is not my department
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his work established a new department of literature
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the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
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a specialized division of a large organization
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you'll find it in the hardware department
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she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury
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